As Prolific North’s hugely popular Growth to Gold: scaling & selling your agency event is heading to Leeds next month, we can now reveal more on the sessions and speakers you can expect to hear from at the lively afternoon conference.
Hosted at headline partner KPMG‘s Leeds office on 13 November, Growth to Gold is a special event for agency leaders at ambitious digital or tech companies looking for insights on how to scale their businesses, potential acquisitions, or simply want to understand more about the path to a potential investment.
10 speakers all with a great pedigree in scaling, buying and selling agencies, will be sharing their expertise and experiences from the likes of Rise at Seven, IDHL, Ride Shotgun, ramarketing, Kinesso, McCann, The Data City and more.
So, what can you expect on the day? Following a welcome, Mark Mallinder, CEO at Ride Shotgun, will be sharing his insights on challenging, appraising and reinventing your current business model. Mallinder has over 30 years’ experience working client-side, at agencies and as a business owner. Now working for Ride Shotgun, it has become one of the fastest-growing independent agencies in the UK.
Join Ben Turner, people director at IDHL and Martin Corcoran, CEO at Summit Group, as the duo explore how to incentivise your key employees and the practical ways to attract, retain your key staff.
Delve into the world of mergers, acquisitions and investment with Fergus Baillie, CEO at The Baillie Group, and Dean Lovett, CEO at McCann Central and chairman at McCann Manchester. They will be sharing their valuable tips into what buyers and investors are looking for right now.
Want to know more about planning ahead, managing risk and realising opportunity? Find out during a panel session with Richard Gregory, co-founder at AgencyNXD; Carrie Rose, CEO at Rise at Seven; and Maia Olesen, client director at Verlingue.
The final session of the day sees three leading agency figures share their thoughts, insights and stories with the audience, as well as ample opportunity for Q&A. Expect to hear from Chloe Hawking, CEO at Kinesso UK&I; Alex Craven, CEO at The Data City; and Emma Banks, CEO at ramarketing.
Make sure you join us for this unmissable Prolific North event, it’s set to be jam-packed with plenty of valuable takeaways, insights and lively discussions. Secure your tickets here before they go.
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