minutes with ...

John Mc Loughlin Group CEO & Sales Director UK

Q1 Who are you?

I am a South African born husband, father and entrepreneur living in Wandsworth with my family. I enjoy discovering new places and living like a tourist in my new city.

I am driven to succeed by growing our customer base and providing practical cyber security services to customers of all sizes, meeting new people and forging new relationships.

Q2 What's your business all about?

J2 is an award-winning cyber security focused services provider founded in 2006. Our team help secure over 700 customers on five continents.

We provide practical, cost-effective security services to our customers and partners based off our proven cyber resilience framework that addresses the five key areas of digital business risk. This framework allows us to tailor a solution specifically for your business, allowing you to do better business in the modern world.

J2 allow businesses to stay in business by ensuring their people can work securely from anywhere.

We build cyber resilience for businesses of all sizes. Our team are on call 24 hours a day, you are not alone. We detect, prevent and eradicate cyber threats.

Having practical security led services ensures compliance measurement and the ability to work in regulated environments giving you the peace of mind that you and your people can do their work without having to be cyber security experts. We are a proven cyber security partner to your business.

Q3 Three words to describe yourself?

Resilient, accepting and driven.

Q4 Ideal Customer?

We work with customers of all sizes who understand that their information, and their people, are the biggest assets in their business. We provide compliance support, cyber security and technology that enables better business.

Our solutions are tailored to where our customer is on their security maturity journey, and we lay the right foundation to build upon as requirements change.

Q5 Biggest achievement?

I have so many that I am proud of. One of the most recent being successfully establishing our UK business and moving my family halfway across the planet to settle in Wandsworth.I am so excited and proud of the future opportunity available to my family and I. I am grateful for the chance.

Q6 Biggest gripe?

I wish that politicians would stop causing division to stay in power. If we could get the government to step out of the way and allow businesspeople to make the world a better place.

Q7 Your inspiration?

My family are my inspiration. I do all that I can to open opportunities for them to thrive in a changing world.

Q8 Philosophy in Business?

We do good by doing good business.

Q9 Sporting Hero?

Siya Kolisi as he is an inspirational and aspirational leader who has overcome diversity to be among the best in the world. He is a true example of resilience.

Q10 Biggest tip for success?

Be honest, be authentic and always do the things you say you will do, when you say you will do it. Never be afraid to learn and make sure that you leave the place in better condition than you found it.