Meet Enterprise Nation's Local Leaders

At Enterprise Nation, we're on a mission to take the loneliness out of entrepreneurship. Through our local meet-up campaign, we're offering a ready-made support network to small business owners across the UK and Ireland.

Local meet-ups wouldn’t exist without our army of Local Leaders. Small business owners in their own right, these amazing individuals are committed to their local community and passionate about supporting small businesses in their regions.

Let’s meet the Local Leaders who will be giving small business owners a much-needed lifeline in 2026.

Dan Martin, Local Leader for Bristol

Dan is a freelance journalist and event host who helps small businesses and the organisations that support them. He is also Enterprise Nation's The Small Business Sessions podcast host.

He has over 20 years of experience as a small business journalist, having interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs, from famous names like Sir Richard Branson and Deborah Meaden to the founders behind brand-new start-ups. Dan says:

"Bristol is a hugely enterprising place but there is still a need for business owners to come together to share ideas and challenges."

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Leisa Pickles, Local Leader for Nottinghamshire

Leisa is the founder and chief go-getter at Find me the Leads®, an independent sales consultancy supporting SMEs with sales outreach.

With over 25 years in sales, including roles at Mars Incorporated, Leisa founded her consultancy in 2018.

She's a best-selling author and was named Enterprise Nation Sales Adviser of the Year in 2023 and 2024. Leisa also co-hosts the Scale Up Your Sales & Marketing Podcast.

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Scott Reynolds, Local Leader for West Midlands

Scott is the founder of SaaS Success, helping small and medium-sized businesses streamline processes, automate workflows and get real value from their CRM systems.

With over 12 years of experience in CRM implementation, automation and sales training, he makes complex technology simple and practical.

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Kathy Ennis, Local Leader for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk

Kathy is here to help solopreneurs, freelancers and side hustlers achieve the success they've always longed for. She's an accredited business mentor, coach, trainer, author and fun-loving optimist.

Kathy admits there are no magic beans or secret sauce when it comes to her mentoring. Instead, it's a straightforward, one-to-one, supportive tutorial approach to business success. She says:

"I love meeting business owners from all across Norfolk. My role provides me with personal support, a group of peers and the opportunity to share and showcase the brilliant businesses we have in Norfolk."

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Emma Goode, Local Leader for Essex

Emma is the founder of 24 fingers, which helps small businesses that are all fingers and thumbs with their online marketing. With 30 years of experience in the industry, Emma helps founders grow their businesses and brands through digital marketing, including social media, SEO, content marketing and lead generation.

Emma is also an officially certified Facebook and Instagram lead trainer for Meta. She says:

"Through the local meet-ups, I get to meet inspiring entrepreneurs and support them in their journeys from idea to profit."

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Tara Elzingre, Local Leader for Ireland

Tara's background is in retail management and recruitment. Throughout her 14-year career, she has worked with parents returning to the workplace, building schedules and development sessions to foster transitions that work better for them.

During her time working in recruitment, Tara set up a coaching side hustle. While on maternity leave with her second child, she decided to take a leap of faith and jump into starting her own business. Parene offers career and life coaching for parents.

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Reem Khatib, Local Leader for Central and West London

Reem has been in the digital space for over 15 years, combining strategies and creativity to drive a business forward. She's passionate about helping sole entrepreneurs and small businesses establish a web presence that's bespoke, scalable, affordable and professionally designed for conversions.

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Paul Shaw, Local Leader for South West London

Business consultant Paul enjoys getting under the skin of small businesses and understanding what makes organisations tick. He's on a mission to improve the lives of small business owners by helping them build healthier, happier, more efficient and profitable businesses.

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Rebecca Batstone, Local Leader for North West

Originally trained as a pharmacist, qualifying in 1995, Rebecca has had a variety of roles within the NHS and the private sector. However, she returned to education, obtaining her MBA at the University of Strathclyde Business School in 2006.

She has a facilitative coaching style and prides herself on being friendly, supportive and engaging. She says:

"I believe passionately that coaching can support individuals to reach their true potential and I will gently and respectfully push clients beyond their comfort zone to achieve fantastic results both, for the individual and the business."

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Patricia Bowerman, Local Leader for Scotland

As a health revolution activist, Patricia has been helping people recognise the four areas of toxins that affect us and our environment. She helps people decipher the complicated language of labels to empower them to make better choices for a healthier outcome. This includes food and personal care products.

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Jarmila Yu, Local Leader for Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire

Jarmila, a globally ranked Top 100 chief marketing officer, has made it her mission to provide the CMO Advantage to SMEs through her award-winning consultancy, YUnique Marketing.

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Peter Karran, Local Leader for Leicestershire and Northamptonshire

Peter helps businesses substantially increase profit and cash. He has extensive experience in people management, business process re-design, service improvement, business model innovation, and collaboration. He says:

"I became a Local Leader because I want to enable UK PLCs to become more competitive, sustainable and philanthropic."

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Small business local meet-ups with Enterprise Nation

Local meet-ups take place every month. Find your nearest and reserve your place