Businesswomen From England

"There was too much leverage for that cycle and not enough diversification."

"I don’t think that our record from the crisis would indicate that this model is a busted flush."

"SVG’s market value is now nearly £1bn."

"That’s the nice thing about private equity, you can look quite far in advance at funds that you might be getting into."

"We’re quite close to managers, so we’ve got a pretty good idea of when they’re going to come back to market."

"But we as investors would not be comfortable assuming that this will continue."

"At some point this cycle is going to tip and you’re not going to be able to hide behind market beta or quantitative-easing beta."

"‎I am quite comfortable with the cash."

"To put it bluntly, we need to get some in the door."

"Every time I meet him, I ask him if he has any bricks with him."

"SVG awaits 'wall of cash' to kick start commitment."

"Co-viewing is really, really important"

"As an organisation, we don’t sit still…We look at every opportunity, we have huge ambitions for the UK"

"Pay television needs to be about more than just films and football. The consumer can’t be expected to fund all of Sky’s investments and get less and less choice in return"

"Write a list at the end of your working day of everything you have got to do tomorrow. That way you can kind of leave it at work and pick it up the next day"

"time, money and lives” had been saved and would “continue to inform our decisions as we tackle some of the most challenging issues of our day"

"ensuring a fair recovery from the pandemic and a just transition towards achieving our net-zero ambitions"

"AI is a huge opportunity for Scotland and for our businesses"

"Organisations across all sectors – hospitality, engineering, financial services, tourism, healthcare – will all be users and adopters of technology."

"they can improve productivity because they have more automated decision-making. Ultimately, we’re trying to make sure that we drive the economic successes that technology can bring."

"From a societal perspective this will create opportunities and jobs"

"There will be a huge amount of upskilling and reskilling – it’s about providing opportunities to learn and grow and develop in those new skills. It’s really important for us as a nation, for our citizens, for our children, that we get this right."

"Predominantly at the start, there were a lot of organizations that were progressive in their thinking. Scotland has a very significant financial services sector and fintech sector, and those organizations understood that they needed to use data."

"And I think the public awareness of the impact of data has increased significantly across those seven years. We’ve seen throughout that time the expansive use from the tech giants, their use of data in the solutions that they build. And the impact of that has become much more prevalent in society."

"It’s important that financial and social sustainability go hand in hand, and that longer-term, intelligent and patient finance exists to support this concept."

"If you’ve had a quarrel, a walk in the garden calms things down"

"Our first job was to deal with the concrete. The previous tenant farmer couldn’t make money out of his farm"

"Every school child should learn 10 basics: Shepherd’s Pie, Spag Bol, Pizza, Curry, Salad Nicoise, Omelette, Quiche, Ratatouille, Trifle, and Apple Pie. These recipes will make you a hit at uni and set you up for life!"

"while cooking for 300 at Vintners Hall, I mistakenly thawed beetroot puree instead of raspberry for the vanilla ice cream. I added sugar and lemon juice, used it anyway, and guess what? Nobody noticed!"

"My restaurant in the Seventies and Eighties was the place to be. I’ve cooked for most of the Royals, Elton John, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Alec Guinness… the list goes on. They all loved my food – at least, I hope they did!"

"Definitely the Fourth Plinth project in Trafalgar Square. I was determined to fill that empty plinth! It took five years of campaigning with my committee at the Royal Society of Arts, but we did it."

"It’s only something I’m aware of when I’m doing interviews or when I’m at an industry event and suddenly you see a sea of men staring back at you,"

"It’s not going to be these futuristic Terminator-style robots out shooting each other, it’s going to be all these little pieces of code fighting in the background of our businesses. In my time here at Darktrace"

"The arms race will absolutely continue, I really don’t think it’s very long until this [AI] innovation gets into the hands of attackers, and we will see these very highly targeted and specific attacks that humans won’t necessarily be able to spot and defend themselves from."

"It really does feel like we’re in this new era of cybersecurity,"

"I’m proud to be joining a government which puts a modern approach at its core. Take the new Office for Investment – a scaled-up, more coherent, joint No 10-HMT-DBT investment agency."

"I’ve faced up to a lot. But I’ve never let anyone hold me back and I’ve met tough challenges head on. And I know working in government will be challenging."

"Growth within business is exhilarating and rewarding, but it isn’t without its challenges."

"have always been drawn to growth. I love the opportunities that growth creates, as well as the chance to have a positive impact on so many people, not just your customers, but your employees."

"Most startups fail. So that's the first thing you need to know. Even when you're a VC, it's almost 50%. So you got to write more than one check."

"Well, I guess the digital transformation that has happened, the way the world is, the consumer world is seeing it, in the use of digital technology for communication because of the COVID crisis."

"Your people are your key assets, so it’s important to focus on well-being, morale, and listening."

"Developing a central scenario will involve deciding how you’re going to deal with your property, your staff, or your suppliers as the the situation develops. Clarity is key for everyone involved, and a central scenario will help you to achieve it."

"Should people remain working at home? How do we manage this when some staff want to come into the office, and some definitely don’t?"

"This is a time for bottom-up planning. Don’t be afraid to think radically because that is, in fact, what’s needed at a time of crisis."

"The first and most important point is to stay calm. The world is obviously changing around us all the time, but we need to keep a clear head in order to react and communicate effectively."

"It’s important to know where you want to go and what you want to do, And then you build the tech team around that vision.Tech is an enabler. You don’t need to be able to code, but you do need a team that you can trust."

"In London, the support network is remarkable,” she says. “There is a lot of help for founders who are working on their own."

"I am a great believer in the power of networks, For instance, a belong to a network of female founders. We meet once a month for breakfast and talk about particular challenges that we face and the solutions"

"It is lonelier when you become the sole founder, But I always try to remember that I haven’t done this alone."