BBEA Founders Series EventIn association with Blick Rothenberg Date: Thursday 1st October |
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Building Britain’s Next Generation of Exceptional Businesses
Every founder’s journey is different, yet there are defining moments that shape every exceptional business. The BBEA Founders Series has been built around conversations that we believe every entrepreneur must have — regardless of sector, stage or ambition.
Event Panel:
Each conversation is led by founders who have lived these experiences, and whose perspectives have been forged through building, scaling and, in many cases, transforming British business.
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Richard DanaCo-Founder & CEO, Tembo Money |
Lucy GoffFounder, LYMA |
Andrew HulbertFounder & CEO, Pareto Financial Planning |
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Richard Dana co-founded Tembo to help first-time buyers access home ownership through innovative savings and mortgage solutions. Under his leadership, Tembo has become one of the UK’s most exciting FinTech scale-ups and was recognised as Scale-Up Business of the Year at the Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards. |
Lucy launched LYMA, the British luxury wellness and beauty brand a deeply personal experience with her own health. Working with scientists and medical experts, Lucy set out to create products built around evidence, efficacy and innovation rather than convention. What makes Lucy’s entrepreneurial story particularly compelling is her ability to create a new premium category and then take a British-born brand onto the international stage. |
Andrew Hulbert is an award-winning entrepreneur who has built Pareto into one of the UK’s leading independent financial planning firms. He is widely recognised for his people-first culture, innovative leadership and commitment to developing high-performing teams. He is a valued member of The Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards community. |
You will also meet Blick Rothenberg who work with entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey, from start-up and scale-up through to investment, succession planning and exit.
What we’ll be exploring:
- Building something people truly believe in. How founders create brands with meaning, inspire genuine loyalty and build customer communities that champion their business long after the first sale.
- Staying true to your purpose as you scale. Why the founders who grow sustainably are rarely those who chase growth at any cost — and how purpose becomes a competitive advantage, not a constraint.
- Culture, values and the weight of leadership. How to build organisations that create lasting value for customers, employees and investors without losing what made the business worth building in the first place.
- What it really takes to endure. The honest conversations that founders rarely have in public — the defining moments, the difficult decisions and the resilience required to build something that lasts.
Who is this for?
Attendance is limited to a select group of founders and business leaders to encourage open, honest discussion. This is your opportunity to hear from our founders panel, meet fellow entrepreneurs, and share your own story in a room of people who understand what it really takes to build an exceptional business.
If you have a founder story you’re proud of, we’d love to see you in the room this October. Places are limited. Register your interest today.
Why Attend?:
- Insight you can’t get from a stage. Hear directly from founders who have built, scaled and transformed British businesses — honest, unfiltered and grounded in real experience.
- A room worth being in. Meet and connect with fellow founders at a similar stage of the journey, and leave with relationships that go beyond the event.
- Your story matters too. This isn’t just a panel event — you’ll have the opportunity to share your own experiences and contribute to the conversation.
- An exceptional setting. You’ll be hosted by the British Business Excellence Awards & Blick Rothenberg at Ten Trinity Square Business Club — one of London’s most prestigious private venues for an afternoon that truly reflects the calibre of the people in the room.
Agenda:
14:30 – Drinks, Canapes and Networking
15:15 – Panel Discussion and Q&A
17:00 – Further Networking
18:00 – Close
BBEA Founders Series Luncheon
In February, we hosted the BBEA Founders Series Luncheon in association with Blick Rothenberg at our Partner Venue Ten Trinity Square.
We welcomed Founders from our BBEA community to share their journey so far and talk about how they plan to scale their business in 2026. It was a table full of conversation, connection and incredible inspirational stories.
A few standout pieces of advice from the Founders in the room:
- Don’t be scared to fail. Embracing failure is part of being a founder
- Know what you’re good at — and be honest about what you’re not. Build around your gaps with the right partners and advisors
- “You don’t know what you don’t know.” Taking advice on your blind spots is the hardest, but most important, step
- Build a business that isn’t dependent on you alone — especially if you have one eye on exit.
If you have a Founder story you’re proud of, we’d love to see you in the room at the next event this October.
You can watch highlights from the event and hear first hand from the Founders below:
