Season 6 | Ep39 - Roheel Ahmad on growing to 80 staff in 8 years and looking at the next phase of growth - a £60 million valuation.

Roheel Ahmad on growing to 80 staff in 8 years and looking at the next phase of growth - to IPO with a £60 million valuation. 

I'm delighted to be joined by Roheel Ahmad. Roheel is the managing partner and co-founder of Forsyth Barnes. I interviewed his partner, Scott, a few years ago during the pandemic and have watched their journey ever since. 

These guys are just pushing 80 staff across Nottingham, London, and New York, and they specialise in exec search and leadership roles across three different sectors: FinTech, sports, and eTail, which is retail carried out via the Internet.

Forsyth Barnes was founded in 2015 by two guys who knew each other before and had a mission to grow something big with scale, and they've thrown everything at it.

In eight years, they’ve achieved more than they expected, now they're looking at their next phase of growth - to IPO with a £60 million valuation. They've just given away 33% of the business to the staff, and they are growing like crazy.

So, the RAG is all about growth and everyone looks at it in a different way. These guys have got a clear path that I can’t wait to share with you.

So if you are looking at growing, an exit, or an IPO, then this is the episode for you.

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