George on Olga

Olga on George

“I first met Olga as part of a project to develop ideas to stimulate enterprise in the Borough of Brent. I had a cauldron of ideas and she had the ability to pick out the ones that really mattered, which is what she does so well for the business and for our clients. We had an immediate understanding; that she was the boss and would bring order to my chaotic thoughts and articulation of entrepreneurial ideas!"

“It quickly dawned on us that we had complimentary skills, mutual respect and could learn a lot from each other; all things that make a great business partnership. Olga’s expertise in sales, marketing and project management has enabled her to successfully run her own businesses and manage teams in large organisations. She loves networking and has a talent for remembering what different people do, what they’re interested in and then seeing possibilities and making productive connections.”

“Between us we have a wide and varied network of contacts in the food industry, which means two things; we can bring those contacts to our clients and we get invited to loads of events with great food and drink!”

“Finally, and most importantly, we laugh and have fun.”

"George and I hit it off as soon as we met. He is an inspiration to all the entrepreneurs he touches because he is so full of ideas and enthusiasm. He’s successfully set up and run so many businesses; from a smokery in Bristol to a surfing school on Crete. You’d think he'd be bored of advising new businesses! On the contrary, he loves the excitement of seeing good business ideas come to fruition."

"I think it's his stubborn tenacity that has something to do with it. George loves a challenge, especially where there are legal or financial complications that need that extra bit of dedication. He always finds a solution, well almost always – it’s what keeps him so young after 40 years in business!"

"We both love the food and drink industry having between us worked in catering, restaurants, hotels, processing and business support and we know how hard it is to be successful."

"We want the Olive Grows to be a place where doing business and creating great food is made that little bit easier."