Royal Navy
January 7, 2025
Amy Rawcliffe is the founder and director of Click Marketing, one of the UK’s fastest growing digital marketing agencies supporting UK and international brands. Her journey […]
September 30, 2024
Brodie Savage has always had a strong association with, and an affinity for, the British Armed Forces. Not only did his brother serve in the Royal […]
July 31, 2023
Holly Stidston and Chris Heale left behind successful careers in the military to take on a new adventure – creating bespoke campervans. Named […]
February 2, 2023
Creative industries may be a less common second career for ex-military personnel, however, there are clear parallels between skillsets in workforces that yield defence and those […]
August 15, 2022
Garry Bradbury really enjoyed his naval service in communications roles; he spent five years in the Royal Navy and three years in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. […]
June 27, 2022
James Rodrigues has had 16 heart attacks. In 2009, he suffered 10 days of attacks, which led to him being diagnosed with terminal heart disease. A […]
March 17, 2022
It’s true that some business ideas come as lightbulb moments, but the majority of entrepreneurs base their plans on specialist knowledge and experience built up over […]
September 5, 2019
Russ Kirby’s left arm was paralysed in a motorbike accident in 1981, which forced him to leave the Royal Navy. Now 58, after 33 years in […]
June 13, 2019
Self-employment gives the freedom to blend very different businesses into your working day, as ex-military Joe Poole is proving with his new café car. Joe […]
May 30, 2019
Madeleine Curry, from Cheshire, believes that what you put into your pet’s body should not only be tasty to them but also healthy, natural and nutritious. […]
February 8, 2019
Icarus Originals: Designed with heroes to be worn by legends. Alan Lock, from Shrewsbury, lost his eyesight while serving in the Royal Navy. As a […]
November 13, 2018
If you’re looking for some motivation, look no further than the story of Jamie Savage! As a chef, he was made in the Royal Navy. As […]
October 16, 2018
Pictured: Geotekk Founders James Sheppard (left) & Matt Leach (right) Falling victim to bike theft led former Royal Marine Commando and Doctor of Medicine, Dr Matthew […]
July 4, 2018
Royal Navy Reservist Neel Singh made the bold decision to take Dorking Brewery a brand new state of the art brewery to a brand new state […]
March 28, 2018
Following a medical discharge after 16 years with the Royal Navy, 37-year old Alexander Scott from Lee-on-the-Solent in Hampshire knew exactly what he was going to […]
February 7, 2018
Elizabeth, an ex-Wren, left the service in 1990 to start a family. Almost thirty years later she now has six children and two grandchildren! I absolutely […]
November 8, 2017
With her husband on deployment with the Royal Navy for four and a half months, Gemma Davis-Birch is running a one woman show at her business […]
August 8, 2016
Former Leading Hand Brian Downham, 60, left the Forces after completing 22 years’ service in the Royal Navy, and he has now built his own business, […]
March 8, 2016
Lee Cook, a retired Royal Marine from Liverpool, is happy to be opening up his own business “The Ale House” having recently secured £25, 000 in […]
