Andrew Pearce
Age: 32
Company: Powwownow
Once isn’t enough for Pearce. Having started call centre company Inkfish, which was sold for £12m with him taking a seat on its FTSE 400 board, he’s doing it all again. This time, with co-founder Paul Lees, Pearce is applying the easyJet logic to voice conferencing, offering low-cost calls without bridging fees or registration. With just seven in-house staff, Powwownow is operating in seven European countries, plans to be in the US and Japan next year and expects to see turnover grow from £1.25m to £6m in 2006. Pearce is conscious of not becoming a one-trick pony and plans to diversify the company’s offerings.