Welcome to the NXTGEN SHOW, my name is Benjamin Brain – performance and leadership coach to next generation leaders in family businesses - and it’s my mission to share with you the stories, experiences and lessons learned of other accomplished next generation leaders from across the UK.

On today’s show, I was joined by Gavin Howarth of Howarths.

Howarths, a successful HR and Employment law firm in West Yorkshire, was launched by Gavin’s parents back in 2003, after his father retired from a successful 30-year career in the police force. 

After studying Law at University and completing two years practicing as a trainee Solicitor at one of the UKs largest law firms, Gavin joined the family business and quickly rose through the ranks, becoming Managing Director of the firm 9 years ago, at the age of 27.

Since then, the business has grown year on year to become an outstanding example of a successful, values led family business that has built an excellent reputation for itself not just in the industry and with clients but also in the local community thanks to the Howarth Foundation, a charity set up by the family in 2017 to help the homeless get back into employment.

This was a brilliant no-holds-barred interview into leadership in a family business with an ambitious, passionate and people focused M.D. who’s not afraid to lead from the front and is quickly becoming a voice of wisdom and inspiration to other aspiring leaders in business. 

So without further adieu, this is Gavin Howarth...

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Welcome to the NXTGEN show, my name is Benjamin Brain, Performance & Leadership coach, and it’s my mission to share with you the stories and experiences of accomplished, "next generation" leaders in family run businesses from across the UK.

In this episode, and in a first for the show, I was joined by father and son duo, Adam and Kevin Pritchard of Linford Grey Associates in Coalville, Leicestershire.

Adam, the Founder and Managing Director of Linford Grey Associates, began his career in the creative industries, working for film and theatre companies after being on stage in the West End, before taking a role as a management consultant in a small London consultancy firm.

From there, it became clear to Adam that the advancements in technology meant that in order to stay relevant, accounting and accountants needed to change.

His vision for Linford Grey Associates was to build  a practice that looked and felt more like a fintech company. An advisory led practice with an impressive tech stack that is leveraged to add value for clients

Kevin, Adam’s father, is an experienced business turnaround expert passionately committed to the growth and development of UK businesses regardless of their size.

Kevin sits on the board as Chairman at Linford Grey as well as several other companies as a non-executive director and over the course of his career has built and sold several businesses. The most recent of which was the multi-million pound sale of a manufacturing company to an AIM-listed company. 

So, for a brilliant insight into disrupting an industry and what it takes to forge a great father and son partnership in business, let’s get into it.

This is Adam and Kevin Pritchard 🎙🔥

Welcome to The NXTGEN Show. My name is Benjamin Brain and it’s my mission to share with you the stories, experiences and insights of accomplished "next generation" leaders in family businesses from across the UK.

On today’s episode I was joined by Ben Wilson, Managing Director of MPM - an award-winning, Leeds based manufacturer and supplier of composite and fiberglass tooling and products.

The business was launched by Ben’s dad back in 1978. He retired in 2010 when, alongside his two brothers, Ben took over the running of the business and has since taken it to great heights, increasing revenue by over 700%.

But that’s not come without it’s challenges. Back In 2018 (their 40th anniversary!) a devastating fire ripped through the factory and burned it to the ground, only then soon after to be hit by the challenges brought about by coronavirus which impacted so many other businesses, worldwide.

But as you’ll find from this interview, resilience is part of the DNA at MPM and Ben and the team always find a way to come back bigger and better.

This was another brilliant business interview with an inspirational next generation leader – so without further ado, let’s get into it...

This is Ben Wilson! 🎙🔥