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Business Leader
The UK’s only Growth Programme for CEOs built and backed by leaders who’ve built billion-pound businesses
About Business Leader
Business Leader is the UK’s Growth Programme for founders and CEOs of mid-sized businesses (£3m–£100m+ turnover). We help leaders scale faster through a clear, stage-based growth programme shaped by founders who’ve already built billion-pound businesses. Our Growth Programme is built around the 9-Step Framework developed by Richard Harpin - who scaled his first venture from £50k to £4.1bn - giving CEOs a practical, proven roadmap to grow with confidence. - Proven framework for scaling your business Our stage-based growth programme provides the structure, clarity and momentum leaders need to break through their next ceiling. It’s designed to simplify complexity, sharpen decision-making and help founders move from founder-operator to true CEO. - Peer groups that accelerate growth Members join curated groups of leaders at the same stage of scale, working through real challenges together, making smarter decisions faster and staying out of the weeds. Every session delivers practical takeaways that can be applied immediately, from strategy and hiring to funding and leadership. - Guidance from billion-pound CEOs Participants learn directly from Richard Harpin and from our ambassadors such as Chrissie Rucker (The White Company), Martin Dickie & James Watt (BrewDog) and Jayne-Anne Gadhia (Virgin Money) - each of whom has created over £1bn in enterprise value and continues to open their playbooks to help members scale. - Insight that sharpens your strategy Members also access premium content from Business Leader magazine, award-winning podcasts, invite-only CEO forums and high-impact events like Growth 500, celebrating the UK’s fastest-growing companies. Our Growth Programme gives ambitious CEOs the structure, support and accountability to scale with confidence. Find out more: https://businessleader.co.uk/
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Signals from Business Leader
12 published signals
Presence & Recognition
Business Leader announced that season one of The Naked Founder podcast is complete with 24 episodes, 24 founders, and 24 very different stories.
Reported by Christopher Maguire
Presence & Recognition
Business Leader saw a 7 per cent increase in website visitors from 65.1k in August 2025 to 69.7k in August 2026.
Reported by Christopher Maguire
Capital & Finance
Business Leader made an investment in two pop-up stands.
Reported by Christopher Maguire
Presence & Recognition
Business Leader is recording season two of The Naked Founder podcast.
Reported by Christopher Maguire
Presence & Recognition
Business Leader co-hosted Northern Spin with Frank Mckenna throughout the summer.
Reported by Christopher Maguire
Presence & Recognition
Business Leader attended the Uber + Wayve Robotaxi launch event in London featuring a limited-edition black robotaxi car and a white Nissan Leaf retrofitted with 18 cameras.
Reported by Dougal Shaw
Presence & Recognition
Business Leader received a journalist invite to the Uber + Wayve Robotaxi launch in London.
Reported by Dougal Shaw
Products & Services
Business Leader built its internal tech team to integrate its decade of historical data into an AI-first platform offering segmented access for internal teams and clients.
Reported by Dougal Shaw
Presence & Recognition
Business Leader published an episode of the Business Leader Podcast featuring Paula MacKenzie discussing her career and leadership at PizzaExpress.
Reported by Business Leader
Presence & Recognition
Business Leader brought the curtain down on season one of The Naked Founder podcast with the story of Dez Derry.
Reported by Christopher Maguire
People
Business Leader is hiring an open-top bus for a few hours at a venue in Chorley, Lancashire.
Reported by Christopher Maguire
Presence & Recognition
Business Leader published a guest appearance by Stephen Johnson on the Business Leader podcast discussing Quooker UK's business culture and family ethos.
Reported by Dougal Shaw