Why I’m Celebrating Being Recognised as Under 42!

I’m absolutely thrilled and honoured to have been named one of the 42 Under 42 by the South West Business Insider.

As a managing agent and block management company, I didn’t necessarily set out to be recognised outside of my own sector however it’s happened and I’m so grateful for it.

Sometimes people don’t understand what we do at Fraser Allen. It’s all explained in this blog where you can read more detail about what I actually do.

What does that mean?

Business Insider is one of the UK’s most successful regional B2B media companies. There are five regional B2B magazines read each year by over 200,000 subscribers.

They host around 140 market-leading events, including award dinners in all regions outside London. One of the aims of the business is to celebrate younger entrepreneurs and ‘find’ them early and follow their careers in business over several years. I’m personally aware of several people who are older than me who are alumni members.

Basically, it is a club organised by Insider Media group, with regional ‘bubbles’ celebrating young entrepreneurs with businesses of all shapes and sizes, across the UK.

It’s a way of bringing those younger entrepreneurs together and following their journey over time.

To be named as one of the 42 under the age of 42 means, that the magazine is tipping you as a rising star of the business world, and, for me, this is quite a big deal!

2021 42 Under 42 Members

The 42 members selected so far for this region come from across the whole of the South West, from Devon and Cornwall, Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, and cover a wide range of different industries.

Other businesses among the 42 include:

• Stephen Trowbridge, MBE – First City Nursing and Care, health provider, based in Swindon.
• Christie Stapleton – of Glam Wax, a start-up home fragrance business based in Exeter.
• Rob Sanders of Glas Data – a tech company which provides a dashboard and data management system for the agricultural sector, based out of Truro.

My business is based in Cheltenham and Bristol and I currently manage properties in Bristol, Cheltenham, Stroud, Swindon and London.

Other Gloucestershire businesses included in the 42 this year are:

Chris Capewell and Max Shaw, The Union Project, Clothes store; Sarah Taylor, GT Ltd, both in Cheltenham; Henrietta Kitt, Hetty’s Kitchen in Gloucester and Dr Chen Mao Davies, LatchAid in Cirencester.

This year, the split between male and female business owners named as members was, 24 male and 18 females, which is a good mix.

In the past other local business owners who have been named as members of the 42 Under 42, include:

Graeme Leighfield, of GEL Studios and Karl Paul, now chairman of Smarter Media, in 2019, both Swindon-based companies. In 2020, Cirencester-based, Danny Matthews of Danny & Co. also became a member.

What does the future hold for us as members?

Business Insider hold a range of events both off and online where we will get the opportunity to meet up with other members and network.

We have access to enter awards, attend network meetings, forums, debates and discussions and also to share our opinions and experiences of business-related issues over time. I’m excited for the year ahead.

Do take a look at the new 42 Under 42 members for the South West this year

It’s great that we’ve won an award and I’ve been recognised as a “rising star” in the business world, but it’s very much back to business as usual.

Also I’m only 37, so I’ve got years until I hit 42, let’s see what else Fraser Allen can get up to as we continue to grow.

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