Gloucestershire's vibrant business community is home to many inspiring and influential figures. In collaboration with WSP Solicitors, Hartpury University, and Hartpury College, SoGlos has curated a list highlighting 50 individuals who stood out in 2024 for their impact and influence.
Oliver Bruce, who came in at number 34, is a notable inclusion. Named 'One to Watch' in The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme for 2024, Oliver is a passionate advocate for the benefits that neurodiversity can bring to business. Founder and energetic CEO of Cheltenham's PinPoint Media, Oliver lives with ADHD, dyslexia, and dyspraxia, using his experiences to drive innovation and inclusivity in the business world.
Created by trusted investment partner LDC – part of Lloyds Banking Group, The Top 50 celebrates entrepreneurs demonstrating remarkable ambition, and is now in its seventh year.
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This year the programme received more than 700 nominations showcasing the exceptional individuals building successful and growing businesses right across the UK.
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The business leaders featured in The LDC Top 50 for 2024 are making a real impact by creating jobs, promoting social equality, championing sustainability, expanding internationally and integrating purpose into their business practices.
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The Ones to Watch are those individuals that are making great strides and growing their businesses. They excel in their industries, make a positive impact on their customers and employees, and stand out for their potential to achieve even greater success in the future.
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PinPoint Media is a data-driven content and performance agency with offices in London, the South West and Cape Town. Boasting clients such as Barratt Redrow, Knoops, Ticketmaster, HSBC and Nyetimber.
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Oliver Bruce, CEO of PinPoint Media said: “I’ve always wanted to show, to myself and others, that neurodiversity, while challenging, can lead to great opportunities. Often, we see outcomes that many may miss. Go get it! It’s a huge honour to be recognised in this years LDC cohort!”
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John Garner, Managing Partner at LDC, added: “It’s been seven years since we launched The LDC Top 50 and in that time we’ve had the privilege of meeting some truly remarkable people, and this year has been no different. I’d like to congratulate this year’s Ones to Watch on their achievements so far – we can’t wait to see what they do next.”
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Read more about The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2024 here.
After a record breaking year, PinPoint Media today announced the acquisition of the specialist DTC Paid Media and Creative Agency, NOVA+.
CEO and Founder of PinPoint Media, Oliver Bruce, comments: “This acquisition is an important addition to PinPoint’s global team of marketing experts. It will allow us to further expand our direct-to-consumer performance offering as well as enable NOVA’s current and future client base access to PinPoint Media’s wider creative and strategic campaign resources.”
The acquisition will result in PinPoint Media open a new Shoreditch office in London as of January 2024, alongside the establishment of an increased presence and staffing in both Cape Town, South Africa and Manchester UK.
Business podcast also lands episode-level sponsorship from Huel and Hux Health
World’s first carbon positive podcast.
The latest series of business podcast Success Is In The Mind has launched today, with sponsorship from brands including Huboo, Huel and Hux Health.
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The podcast, created by content marketing agency PinPoint Media, focuses on leadership and small business strategy, and is hosted by founder and CEO Oliver Bruce. Previous guests have included the founders of brands such as Jubel, Grind and Habito, and the latest series starts with an interview with Nick Telson, founder of DesignMyNight and cofounder of Trumpet.
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Launched during the pandemic, the podcast has already begun generating commercial revenue for the business. Partners for previous seasons include small-business insurance provider Capsule, and the latest season has added e-commerce software platform Huboo as a headline sponsor.
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“At Huboo, we work with aspirational brands that have real ambitions to change the face of eCommerce, so partnering with Success Is In The Mind makes total sense for us,” said Martin Bysh, co-founder and CEO of Huboo. “We’re here to drive growth for those D2C brands that Oliver so elegantly taps into on the podcast.”
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Alongside Huboo, individual episodes throughout the new series will also be sponsored by fitness nutrition brands Huel and Hux Health. In addition to direct sponsorship revenue, however, Bruce said that the podcast has been invaluable as a sales tool for helping build relationships with potential clients and partners.
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“Having Huboo join us as series sponsor felt entirely logical and like a natural partnership,” Bruce said, “not least because we had Huboo’s founder Martin on one of my previous episodes.”
Award winning podcast, Success Is In The Mind, has been approached by Switzerland based non-for profit organisation, Carbon Podative, in a bid to positively offset all podcasting and listener emissions by an amazing 120% in world first.
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Founder of Carbon Podative Andrew Bosomworth said, “The majority of podcasts do not put emphasis on their social conscience but Oliver with his “Success Is In The Mind” podcast becoming our biggest member of Carbon Poditive has demonstrated their commitment to being better. We are also incredibly grateful for their cooperation and being our first large podcast case study. This will enable us to make the podcasting industry a whole a more
environmentally friendly place.”
Huboo, Huel & Hux Health Sponsorship
Success Is In The Mind 'The Journey' which in 2022's Spotify Wrapped was ranked in the top 5% of shared podcasts globally takes on 3 new sponsors.
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Huboo, a cutting-edge eCommerce fulfilment business supporting D2C brands and businesses from micro through to SME size as well as larger organisations.
Huel making nutritionally complete, convenient, affordable food, with minimal impact on animals and the environment. Click HERE for your free shaker and t-shirt with the Huel Black Edition
And Hux Health a health company that inspires people to find their daily edge by making complex nutrition simple.
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The new series will span 10 episodes and be avaliable on all major podcast networks.
Virgin Atlantic Partnership
The award-winning podcast Success Is In The Mind has really taken off as it announces partnership with Virgin Atlantic.
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This partnership is a huge opportunity and will open up a potential audience of 5 million listeners through Virgin Atlantic’s ‘Vera’. Success Is In The Mind has gone from strength to strength since launching in 2021 and is set to skyrocket with this new partnership.
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This new partnership deal with Virgin Atlantic is set to last a minimum of 6 months and will likely open the podcast up to a whole new global audience.
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Success Is In The Mind is available on all podcasting platforms. To find out more visit www.successpodcast.co.uk
