Introducing our Founder, Andrew Scott

An award winning entrepreneur, investor, business advisor and key-note speaker.

Belfast-born Andrew Scott moved to England at 18 with a burning desire to make a positive impact on the world, and embarked on a journey that would see him build, acquire and exit multiple companies and actively support good causes, inspire young people and mentor aspiring entrepreneurs.

In 2017 Andrew was presented with the  ‘Director of the Year’ Award  for Corporate Social Responsibility by the prestigious Institute of Directors, and in 2018 his company became an official Partner of Inspire – the organisation that delivers the Goldman Sachs ’10,000 Entrepreneurs’ program. He has sat on the Chamber of Commerce committee and the Marketing Council of the GGF in London, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Sales & Marketing Management (ISMM).

Business Champion

Today Andrew oversees a group of autonomous, successful companies with global reach and influence. He is a regular writer/columnist and a sought-after key-note speaker on the latest marketing thinking and business strategy, as well as giving inspirational talks and seminars at business events, conferences and schools/colleges

As Founder of Business Leader Magazine, the media company he founded in 2012 and sold in 2023, Andrew has a black book of  some of the UK’s most influential leaders in business, education and government, and a network of over 100,000 CEOs, business owners and directors across the UK and further afield.

Andrew is passionate about supporting impactful charities and good causes and has helped raise hundreds of  thousands of pounds through his fundraising activities. He is a Trustee/Director of homeless charity ‘Somewhere to Go’ and and his employees can participate in a ‘giving back’ programme one day per month.

Outside of Ascot Group Andrew is a board director of the exclusive Clifton Club in Bristol, is a member of Bristol Private Equity Club, and holds a number of non-exec and advisory positions.

For more information on Andrew, visit his personal website: AndrewScott.bio