The entrepreneur community

Be inspired by the UK's unstoppable entrepreneurs who have been recognised for their leadership, vision and success.

The team

Alexandra Fogal

Alexandra Fogal

Head of EY Private North and EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ UK Partner Co-Lead, Ernst & Young LLP

Ally Scott

Ally Scott

EY Scotland Managing Partner and EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ UK Partner Co-Lead, Ernst & Young LLP

Timo Boldt 
Gousto
2022 overall winner 

Brenda McLeish OBE
Learning Curve Group
2022 Societal Impact Winner 

David MacDonald
Cullen Packaging
2022 Transformational Leader Winner 

Matthew Scullion
Matillion
2021 overall winner 

Gary Gallen
rradar
2021 Transformational Leader winner

Ben Francis

Ben Francis
Gymshark
2020 overall winner 

Darina Garland and Kristian Tapaninaho

Darina Garland and Kristian Tapaninaho
Ooni Pizza Ovens
2020 One To Watch winners 

Portrait of Sherry Coutu

Sherry Coutu CBE
 Founders4Schools and Digital Boost
2020 EY Lifetime Achievement Award

Portrait of Sherry Coutu

Steve Jackson OBE DL
Recycling Lives
2019 Societal Impact winner and overall winner

Portrait of Sherry Coutu

Martin Frost
CMR Surgical
2019 Distruptor winner

Portrait of Sherry Coutu

Norris Koppel
Monese
2019 Rising Star winner

Portrait of Sherry Coutu

Poonam Gupta OBE
PG Paper 
2019 Scale Up winner

Portrait of Sherry Coutu

Imran Hakim 
Hakim Group
2019 Scale Up winner

Portrait of Sherry Coutu

Jean-Christophe Granier
J&D Wilkie
2019 Transformational Leader winner

Portrait of Sherry Coutu

Stuart Paver 
Pavers 
2019 Sustained Excellence winner

Portrait of Sherry Coutu

Dame Stephanie Shirley CH
 EY Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 

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