Recorded live at Grimm & Co in Rotherham as part of the unLTD Business Breakfast event on 25 February 2026.

James Marriott hosts a panel discussion about the route to exit for business owners, from mergers to selling to a complementary business or competitor, through to the rise of Employee Ownership Trusts.

Our panel includes:

Lisa Pogson - sharing her journey turning Airmaster into an Employee Ownership Trust

Andy Holliday - who sold his business FindAUniversity to Keystone Academic Solutions almost five years ago.

Victoria Clarke Brown - bringing experience from an MBO, employee ownership and private equity-backed sale, and now serving as independent chair of an Employee Ownership Trust.

Hannah Welch - A Senior Manager and Consultant with Baxendale Employee Ownership, one of the UK's leading professional advisors on employee ownership. Hannah has worked with a wide range of business owners across the UK addressing their succession via employee ownership