Lucy Tobin
Lucy Tobin is a senior business reporter at The Standard, covering entrepreneurs, start-ups and CEO interviews. She has been named Business Journalist of the Year at the Santander Media Awards and is the author of seven books, including Entrepreneur and Ausperity. Lucy also sets the agenda of The Standard's annual SME XPO scale-up conference....
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Lucy Tobin is a senior business reporter at The Standard, covering entrepreneurs, start-ups and CEO interviews. She has been named Business Journalist of the Year at the Santander Media Awards and is the author of seven books, including Entrepreneur and Ausperity. Lucy also sets the agenda of The Standard's annual SME XPO scale-up conference.
Scrappy startups to industry giants: lessons from Dash Water
The latest ScaleUp Standard newsletter takes in marketing tips from the founders of Dash and breaking into the US with Perlego’s CEO Gauthier Van Malderen
‘The best people for the job in tech today tend to be diverse’
Bobby Idogho is building the company he wants to see
Athleisure workwear that works
Joanna Dai’s women’s workwear brand was inspired by a 16-hour uncomfortable day of meetings
Charlie Mullins: selling Pimlico Plumbers ‘biggest mistake of my life’
Mr Mullins hit the headlines in 2021 after introducing a mandatory Covid vaccine requirement for all his staff
Adding taste and fun to a healthy breakfast
The duo taking on the cereal giants with their London start-up
Building the missing quick link in construction’s supply chain
“We’re like Amazon Prime for heavy equipment — linking up deliveries within 24 hours, and also helping customers plan projects and track spend.”
The recruitment agency helping to bring diversity to big business
Clients have also included the Mayor, the Commons Speaker and the Royal Household
The long uphill slog to skier sunglasses success
SunGod has offices in W6 and Verbier and fans include the Princess of Wales
The shower scene that inspired a green business brand
Dragons Den appearance kickstarted growth of £1.5 million eco cleaning spray business
Spotting the patterns in the data to predict the future for the NHS
Business worked with Brexit guru Dominic Cummings at the start of the Vote Leave campaign
Tall orders: the pair making it big with train ticket upgrades
Seatfrog’s founders became competitive at seeing who could blag an upgrade to first class by dodging guards
Teaching that bridges tech’s gender gap
Anna Brailsford wants Code First Girls to become the world’s first edtech unicorn dedicated to women
‘Influencers have trailblazed a completely new career path’
Ashcroft quit her “promo” job to become a full-time fashion influencer
The Grand Hotel, Stockholm: Scandi-chic setting for a luxe city break
Lucy Tobin discovers a very warm welcome at one of the best-located hotels in Stockholm, where the luxurious Nordic spa offers the perfect tonic for a busy day of Scandi sightseeing
Puente Romano: family-friendly but still luxurious
Where models and premiership footballers rub shoulders with families — Lucy Tobin finds there is something for everyone at Puente Romano
Boss of jewellery firm Astrid & Miyu inspired by ‘magical’ shopping
Connie Nam focused on her love of jewellery after a career in investment banking left her “burnt out”
The former McKinsey guru speeding up research on target customers
The consumer research firm can help draw up surveys in 90 seconds
Robbie Lyle: The Gooner giving Arsenal’s diehard fans their own voice
Lyle’s AFTV hit a milestone of one billion views and 1.4 million YouTube subscribers this year
The man on a mission to bring ‘forkin good food’ to the capital
The former Deutsche Bank employee drew inspiration from US fast food brands to create restaurant chain Farmer J
The pair turning paint a shade greener
Online business inspired by drawer full of half used tester pots
Playcentre founders turn to 1970s for inspiration
Vast new Hobbledown Heath venue opening in Hounslow this month