The Business Show London 2026 Exhibitor List

Adia PR was founded by Alison Shadrack MCIPR, a serial entrepreneur with a talent for raising awareness and building influence. With a passion for good PR, Alison has earned a place among the UK's Top 100 Media Influencers in the entrepreneurial space. She is the founder of two international B2B and B2C e-commerce businesses and serves as a PR advisor to some of the UK's top entrepreneurs and disrupters. Despite her extensive experience and impressive network, Alison is equally enthusiastic about working with young entrepreneurs and start-ups. Her boutique PR agency, built on solid experience and connections, boasts a team of world-class PR professionals dedicated to creating bespoke campaigns that grab media attention. In 2017, Alison was awarded the Highly Commended Small Business (up to £10 million) Director of the Year award by the Institute of Directors (East of England).

With over 20 years in business development, Diane has supported the worldwide expansion of several<br /> international franchise giants including Anytime Fitness, Code Ninjas and Laser Clinics. A passionate advocate of<br /> franchising and champion of women in business, Diane's specialist skills of sales, strategic planning and franchise<br /> operations have cemented her position as a go-to-expert for franchisors and franchisees alike. Now, as franchise<br /> development lead for multi-award-winning fitness franchise, Body Fit Training, Diane is helping ambitious<br /> entrepreneurs and fitness enthusiasts to realise their dreams of business ownership in the UK.

Dr Byron Cole is a multi award-winning serial entrepreneur, Sunday Times Best Selling Author, keynote speaker, trainer, investor, philanthropist & business mentor. Byron also acts as Bianca's manager, negotiating all her speaking engagements. In a career spanning over a decade, he has been involved in over 20 business start-ups as a director or investor & has sold multiple enterprises totalling millions of pounds. His specialism lies in advising and assisting SMEs scale to 7 figures.

<p style="text-align: center;">Evita Barwise is a social media marketing expert who has helped numerous businesses establish a strong online presence and generate millions in sales. She has grown her own Instagram following to over 500,000 and teaches entrepreneurs how to use social media platforms to build credibility and attract clients organically. As the founder of Social Drive Ltd, Evita focuses on empowering brands to engage authentically with their audience, build trust, and convert followers into paying customers.</p>

<p style="text-align: center;">Harnessing the power of technology and strategic insight, Chao Liu has dedicated over 15 years to the realm of e-commerce and digital marketing, guiding businesses through the dynamic currents of the online marketplace. Before embarking on this digital voyage, Chao Liu's career was rooted in the rigorous world of investment banking as a software developer, where they mastered the intricacies of technology, complex problem solving, and high-stakes decision-making. Transitioning into the expansive domain of e-commerce, Chao seamlessly melded his tech background with the subtleties of digital marketing, helping both fledgling start ups and established ventures carve out their digital footprints. The confluence of these two worlds offered Chao a unique perspective on how technology, when harnessed correctly, can redefine business operations and customer engagement. <a href="http://macaws.ai/">macaws.ai</a>, is a pioneering SaaS platform. Through the innovative blend of AI and automation, <a href="http://macaws.ai/">macaws.ai</a> promises to "automate the boring stuff," giving businesses the freedom to focus on what truly matters: growth and  innovation.</p>

<p dir="ltr">Dave Walters, the Founder of HS Accountants and Consultants, is an experienced accountant and property entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience. HS Accountants and Consultants are leaders in accounting compliance and tax-saving solutions. They help business owners strategise, save money on taxes, improve efficiencies, and reduce operational costs.</p> <p dir="ltr">As a property entrepreneur, his property portfolio consists of HMOs, BTLs, and commercial property. As such, he has a natural affinity for property service businesses and fellow property entrepreneurs.</p> <p dir="ltr">Having worked across many different industries for multiple global businesses with billions in revenue, he has implemented various accounting processes, ERP systems, and direct and indirect tax-saving strategies in the UK and globally.</p> <p dir="ltr">He now helps transform small and medium-sized businesses into scalable enterprises by improving all aspects of financial processes, quality of information, tax savings, and business consultancy.</p>

<p dir="ltr">Georgie Spurling is the founder of ARVRA Wellness and has spent the past 14 years transforming the way individuals and organizations approach health and wellbeing. With experience ranging from training high-profile celebrities to reshaping wellness strategies for large businesses, Georgie is known for her evidence-based yet approachable methods. She founded ARVRA with the vision of cutting through the noise of the wellness industry, creating accessible and sustainable solutions that fit into real life. Passionate about making wellness accessible, Georgie continues to lead ARVRA in redefining what it means to feel well in today&rsquo;s demanding world.</p>

Andy is a Multi-Award-Winning Business Coach with extensive experience in developing market-leading<br /> businesses in both B2B and B2C markets, embedding processes and culture that drive superior service levels and<br /> underpin sustainable commercial success.<br /> I help small business owners crack the rhythmic acquisition of customers.<br /> Working with you 1-2-1, I will:<br /> Create a safe environment in which you'll see yourself - and your business more clearly and accurately than ever<br /> before.<br /> Identify the gaps between where you and your business are now and where you want to be.<br /> Use the System to pull together a crystal clear SYSTEMATIC plan to close that gap.<br /> Provide you with the System, the ideas, the guidance, the templates, the<br /> accountability and the support to help you close your gap and achieve your goals.<br /> Ask for and get more intentional thought, action and behaviour changes from you than you would ever achieve<br /> on your own.

