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WorkshopsBlogLoginGet in TouchAlex Depledge is a serial tech entrepreneur and the current CEO of Resi.co.uk - the UK’s largest residential architectural practice designed to help UK homeowners renovate and extend their homes. Before Resi.co.uk, Alex founded Hassle.com, Europe’s largest domestic cleaning marketplace. Responsible for taking Hassle.com from inception to over £ 8 million turnover in under two years, Alex also negotiated its subsequent sale for €32m.
In addition to her entrepreneurial success, Alex is a TV & radio commentator and sits on the board of Persimmon Homes. She has also won a string of awards, including Emerging Technology Scale-up 2022 at the Enterprise Awards, The Barclay’s Entrepreneur Award for Start-Up of the Year 2020 and was made an MBE for services to the Sharing Economy in 2016.
Alex brings a wealth of experience from founding and scaling tech startups, including navigating a multi-million euro sale, making her an invaluable resource for insights on entrepreneurship and business growth. As a recognized leader, awarded an MBE for her contributions to the Sharing Economy, and a frequent TV & radio commentator, she offers a unique perspective on innovation and market disruption. Booking Alex as a speaker will provide your team or business with actionable strategies and the inspiration needed to excel in today’s competitive landscape.
An established business has customers, brand, data, a knowledgeable workforce, and in most cases money. Yet in every sector we see them being challenged by start-ups which have only two things going for them: investment, and speed. They shouldn’t win, but everywhere you look they are. In this keynote, Alex looks at what, and how, you can learn from start-ups and ways to beat at their own game.
Many established businesses are ripe for disruption, to enhance their longevity and ensure their survival, but become fearful and stop dead when it comes to actioning changes. However, by failing to move forward, businesses often see their long-term prospects hit hard and growth stymied. In this talk, Alex looks at the key triggers in recognising the need, and timing, to innovate and disrupt standard business models along with the key markers to help determine successful innovation.
The stats don’t lie: female founded businesses receive less than 2% of investors capital, and there are only 7 female ceos in the FTSE 100. The spotlight has been on this issue for over twenty years, so why haven’t things improved? Have We ever considered that women ourselves might be part of the problem? In This keynote Alex discusses what we can each do to make sure that women are heard, get that pay rise, and most importantly ensure workplace equality. Alex’s journey shows that being a woman in the workforce can be a superpower, and how to use this power to your own, and others advantage.