Kelly Dowson is the managing director of FIS Group, the innovation and research business on a mission to help reimagine the future of food and drink. Listen to this episode of The Friday Accelerator to hear how this consultancy business went from front room to 40 people inside 15 years.
Kelly shares her experiences, learnings and approaches to the personal and business aspects of that success. Listen to this episode to discover:
- How she went from ‘brutal’ sales role to startup to 40 people and £7m turnover
- The challenges of running and scaling a consultancy-led business
- Kelly’s personality type, setting goals for herself and her teams, and how she stays on target
- FIS Group’s approach to risk-taking and the times they’ve got it wrong
- Some surprising findings from early studies of the impact of GLP-1
Connect with Kelly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-dowson-7159b53/
Find out more about FIS Group: https://www.fis-group.co.uk/
Further Reading:
Why Should Anyone Be Led By You, Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones
The Art of Spending Money, Morgan Housel
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If you want to accelerate your personal and business performance, email me at karen@buyerology.co.uk.
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