Getting to know Ian Kelly

From starting out his career and following his ambitions, Ian explains his journey through the private equity world and how he believes he found the right people at NorthEdge to partner with, as well as how he transitioned from founder and CEO to Chair.

In this episode, we speak to Charlotte Farrington, CEO of Yorkshire Children's Charity. Listen as she shares how her background has shaped Yorkshire Children’s Charity, how NorthEdge have played an important part in their journey, how they have helped and supported families and schools since launching in 2022; and what they are doing to achieve their goal of fundraising £3 million this year.

In this month’s special episode, we speak to Business Economist Mark Gregory who we commissioned to assess the Economic & Social Value impact of NorthEdge and our portfolio on the UK regions. Listen as Mark delves further into the analysis and shares what reassured and surprised him in the findings. Mark also shares his perspectives on how these findings support the newly-formed Government’s agenda, alongside his actions which the wider Private Capital industry can take to demonstrate performance, productivity and real economic value.

In our first episode of Beyond the Capital Season 2, we spoke with Steve Granite from Abbey Logistics. Steve discusses his journey to CEO and choosing the right private equity partner alongside the importance of investing in young people and trusting your gut.

We spoke with Luke Ambler - storyteller, motivational speaker, author, mental health campaigner and co-founder of Andy's Man Club - about the role of self-care in supporting mental resilience, maintaining high performance sustainably and the simple steps to take for achieving a more balanced state.

In our latest episode (23) of Beyond the Capital, we are joined by Phil Frame, Partner at NorthEdge. Phil delves into his career history, discusses his experience of the private equity industry and offers advice for both management teams and company founders.

In a special episode of Beyond the Capital, we are joined by Elijah Essien, who recently joined us on a six-week internship programme as part of the 10,000 Black Interns initiative. Elijah tells us more about his reasons for joining the 10,000 Black Interns initiative, why he would recommend it to others, and what he will take from his six weeks at NorthEdge into his future career.

In our latest episode of Beyond the Capital we spoke to Jon Pickering, Partner and Chief Investment Officer at NorthEdge. Jon explains why a people first approach is crucial to operating in this highly competitive environment, how everyone at NorthEdge is passionate about sharing the responsibility to build better businesses, and his advice to management teams looking to find the right private equity partner to drive growth.

We spoke to both the Founder and CEO of ramarketing, Raman Sehgal and Emma Banks. Raman and Emma discuss everything about their private equity journey with NorthEdge so far, including their thoughts on the entire private equity process, the key successes of the partnership to date, and why an alignment of values made NorthEdge the perfect partner for ramarketing. Please note this episode features explicit language.

We spoke to Colin Stirling, who sits on a number of NorthEdge boards as Chair. Colin explains why consistency and clarity are key components to delivering value in the Chair role, the importance of providing equal opportunities to people from all backgrounds, and the role of private equity in building better businesses.