Welcome back for another episode of A Cast of Entrepreneurs. Today, the cast is made up of another three brilliant entrepreneurs from the North East.

Hosts Elaine Stroud, Chief Executive of The Entrepreneurs’ Forum, and Sally Cowling, Head of Member Experience, are joined by:

Richard Lane; the co-founder and chief commercial officer of durhamlane, a multi-million-pound strategic B2B sales & marketing agency established in 2011, which focuses on sales opportunity creation in the UK, EMEA and North America, bridging the gap between marketing outputs and the inputs that sales teams need to be successful. Richard is a true thought leader, entrepreneur, business coach, and a sought-after Sales 2.0 practinitioner, trainer and consultant.

Steve Rawlingson; Steve founded Samuel Knight, a specialist renewable energy and sustainable transportation recruitment business, in 2014 from a small office in Newcastle. Fast forward to 2023, and Samuel Knight employs over 100 consultants with offices throughout the UK, USA and the Middle East. They generate $35million+ annually and offer recruitment project solutions across 48 countries. Steve’s mission is to help build a greener and more environmentally friendly world by working with his global community to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Claire Rutherford; Founder of Definition IP. Claire is a European Patent Attorney with experience in managing and prosecuting a wide range of IP. Definition IP are a firm of intellectual property attorneys providing expert advice and services across all aspects of the intellectual property system including patents, trademarks, registered designs, copyright and trade secrets. No matter who our client is, our mission is simple: provide commercially relevant advice that is practical, to the point and immediately adds value.

In this episode, the cast share stories about expanding their businesses globally. They discuss their entrepreneurial journeys so far and share some of their entrepreneurial highs and lessons they’ve learnt along the way.

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Connect with Claire: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-rutherford/