West Midlands Business Festival

Future Planet Capital Regional is hosting The Diary of Serial Entrepreneurs - a panel discussion, featuring local serial entrepreneurs who have built, scaled, and exited multiple businesses.

This panel brings together entrepreneurs to share hard-earned lessons, strategies for sustainable growth, and the realities behind successful exits.

We are pleased to be joined by an experienced line-up of founders: Sarah Dowzell – Natural HR (exited 2023) and Learnient (founded 2025) Adrian Ryan – FLYdocs (exited 2016) and RoadHow (founded 2019) Paul Richardson – City Waste, Allsaints, Gymshark, HERA Expect candid discussions on navigating challenges, identifying opportunities and uncovering what it truly takes to repeat success in today’s competitive landscape, followed by a chance to network with entrepreneurs and investors in the room.

Whether you’re an investor, founder or aspiring entrepreneur, this session offers practical insights and inspiration from those who’ve done it - again and again.

More information about the hosts: Future Planet Capital Regional (formerly Midven) is one of the most established venture capital investors in the West Midlands.

For over 30 years, the team has backed exceptional founders and invested in regional companies - creating jobs, supporting innovation, and driving economic growth across the region.

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Location

The Compound, 80 Water Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 1HL