Executive Chair (former CEO) | Mason Advisory
Steve Watmough grew up in Blackpool and has lived most of his life in the north of England. Today, he runs Mason Advisory, a digital and technology advisory firm in Manchester with clients ranging from Pets at Home to the Department of Health and Social Care.
“We set out not to match the bigger players, but to be better than them,” he says. “We also wanted to provide great opportunities for staff.” Outside of his day job, Watmough is a Non-Executive Director for Triathlon England, a trustee of Child Poverty Action Group and on the government’s SME Advisory Panel.
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve been given?
A former mentor once told me: “You’ve got to back yourself.” You have to understand what you’re trying to achieve, then have the confidence to execute it. As a business leader, I think it’s really important to listen to people – to your staff, to your clients. The answers are out there if you listen hard enough.
What do you do outside of work to relax?
I got into running about 20 years ago; I do everything from 5ks to marathons, and I recently competed in the World Masters Athletics. I’m motivated by performance increases. In sports and business, there are always marginal gains. Small improvements can bring monumental results.
Steve was named as one of LDC’s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders of 2022.Read on to find out about the Child Poverty Action Group, a charity which Steve is a Trustee of.
Established in 1965, Child Poverty Action Group is the UK’s leading charity working to prevent and end child poverty. Eight children in a classroom of 30 are growing up in poverty in the UK. It doesn’t have to be this way.CPAG works on behalf of the more than one in four children in the UK growing up in poverty.
We use our understanding of what causes poverty and the impact it has on children’s lives to campaign for policies that will prevent and solve poverty – for good.
We provide training, advice and information to make sure hard-up families get the financial support they need.
We also carry out high profile legal work to establish and protect families’ rights.
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