Tricres The Entrepreneurial Journey

Matt Haycox built his empire up as a hungry 20 something year old in the mid 2000’s and lost it all in spectacular fashion in 2008. He had a new born daughter to feed and wasn’t cut out for a life of poverty so he had no choice but to ignore the advice of the ‘experts’ who told him he was finished and would never work again. He started back from scratch and came back bigger and stronger!

Having learnt from his mistakes, he now spends his time ensuring his customers and the businesses he invests in & run can learn from his experiences and don’t have to suffer the same pitfalls, getting to where they want to be faster and smoother!

There is no such thing as ‘self made’! We all need mentors, advisors, partners and usually funders. And when it comes to funding, he really has funded it all! From factory machinery to desktop computers, new buildings to liquidated stock. From football clubs to other lenders, music festivals to haulage companies. As well as finance, his group now includes interest in luxury fashion retail, e-commerce, EPOS systems, property, banking platforms & events.

Matt now splits his time between Dubai, Spain, and the UK.

You can find out more about Matt here: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthaycox/

Funding Guru: https://www.fundingguru.com/ 

Sheila Hogan was inspired to start Biscuit Tin following the death of her parents. They had a Biscuit Tin full of papers, notes and photos but finding everything she needed was difficult and stressful. Her mission was simple: find a solution to remove hassle and stress when someone close passes away. Sheila was sure there had to be a way to ease the burden of paperwork, endless decisions and uncertainty that had weighed heavy on her shoulders. As the idea formed, Sheila built a strong team around her and gained early interest from investors and the media alike. In a world where there are digital tools to simplify almost every area of our lives, not having one to close them down seems like a glaring omission.

You can connect with Sheila in the following ways: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheila-hogan/ 

Biscuit Tin: https://biscuittin.co.uk/ 

Paul Wilson is an experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. He is skilled in Customer Acquisition, Sales Operations, Equity Release, Retirement Planning, and Estate Planning. He is a strong business development professional with extensive experience in PE backed investments and a passion for growing and developing people and companies.

You can connect with Paul in the following ways: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-wilson-4072793/

Nomena: https://nomena.co.uk/ 

Jo Stone is a Co-founder of Puddle Ducks. Puddle Ducks offers swimming classes for babies, toddlers and school children in franchises across the UK.

They are an award-winning franchisor accredited by the British Franchise Association (BFA). Ethical franchising is really important to her and being awarded the WorkBuzz Five Star Franchisee Satisfaction for every one of the last seven years is proof that they live and breathe their ethics and values. 

Franchising has provided her with the opportunities and choices to balance being a mum, enjoy a healthy lifestyle and be an effective business leader. Encouraging other women to do the same via Encouraging Women In Franchising (EWIF) remains close to her heart. She has a strong background in leadership, business strategy and franchisng. In May 2019, she was very proud to be awarded the EWIF Overall Women in Franchising Award.

You can find Jo here: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jostone1/

Nicki Mawby is the owner of HR Your Business Matters, a people consultancy providing business owners with support covering HR, Recruitment and Leadership development. 

Her background covers both operations and HR, where she managed teams of 80+ people within operations turning over more than 10 million a year, before starting her own business in 2015. 

Nicki believes her success comes from understanding the true needs of business owners and leaders within small businesses, especially those working operationally in their business, struggling to build a high performing team that allows them to step away from the day to day and work on their business instead of in it. 

Nicki explains that it’s more than just providing clients with frameworks, processes, policies, training and ensuring legal compliance. We know all of our clients, to the extent we become a natural extension to their business and team. We know their aspirations, goals and pain points and work with them to ensure they achieve these aspirations through their teams.

Nicki champions authenticity within business and freely admits that the services provided by her, and the team are not typical of what people’s perception of HR is. That’s why HRYBM has seen huge growth over the last 8 years and now supports hundreds of businesses in both regulated and unregulated industries across Cambridgeshire and surrounding regions. 

Alongside the business, Nicki also teaches CIPD and Leadership qualifications alongside the operational people management training provided by HRYBM. 

In 2023 Nicki launched the People Academy Community on Facebook, a place for leaders to learn in a relaxed and social environment surrounded by support. 

Nicki is also a passionate supporter and Trustee for Evolve, a counselling charity based in Cambridgeshire that provides affordable counselling services to those in need. 

