The Highs and Lows of Building a Business

On Thursday the 10^th of October Downtown in Business Birmingham will be holding an Exclusive lunch time networking event.

From 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM we will be bringing together business leaders from across Birmingham and the Birmingham City region and beyond to connect and network.

Our speakers at this event will be:

Paul Cheetham-Karcz, Founder, The Sedulo Group
Ed James, Founder, Lunar Agency
Chrissie Wolfe, Founder, Law & Broader and Social Media Influencer

Topic:

Blood, sweat & tears – the highs, lows and rollercoaster ride of a business owner.

Downtown Chief Executive Frank McKenna will be interviewing leading entrepreneurs who all went into business at a young age and have built multi-million-pound companies over the past decade – against the backdrop of Brexit, a pandemic, and now a change in government!

We will be asking them what the key ingredients are to succeeding in business.

What lessons have these impressive entrepreneurs learned, and what are their views on various issues and their ambitions for the future?

About the Speakers:

Paul Cheetham-Karcz:  

• Paul is a qualified Accountant, and the founder of mid-tier advisory firm, The Sedulo Group. The group was formed initially as an accountancy practice but has since become a holistic business advisory firm with over 200 team members across Manchester, London, Liverpool, Leeds and Birmingham offering services in Accountancy, Banking, Wealth Planning and more. Paul works with high-profile names from the world of sports and media. In the corporate market, he has been part of management teams in a variety of companies and industries, including travel, retail, recruitment, and the consumer brand space. His early success came from being part of the management board of Just Search, a digital marketing agency that was exited in 2007. Subsequently, he was on the board of the Online Group AB, another digital agency where he gained international experience. He has been the Chairman of Children’s bereavement charity ‘Once Upon A Smile’ for more than 10 years, a charity that built the first bereavement centre of its kind, in his hometown of Manchester, in 2019.

Ed James:

• With over 25 years of experience in the media and marketing industry, Ed James is a founding partner of Lunar Agency, a global content marketing agency that helps clients create and execute compelling content, promotions, and campaigns across various sectors. He uses his skills as a certified NLP master practitioner and a hypnotherapist to enable clients to maximize engagement, generate attention, build brand loyalty, and grow their business. He is also a published author, a speaker, and a coach, with a passion for creativity, building brands, and growing audiences. His first personal development book, “Be More Kid”, was published by Wiley Capstone in 2021, and he regularly delivers workshops and keynotes on topics such as media training, presentation, engagement and personal brand. In addition, he has been a radio presenter at Global, the UK’s largest commercial radio company, for over 20 years, hosting the Heart Drivetime show and consistently keeping it as the commercial number one in Birmingham and the West Midlands. His mission is to see people win and to help them achieve their goals.

Chrissie Wolfe:

• Chrissie Wolfe is an award-winning solicitor, entrepreneur, careers coach and business consultant who has been breaking the boundaries in the professional services sector. Spending the first 7 and a half years of her career as a solicitor at a major law firm, in 2017 Chrissie launched her Youtube channel and brand Law and Broader as a way to improve accessibility to the profession for aspiring lawyers. She has since built up a major following of over 80,000 followers across her social media platforms and is a regular guest lecturer and speaker at national and global events. Chrissie was also crowned ‘Woman of the Year 2019’ at our City of Birmingham Business Awards.

Benefits of Attending:

• Insights from Industry Experts: Paul Cheetham, Sedulo & Ed James, Lunar Agency all have extensive experience building businesses and brands, working with their own and other organisations across sectors to build identities through effective branding This event is an excellent opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge into the importance of branding and what goes in to building a business as well as learn what the future might hold for your sector through their unique insights.
• Networking with Key Figures: This event aims to bring some of the most important thought leaders and business owners in various fields together to learn from the experiences of top entrepreneurs. You’ll have the opportunity to connect not only with Paul and Ed themselves but also with influential figures in your own and other fields and form valuable partnerships.

This event will be of interest to company owners interested in growing their business, and young professionals seeking advice, guidance, and inspiration. For more information, please contact alice.evans@downtowninbusiness.com