Gary Ashworth Explained

Gary Ashworth
Birth Name:Gary Peter Ashworth
Birth Date:23 April 1960
Occupation:Entrepreneur, business coach and mentor

Gary Peter Ashworth (born 23 April 1960)[1] is a British entrepreneur, business coach and mentor.[2] He has started or backed approximately 30 businesses[2] spanning recruitment, healthcare and property,[3] and often appears in the British press as a commentator on business and entrepreneurship.[4] [5] Alongside his business interests, he is a theatre producer.[6] [3]

Career

Ashworth opted for an early career in business, moving to London at 18 to work in accountancy recruitment.[2] Shortly after, aged 21, he set up his own business, Abacus Recruitment.[7] [8]

Founded in February 1982, Abacus Recruitment was floated on the London Stock Exchange in September 1995.[9] This was sold to Carlisle Holdings in 1998; initial investors achieved a tenfold multiple on their investment.[9] Ashworth exited Abacus in 1999, aged 39.[10] Ashworth then extended his business portfolio into US real estate, setting up Rosebud Properties in Savannah, Georgia in 1999.[11] He returned to the UK in 2001 when he took a joint stake in Lionheart Management with business partners Jim Mellon and Luke Johnson.[12] Shortly after, in November 2001, he founded InterQuest Group Ltd. Ashworth is a Fellow and past President of the Institute of Employment Consultants.[13]

Having held several non-executive director roles,[14] he is the current chairman of InterQuest Group,[15] Positive Healthcare[16] and Albany Beck Consulting.[17]

Approach

Ashworth has both started and worked with approximately 30 businesses[3] as a business owner, investor and advisor. Based on his business experience,[18] Ashworth aims to help entrepreneurs and business owners in public companies or the private sector towards an exit strategy.[13] His business maxims include: 'There is seldom such a thing as an unachievable goal, just an over ambitious timetable’.[19]

Press, media and speaking

Ashworth is a spokesperson on business topics,[5] investment[4] and management issues.[20] He wrote the Streetwise column for Real Business Magazine,[21] is a regular contributor to Business Leader[22] [23] [24] [20] [25] [26] [27] and has a podcast series titled Business Britain 2.0.[28]

Publications

Ashworth's wrote a book, Eat the Pudding First, released in October 2021.[29] It considers aspects of starting, scaling and selling a business.[30]

Arts

Ashworth has a strong interest in the arts, in particular theatre production. Between 1995 and 1998 he represented and managed jazz singer Rebecca Wheatley, producing her first album.[14] He co-founded Third Stage Productions, involved with performances at the Edinburgh festival fringe and London's West End.[31] Anonymous Society, a musical based on the works of Jacques Brel, won the Total Theatre Award in 1999 for best overall production, and transferred to the Lyric in the West End.[32] Ashworth also co-produced Slava's Snowshow (London and national tour), My Name is Rachel Corrie, a political play based on the diaries and e-mails of American activist Rachel Corrie (London's Playhouse Theatre, March 2006), and Some Girls are Bigger than Others, based on the story of The Smiths.[33] Ashworth is a board member of Assembly Theatre.[34]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gary Peter ASHWORTH personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK. 2021-11-29. find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. en.
  2. Web site: Leathers. Samantha. 2021-11-07. Multimillionaire was once told he would 'never amount to anything'. 2021-12-06. Express.co.uk. en.
  3. Web site: Cooper. Lanna. Gary Ashworth. 2021-11-29. Startups Magazine. en.
  4. Web site: Leathers. Samantha. 2021-10-08. 'Warning signs' of 'biggest crash in world history' - how you could protect your assets. 2021-12-16. Express.co.uk. en.
  5. News: Mills. Eleanor. 2021-07-06. It's time to 'Work From Work' again – but has your generation already lost out?. en-GB. The Telegraph. 2021-12-16. 0307-1235.
  6. Web site: 1999 Total Theatre Awards Total Theatre Magazine Print Archive. 2021-11-07. totaltheatre.org.uk.
  7. Web site: Market profile: Gary Ashworth. 2021-12-15. www.telegraph.co.uk.
  8. Web site: Johnson. Luke. 2011-08-30. Joys and perils of a business partnership. 2021-12-15. Real Business. en-US.
  9. Web site: Ride the jobs rally Shares Magazine. 2021-12-06. www.sharesmagazine.co.uk.
  10. Web site: ABACUS RECRUITMENT & TRAINING SERVICES UK LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK. 2021-12-06. find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. en.
  11. Web site: ROSEBUD PROPERTIES, LLC Georgia Company Directory. 2021-12-15. www.georgiacompanyregistry.com.
  12. Web site: Lionheart roaring to go. 2021-11-29. citywire.co.uk.
  13. Web site: Meet the team at RCP. 2021-11-13. www.recruitmentcapitalpartners.com.
  14. Web site: 1996-06-29. 'One of my directors turned to drink, the other lost confidence'. 2021-12-06. The Independent. en.
  15. Web site: Board. 2021-11-07. InterQuest Group. en.
  16. Web site: Corporate - Positive Health. 2021-11-07. www.positivementalhealth.co.uk. en.
  17. Web site: Acquisition of Albany Beck Consulting Limited – Company Announcement - FT.com. 2021-11-29. markets.ft.com.
  18. Web site: Bassett. Kate. 2011-01-06. Luke Johnson banks double exit. 2021-11-08. Real Business. en-US.
  19. Web site: Where's YOUR private jet? By Gary Ashworth. 2021-11-08. InterQuest Group. en.
  20. Web site: 2021-06-24. How to manage difficult people - Business Leader News. 2021-12-15. Business Leader.
  21. Web site: Rock. Stuart. 2008-02-11. Flotation: 12 key issues for entrepreneurs. 2021-11-07. Real Business. en-US.
  22. Web site: 2021-10-22. Merger and Acquisition values have gone wild - it's too easy to spend someone else's money - Business Leader News. 2021-12-16. Business Leader.
  23. Web site: 2021-09-08. Authentic leadership in a fake world - Business Leader News. 2021-12-16. Business Leader.
  24. Web site: 2021-07-16. 'Failure is good, in fact it's great' Gary Ashworth talks to Business Leader - Business Leader News. 2021-12-16. Business Leader.
  25. Web site: 2021-06-14. Should you be looking at employing a Non-Executive Director? - Business Leader News. 2021-12-16. Business Leader.
  26. Web site: 2021-05-26. How to win the war for talent in a remote working environment - Business Leader News. 2021-12-16. Business Leader.
  27. Web site: 2021-03-23. Why your business needs an NED post-pandemic - Business Leader News. 2021-12-16. Business Leader.
  28. Web site: FM. Player. Business Britain 2.0. 2021-11-08. Business Britain 2.0. en.
  29. Book: Ashworth, Gary. Eat The Pudding First: A modern-day recipe for business success. 2021-10-24. Known Publishing. English.
  30. Web site: Eat The Pudding First: A modern-day recipe for business success by Gary Ashworth 1913717658 9781913717650. 2021-12-06. Discover Books. en.
  31. Web site: 1999-08-08. Theatre reviews. 2021-12-15. the Guardian. en.
  32. Web site: The Home Page. 2021-11-29. www.hammersmithtoday.co.uk.
  33. Web site: 2005-07-07. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others, Lyric Hammersmith, London. 2021-11-29. the Guardian. en.
  34. Web site: ASSEMBLY THEATRE LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK. 2021-11-29. find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. en.

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