Nicki values the balance that having a great team in place can achieve. Currently living in Cambridgeshire, with offices in Lincolnshire, Nicki loves travelling across the UK and abroad with her children and taking time out for her own professional and personal development. 

You can reach Nicki and the HRYBM team in the following ways: 

Telephone:                                          01733 739660

Email:                                                   [email protected]

Website:                                              www.hr-yourbusinessmatters.co.uk

LinkedIn:                                              https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicki-mawby/

People Academy Community:        https://www.facebook.com/groups/382723905526876

Belinda Clemmensen co-created Paddle to a Cure in 2000. This women-led series of sea kayaking expeditions for people living with breast cancer taught her that there are different ways to build and lead organizations and that women working together do things differently. Almost 20 years later, Belinda founded the Women’s Leadership Intensive with the mission to inspire, empower, support, and equip women to lead the change the world needs. Today she serves as CEO of the organization, a Certified B Corp.

These two formative experiences drew Belinda to work with women in leadership. Her passion is for the potential for positive change when women lead at scale. Belinda loves her work and feels honoured to coach and mentor amazing women who make a difference daily through their leadership.

Belinda has received the gold Canada Award for Excellence in training and is a certified professional coach, training provider, and member of the International Coaching Federation. She is also a SheEO (Coralus) Activator and member of the Equal Futures Network and the Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce. Belinda qualified as a finalist for the Canadian Association of Women Executives and Entrepreneurs’ Extraordinary Woman of the Year Award. She’s published articles in the Journal of Experiential Education, Adventure Kayak Magazine, and Kanawa magazine and was a finalist in the National Flare Magazine Volunteer Awards. She is a regular presenter at conferences around the world.

Belinda earned her bachelor of science in biology from the University of Waterloo and her master of education in workplace learning and change from the University of Toronto.

Any place that takes her to the peace and beauty of nature is Belinda’s happy place, especially when she is in her sea kayak, backcountry camping, or learning to sail. When she’s not in nature, she’s practicing yoga. Belinda lives in Ontario with her partner, Shane, and son, Gabe.

You can learn more about Belinda and her work at www.womensleadershipintensive.ca 

Having worked in various corporate roles for twenty years, Genna began to see first-hand the impact that stress and minimal down time was having on the people around her and eventually experienced this herself culminating in anxiety, headaches, digestive and hormone issues. This led her to embark on her own recovery journey and then on to studying with the College of Naturopathic Medicine specialising in Nutritional Therapy. After graduating in 2016, Genna began working in private practice. 

Genna specialises in coaching female leaders who feel exhausted, burnt out, hormonal and overwhelmed with conflicting priorities. Her passion is helping women build resilience through bringing awareness to what is not working for them in their lives, how that is manifesting in their health and most importantly, what to do about it so that they have the energy and mental focus to deliver their impact with ease. 

To unwind Genna devours podcasts, music, and audio books. She also enjoys walking in the local countryside of Perth & Kinross as well as getting to the gym regularly to strength train. Avid foodies, Genna and her partner Dave spend their weekends with friends enjoying home cooked meals and good wine while their cat Ollie watches on from a safe distance.

You can find Genna on Linked In here

The life of your dreams shouldn't come at an unsustainable price.  Becca Powers' book "Harness Your Inner CEO" illustrates her journey from a toxi work environment, trouble at home and emotional rock bottom to living a thriving prosperous life.

We chat about all of this and more.  

You can find Becca Powers here https://www.beccapowers.com/

You can find her on LinkedIn here 

Did you know nearly 40% of the UK population are thought to have a neurodiverse condition, and these are just the ones with a formal diagnosis? Despite neurodiversity awareness and support being on the rise, many employees still hide their condition from their employers, worried that someone will judge them or it may hinder their progression.

Kirsty was one of those employees that suffered in silence. She didn’t apply for promotions as she was worried her employer would find out about her dyslexia. When she finally took on a management position, she realised she could not hide her dyslexia anymore and nor did she want to. She discovered that many others were struggling, just like she once was. 

EXPERTISE:
- Coaching
- Neurodiversity
- Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, ADD & Autism
- Workplace wellbeing
- Confidence and Mindset
- Master NLP Practitioner

You can find Kirsty Heap on LinkedIn here