Joanna Swash
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| Born | October 9, 1972 |
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Joanna Kathryn Swash (born 9 October 1972) is a British business leader,[1] keynote speaker, and political adviser. In 2005, she joined Wrexham-based Moneypenny as the first salesperson, becoming the CEO in 2018 and overseeing the company's growth to employ more than 1,000 people across the UK and USA. She also played a key role in the company's entry into the US market, receiving private equity investment by ECI Partners in 2018, and finalising the acquisition of VoiceNation and Ninja Number in the US during lockdown,[2] opening a US headquarters in Duluth, Georgia in 2021. In 2022, Denver based Alphapage was added to the Group.[3][4]
She is a member of the Prime Minister's Business Council[5] - advising the government on building skills resilience for the benefit of both education and business, and is a regular speaker at both Confederation of British Industry and Institute of Directors.
Swash is a regular contributor to the management press as a thought leader, regularly writing in both the UK and US national press, Forbes[6][7] and other leading titles Association of MBAs and appearing on BBC[8] Breakfast news channels as well as Times Radio and BBC Radio 5 BBC Radio 5 Live|Live Wake Up to Money. She has been interviewed for The Times,[9] Financial Times|FT Headspring[10] and Market Research Society[11] and is a nationwide judge for the Ernst & Young|EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2022.
She is particularly outspoken about the power of people and culture in business,[12] an ethic that has seen the business listed in the Sunday Times Best Companies</ref> to Work For for over 12 years.[13] The UK and Atlanta offices have also been acredited Great Place to Work.[14][15]
Swash has been referenced for her leadership acumen in Julia Hobsbawm The Nowhere Office, Geoff Ramm Celebrity Service, Ben Whitter Employee Experience.
Under Swash's leadership, Moneypenny played a key role in the Wrexham UK City of Culture 2025[16] bid,[17] narrowly missing out to Bradford. She is interim-chair of the committee planning to apply for the 2029 title.
References
- ↑ Ford, Coreena; Finch, Hannah; Baker, Hannah; Watson, Laura; Phillips, Lauren (2022-03-08). "Top 22 British women business leaders for 2022". Business Live. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ Wilson, Amy. "Moneypenny keeps American team close to drive growth". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ Cotton, Barney (2022-02-10). "What are the top 32 companies set to take 2022 by storm? - Business Leader News". Business Leader. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ Jones, Lucy (2022-07-19). "New acquisition strengthens position in the US Market". Moneypenny | Resources. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ "PM assembles new cohort of business leaders to turbocharge UK economy". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ Swash, Joanna. "Council Post: Why Leaders Should Move From A 'Me' To 'We' Perspective". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ Swash, Joanna. "Council Post: Three Key Traits Of A Kind Leader". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ "Covid: Managers need to adapt for home working, boss says". BBC News. 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ Prevett, Hannah. "What I Learnt . . . Succeeding our co-founders". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ↑ "Headspring Executive Development". Headspring Executive Development. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ↑ "A woman of substance | Feature". Research Live. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ↑ Chappet, Marie-Claire (2021-05-03). "Lessons in Leadership from Joanna Swash, group CEO of Moneypenny". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ Dutton, Adam (2022-06-23). "Inside the coolest office in the UK with tree house meeting room and its own PUB". mirror. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ Work, Great Place to. "Working at Moneypenny". Great Place to Work®. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ Doggwiler, Bess (2022-08-03). "Moneypenny Receives Great Place to Work Accreditation – The ultimate recognition of our collaborative and inclusive culture". Moneypenny | Resources. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ "UK City of Culture 2025". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ Jones, Lucy (2022-01-31). "Backing the bid for Wrexham, City of Culture". Moneypenny | Resources. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
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