About Us

Jon has over thirty years’ experience of working with both start-up and internationally established Food & Beverage businesses at senior management and Board Level in the UK, USA and UAE.

Over the span of his successful career, Jon has held various high-level positions in industry leading companies including Bulmers Cider, Nobel Foods, GU Desserts and more recently Jon held the position of Managing Director of WOW HYDRATE Limited.

Jon's experienced a series of career milestones including the successful launch of the UK brand, The Happy Egg Co and the launch of WOW Hydrate across the UK and EU which involved securing a high number of multinational grocery retailers and sports outlets as stockists for the business.

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Ross Lazaroo-Hood has over 20 years in the global insurance market & being Class underwriter at one of the main Lloyd’s of London’s syndicates, he then founded Landmark Underwriting & Landmark Holding Group, an insurance intermediary group in 2016 & successfully exited in 2024.

From being Class underwriter at one of the main Lloyd’s of London’s syndicates, he is also the founded Landmark Underwriting & Landmark Holding Group, an insurance intermediary group in 2016 & successfully exited in 2024. In 2021 he co-founded Clearer Group, a growing beverage group.

Working with his family investment office he is developing his own investment portfolio from around the world to help them succeed & help build their dream to become the next success story.

He was delighted to be granted Freedom of the City London in 2021. Ross invests his own time into the RUSA Foundation charity that he co-founded to provide a better future to those in grass roots competing sports and underprivileged families and disadvantaged children. Ross is grateful to be able to give something back through his various roles. He enjoys helping to build the careers of others, developing relationships with internal and external clients, seeing all the rewards that are generated with people working together to embrace their aspirations.

Paulo Andrez is an international expert in entrepreneurship and innovation, scale up, and risk mitigation and a bestselling author of Zero Risk Startup, published by Forbes Books. Paulo is also a prolific angel investor with an active portfolio including startup and scale up companies. He received the award “Best European Angel Investment” in 2012 when of his investments reached 24,5 million euros in revenues within its first year of operations.

Paulo is currently President Emeritus of the European Business Angel Network (EBAN), after serving as President for two years. As a serial entrepreneur and investor, Paulo frequently speaks at global conferences and lectures on topics related to innovation, entrepreneurship, and venture finance, including a workshop series on risk mitigation for new ventures.

Olia is a Bestselling Author and Certified Global Professional in Human Resources, with deep expertise in HR strategy, people development, and Diversity and Inclusion. She’s a Harvard Business School alumna, 15-time half-marathoner, and author of the book 66 Days Success Formula.

Olia Stasiuk is the CEO of Bonzai AI, offering three cutting-edge AI-powered products—Bonzai Video, Bonzai Course Creator, and Bonzai Learning Management System. These products reduce operational costs and time around employee learning by 99%, providing instant translations in over 29 languages and professional digital trainer twins that enable global scaling 50x faster than traditional methods. Olia blends innovation with practical AI applications, empowering businesses of all sizes to leverage technology for enhanced efficiency, scalability, and success across industries.