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Bob Holt: from Mears to Mfuse

The CEO of one of AIM’s biggest success stories talks about leadership, survival strategies in a recession, and why he’s confident about the future.

Nick Glynne: wish I'd known...

Former Panorama documentary maker Nick Glynne now runs IT company Easycom, which has sales of £100 million. He reveals the mistakes he made when he started.

Getting the job done

After Allan Leighton turned around the fortunes of ASDA and Lastminute.com, he could have opted for the easy life, but instead became chairman of the Royal Mail. He tells GB why he doesn’t do easy.

Wish I'd known... Richard Denny

Gentleman wheeler-dealer Richard Denny is a direct descendant of Sir Walter Raleigh and former partner of Tariq Bin Laden.

Eric Archambeau: strictly mainstream

GrowthBusiness interviews Wellington Partners’ Eric Archambeau.

Alki David: a man of many parts

With interests from free diving to filmmaking, billionaire Alki David is now looking to tap the video-on-demand market.

Christina Domecq: seriously connected

With a total of £100 million of VC investment, Christina Domecq is out to make her third company, Spinvox, a global technology business. We meet the ambitious 31-year-old.

Peter Cullum: Towering above the rest

Insurance conjures up images of risk-averse males in grey suits and bowler hats. It’s made Towergate’s executive chairman, Peter Cullum, a billionaire. He tells Marc Barber what keeps driving him to be the best

Saul Klein: an eye for talent

Skype, Last.fm, Lovefilm... Saul Klein has been involved in the remarkable success of each of these internet companies. Since joining VC firm Index Ventures last year, he’s on the lookout for more web start-ups with the potential for greatness.

Richard Muirhead: Walking the line

There must be easier ways to make a living than creating a global software company in the UK. But Richard Muirhead, the chief executive of Tideway Systems, wouldn’t have it any other way.

The return of Gerald Ratner

Gerald Ratner started working behind the counter of the high street jewellers started by his grandfather. He made his way up to the top, turning a loss-making business into a FTSE-listed company with hundreds of stores in the US and a healthy share price.

Luke Johnson: The entrepreneur

Luke Johnson has made a fortune from pizzerias, bars, gaming, parcel delivery and dental surgeries, and he's also chairman of Channel 4. Marc Barber speaks to the UK 's most restless entrepreneur

James Brown: From lads to riches

Inspired by musicians, writers and football managers, James Brown is an outsider who loves popular culture. After a period away from the limelight, he’s finally itching to start another project.

All in a good cause

For Todd Hannula, success wasn’t enough. A former salesman, dotcom entrepreneur and ‘corporate boob’, as he puts it, Hannula was pursuing a lucrative career in the US when in the summer of 2005 he decided to give it all up.

Simon Daniel: charged with success

Simon Daniel is a little bit strange. He says things like: ‘Fifteen billion batteries a year are made and thrown away. I worked that out the other day to be the equivalent to a column of batteries going to the moon and back.’

"There's no such thing as failure, only feedback"

The challenges David Ferry faced when starting and growing his business, Ferry Financial.

"The Business is out there"

Neil O'Connell's advice for budding entrepreneurs is "don't panic".

"There's no such thing as failure, only feedback"

David Ferry set up his business, Ferry Financial, because he believed there was a better way to do financial management