Darren Briddock is an experienced data protection practitioner and trainer who works with businesses, nonprofit and public<br /> sector organisations of all shapes and sizes. His experience includes transitioning one of the UK's largest membership<br /> organisations to GDPR and supporting nightclubs being able to open safely as part of government trials during the recent COVID-<br /> 19 pandemic. Darren and the team at Breakthrough Communications support UK SMEs and public sector organisations to comply<br /> with data protection, without the stress and confusion that often comes with it. Darren has a unique ability to make data<br /> protection, which is a complex technical subject, accessible, informative and sometimes even fun!

Management and a Masters in Multidisciplinary Design-led Innovation, Eddie Fitzgerald-Barron originally worked<br /> as a consultant in brand reputation management. In July 2019, he launched C Free with a close school friend, and<br /> PhD of Data Science, Adam Forster. Together they have built a carbon footprint calculation service that makes<br /> climate action accessible to all businesses. They now work with over 50 businesses bringing them end-to-end<br /> carbon solutions.

<p style="text-align: center;">Caroline has built a multi-million-pound property portfolio in the UK, focusing on residential and commercial properties, including converting listed buildings into hotels. Caroline began investing in property with no money. Caroline has been an international speaker and lead trainer in property investment for over 15 years and has herself been trained by some of the world&rsquo;s leading financial mindset and sales educators. Caroline is regarded as the UK&rsquo;s leading female property investor and Rich Dad&rsquo;s global number 1 trainer for over a decade.</p>

<p style="text-align: center;">Andy has been involved in supporting and running small businesses for over 30 years.<br /> Having always been curious and excited by how technology can expand our reach and increase our productivity<br /> this has been the cornerstone of the role he performs today.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Andy serves as a Solutions Specialist for Dell Technologies. He understands how having the right technology solutions can propel your business<br /> to new heights, increase employee productivity and enable your business to grow to the next level.</p>

<p>Dan Risner is Managing Director at Leading Authorities, Inc., one of the world's leading speakers bureaus, where he oversees international markets outside of North and South America. Based in London, he is the connective tissue between organisations who need the right voice in the room and the thinkers, leaders, and changemakers who can provide it.</p> <p>With a background spanning corporate entertainment, event management, and speaker booking, Dan brings over a decade of hands-on experience to every brief. His career began at Speakers Corner, where he headed up the Account Management Team, before he joined Leading Authorities to build and lead their international operation. It is a career built on one core skill: understanding what an audience needs to hear, then finding exactly the right person to say it.</p> <p>Dan holds a degree in Popular Music Studies and Performance from Leeds College of Music, which is perhaps less of a departure from his current role than it might seem. Both disciplines are built around the same thing: reading a room, understanding what moves people, and delivering something that lands.</p> <p>He has spent years advising clients across sectors on how to match speakers to strategic objectives, helping organisations turn events from logistical exercises into genuine catalysts for change. His expertise spans leadership development, the future of work, culture, and innovation, and his approach is always people-first: less process, more impact.</p> <p>Outside of work, Dan is a committed football watcher, occasional tennis player, and passionate advocate for the superior quality of British sweets and orange squash, having spent eight years in the United States and returned with strong opinions on the matter.</p>

<p>Ann Marie Juliano is an Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of the FinTech rising star Muse Finance. Muse empowers UK business owners by providing 30-90-day cash flow forecasting tools and the needed access to finance. Muse was 1 of the 10 companies chosen out of 1,500 candidates to join the 2020 London Class of the Barclays Accelerator program, powered by Techstars and went on to be named the Winner of the Harvard Business School's European New Venture Competition in 2021!</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">Caitlin started her journey in the Digital Marketing industry as a Digital Marketing Apprentice.<br /> Having worked in different areas of marketing including Data Analysis, SEO, Retail Marketing, and Third Parties,<br /> she found her passion in all things Social. She has worked in Marketing for 4 years and joined Social+ as a<br /> Digital Marketing Manager a year and a half ago.</p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">In Caitlin's time at Social+, she has worked across the marketing department creating and implementing client strategies<br /> across a range of industries, completing website builds, and delivering SEO to client websites, alongside Social Media<br /> Management and Email Marketing services.<br /> <br /> Caitlin heads up the Social+ TikTok strategy and has big plans to continue growth on this platform at a large scale. </p>