7. Neil Henry, Paul Edwards, Ruth Plater

A Cast of Entrepreneurs

17-08-2023 • 55 mins

Up next on A Cast of Entrepreneurs, we have another excellent trio of North East entrepreneurs sharing real insight into their lives and businesses.

Hosts Elaine Stroud, Chief Executive of The Entrepreneurs’ Forum, and Sally Cowling, Head of Marketing, are joined by:

Neil Henry, an award-winning business owner, who built then exited his successful business, HLA Services, which he owned for 20 years. He now mentors others to share his experience, along with networking to facilitate connections.

Paul Edwards, Director at Edwards Commercial Cleaning Services Ltd. Paul’s vision was to create a business that provides an exceptional, personal service and value for money. Edwards Commercial Cleaning Services now have over 500 staff, hundreds of customers across the region, and take pride in meeting ISO quality and environmental standards.

Ruth Plater, Founder and CEO at Radial Path. Ruth leads her branding and performance marketing organisation to support B2B digital infrastructure and tech businesses. Her career has been focused on scaling sales and marketing teams and leading brands to acquisition in the digital infrastructure space, including at a Silicon Valley SaaS company.

This cast share their journeys from their first sparks of entrepreneurship to scaling businesses for sale. We hear their advice for budding entrepreneurs, why entrepreneurs need to build communities and how important it is to have a great team, how they support learning and development, and what they envision in their futures.

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Get involved with The Entrepreneurs’ Forum: https://entrepreneursforum.net/

Connect with Neil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-henry-minstr-a7b57333/

Connect with Paul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-edwards-9160391a/

Connect with Ruth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthplater/