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5 days ago | 
elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk | Georgina Taylor
The final panel of day one at Elite Business Live 2025 promised a deep dive into international trade, and it delivered in full. Titled “Navigating a Shifting Trade Landscape”, this conversation was less about trade deals and more about real stories from the frontline of entrepreneurship. What does it actually take to scale a British brand globally in this current, volatile economic environment?
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1 week ago | 
elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk | Georgina Taylor
You know a session’s going to be something special when, within minutes, the speaker is talking about rebellious creativity, jumping out of planes, and calling for more tattoos in boardrooms. Chloe Clover, CEO and Co-Founder of Wander, isn’t just a creative leader. She’s a force. And at this year’s Elite Business Live, she gave us a masterclass in something many businesses think they have, but so few actually do: a real, beating-heart brand personality.
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1 week ago | 
elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk | Georgina Taylor
The founder of Reebok, now hitting 90 years old, exuded the kind of quiet charisma that only a few can carry. Not with bravado, but with the weight of a life truly lived. As the final keynote of the day at Elite Business Live, Joseph Foster shared a business story that took us on a journey, one filled with resilience, reinvention, and remarkable insight into what it really takes to build a global brand.
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2 weeks ago | 
elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk | Georgina Taylor
By the time Steve Forsdick took to the stage for one of the final breakout sessions of Elite Business Live, the energy in the room was more “early pub” than “deep learning.” But what happened next genuinely surprised many of the audience, still scribbling in their notebooks or nervously clutching flat whites. Steve didn’t just make data engaging, he made it essential.
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2 weeks ago | 
elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk | Georgina Taylor
We didn’t expect to be moved at a finance panel! Inspired, perhaps. Informed, certainly. But as we listened to five remarkable voices take to the stage at Elite Business Live to discuss gendered funding, what we heard was greater than just insights. It was lived experience, sharp honesty, and hard-won wisdom that turned a well-worn topic into a rallying cry for change.
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3 weeks ago | 
elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk | Georgina Taylor
When two account managers from one of the world’s fastest-growing social platforms take to the stage, you expect charisma, creativity and a few laughs. But what Jake Valentine Gibbons and Niall Durkin delivered at Elite Business Live 2025 was far more than a light-hearted look at viral dances and trending sounds. It was a compelling case for why TikTok is not just a social playground. It’s an unmissable business tool.
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3 weeks ago | 
elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk | Georgina Taylor
When Sam Smith stepped onto the stage at Elite Business Live, she carried the confidence of someone who had built something remarkable, and the hard-won wisdom of someone who had experience! As the founder and former Chief Executive of finnCap Group, she scaled a business from one million pounds in annual revenue to one million pounds per week over 24 years. Her keynote was not a motivational pep talk.
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1 month ago | 
elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk | Georgina Taylor
The energy in the room shifted when Tim Warner, Co-founder and Chairman of de Novo Solutions, and his colleague Ian Carline took to the stage. Their talk promised to explore “Driving SME growth through technological innovation”, and they delivered something far deeper. What unfolded was a practical, honest, and forward-thinking account of how an SME can not only survive but thrive by placing cloud technology and AI at the heart of their business strategy. This wasn’t a tech-for-tech’s-sake session.
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1 month ago | 
elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk | Georgina Taylor
They could have called it “The Talent Panel” and left it there. But what unfolded on the Elite Business Live stage was far more than a conversation about hiring well or building strong teams. It was a masterclass in modern leadership and a reality check. The panel tackled the topic of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) with intelligence, urgency and crucially authenticity.
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1 month ago | 
elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk | Georgina Taylor
At Elite Business Live 2025, Tom Batcheler, Worldwide Director for Modern Work at Microsoft and global lead for Microsoft 365 Copilot in SMB, delivered a standout session that struck the perfect balance between visionary and practical. With clarity, humour, and genuine excitement, Tom walked us through the rapidly changing landscape of artificial intelligence, not in the abstract, but in the trenches of everyday business. And what struck us most? AI isn’t tomorrow’s technology.
