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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Name: Grant Georgiades, MD Business name: The Plan Group Ltd t/a Plan Insurance Brokers, Yellow Jersey Cycle Insurance, Pedal Cover and eavi Member since: 2018 Description: The Plan Group Ltd is an independent, family-owned insurance brokerage based in Redhill. It has specialist brands that provide commercial/SME insurance as well as niche personal lines products.
“The opportunities within the gdb are enormous!” 1. What appealed to you about joining gdb? We’re a family owned firm. I think that makes us especially keen to engage, support and work with our local community. gdb felt like a great way to make connections with that aim in mind. 2. What was the thing that surprised you about gdb? The team are so friendly and their energy is infectious! They never fail at any event to generate a feel-good factor. 3. What’s the biggest single thing you’ve got from being a member of gdb? As well as enjoying some really fun events, gdb has introduced my business to a really significant partnership opportunity with one of the largest businesses in the region. It’s still in development, so I can’t say too much more but hopefully it’ll prove successful and we’ll be able to announce the collaboration in the not too distant future.
4. What difference has being a member of gdb made to your business? We trade nationally across fairly specific sectors but meeting a wide variety of successful and substantial local companies has made me fully appreciate the fantastic business development opportunities that exist closer to home. 5. gdb puts on lots of different types of events - what’s your favourite? In my role I attend a lot of business awards but I have to say that the annual GDB Awards are a highlight of my calendar. The hosts are always tremendous value and the atmosphere in the room is so positive. And it’s great to see local firms you know and love receiving recognition. 6. What’s different about gdb compared to other networking you do? It’s rare to walk into networking events where people are so enthused!
7. What’s your top tip for getting the most out of networking? It’s easy to feel a little intimidated by the prospect of striking up a conversation with a stranger. So I always find it useful on the way to an event to run through a few conversation openers. Once you realise it’s only going to take a, “So what does your company do?” to get things going, it feels far less daunting. 8. Besides the events, what else do you get out of your gdb membership? Whenever we have some news like a new product launch or an industry award win the gdb team are great at promoting it across their various channels and publications. That really helps raise our profile within the community. www.theplangroup.co.uk
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