With The Ashes on a knife edge at the time of the meeting, the country was looking to the likes of Freddie Flintoff to re-gain The Ashes for England. Companies also need their ‘Freddies’ to inspire and lead, and Zoe Hoult our resident HR practitioner has the skillset to ensure that your workplace is conducive to recruiting and keeping these individuals, while Jonathan Meuller, one of our many guests and subs, took up the same theme to explain that he works with Senior Management to uncover their hidden ‘Freddie’ attributes.

Cricket is a team game however, and the batting was in the following order -

Jamie Denham from Sliced Bread Animation has been busy working on 8 animated games that are due to come out over Christmas

Dr Nick Krasner explained that his methods in harnessing the power of the mind has helped professional sportspeople achieve success and also his methods work for beating depression. He is currently looking for a literary agent to help him with a book he is writing.

Roy Duncan from RG Duncan is a big fan of The Hotel Inspector and Anna Polizia (aren’t we all!!). One of the common problems encountered in these programmes
is lack of financial control within these organisations – Roy is looking for similar companies.

Daniel Broadhead stood in for George Metcalfe who is ‘probably’ the best Coach in the UK. Daniel himself is looking for Accountancy firms that want to communicate their value in ways other than a hourly rate.

Gavin Morton-Holmes stood in for Alexis from The Hapiness Centre.

Sanjeev’s new role as a Local Business Manager at the Regent Street branch of HSBC is going very well, and he is nurturing companies from start-up through to growing phase

Mick from Unvisited World is looking for empty Warehouse space for development

Jargon and acronyms are rife in the IT industry. Des Sutton from Man Bytes Dog Ltd can help to de-mystify this, and ensure that they apply the right solutions that increase productivity and reduce IT pain to small and growing businesses.

Richard Houldsworth explained that Splatt Print Ltd are a quality printing company with an online ordering process that shortens delivery leadtimes

Louise Hassett from Delfont-Mckintosh Theatres has been working recently with Baker Tilly and is looking for more accountant firms that would like to be culturally titillated through the medium of theatre

Mike Nightingale from Green Park Insurance gave us an account of how his Green Park’s high customer service meant that a client’s tee-off time at Celtic Manor was not delayed after a car accident in London

Christian Ingerslev from Danesoft is after HR and marketing companies that want websites that are easy to manage and give you control.

Caroline Hampstead was busy trying to come up with a title for a Arab magazine that is looking to re-brand itself.

Katherine Spode from the Business Advice Bureau, who was subbing for Mab Ayyub of Tancroft Ltd, has been recently working closely with a Pharmaceutical Practice company.

It was wonderful to see Lewis’ Mum standing in for the Hatton Garden Diamond Geezer.

Mike Jennings from Avenue UK is looking to speak to Financial Directors within the The Hotel and Charity sectors.

The 10 minute presenation was provided by Kirsty of Perfectly Tempered who gave us an interesting and inspiring history of her company from Start-up through to its present day. What really struck me was the determination and passion that Kirsty has shown since its conception.

Umpire for the day was Des Sutton.