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Lee McQueen
won series four of BBC’s The Apprentice and now runs Raw Talent Academy Recruitment. It encourages organisations to look at the wider raw talent in the UK, not just graduates. Lee, who has more than 12 years’ experience working in recruitment and eight years as an employer of salespeople, is passionate about giving job seekers an opportunity to earn a career. He’s a proud father of three daughters, and a Tottenham Hotspur supporter. Read his column on apprentices on page 75.
Meera Sapra
is Senior Marketing Manager at Zoho, where she leads social media marketing. A Psychology graduate, Meera worked in the area of customer service and training for 7 years, before joining Zoho in 2008. Meera is passionate about social media and has also been featured in Wow Factor Asia’s list of ‘50 Indian women to follow on Twitter’. When she’s not working, Meera likes to spend her time reading or creating comics and art. Turn to page 86 to read Meera’s article on best practices when working remotely.
Jon Bradford is the managing director of Techstars in London, and our new tech columnist. Alongside this, he is co-founder of f6s, a global community of start-up founders, and also tech.eu, a tech blog dedicated to start-ups in Europe. Prior to this, Jon has helped to start 12 multi-company accelerators, from Montreal to Moscow, including founding Europe’s first bootcamp accelerator in 2009, The Difference Engine, and subsequently Springboard, based in Cambridge and London. In a previous life, Jon trained as an accountant with Arthur Andersen, and has worked in various start-ups and turnarounds. He has worked in London, throughout Europe, Australia and also the US. Read the Accelerator’s article on page 101.
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