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Ben Farrar

Captain · DISC type DS
Principal at The Growth Foundation
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Ben Farrar is a Principal at The Growth Foundation, specializing in recruiting senior marketing, digital, and commercial talent for high-growth startups and global corporations. Drawing on a unique background that includes a PGCE from UCL, he is often described by others as professional, knowledgeable, dedicated, and highly communicative.

During his time at the University of Leeds, Ben was active in extracurriculars, playing on the lacrosse team and participating in both the Physics society and the Slavonic languages society. This suggests a diverse range of interests from athletics to complex linguistic and scientific studies.

Before his successful career in executive search, Ben was a fully qualified teacher working in challenging schools in Leeds and Manchester.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Principal
Job Level
Middle
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Ben shows up

Long-Term Thinker
Decisive But Calm
Output-Driven

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Priorities

Topics Ben cares about

Leadership Recruitment
He specializes in placing senior, transformational talent such as CMOs, Marketing Directors, and Heads of Growth into consumer, DTC, and AdTech businesses.
DTC & eCommerce Growth
Frequently posts opportunities and focuses on hiring for high-growth consumer brands, particularly within the Direct-to-Consumer and eCommerce sectors.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Principal
The Growth Foundation
8-2024 - 3-2025
Principal Consultant
Nicholson Glover
2-2022 - 8-2024
Managing Consultant
The Change Partners - Global talent specialists for a connected world
7-2021 - 2-2022
Senior Consultant
The Change Partners - Global talent specialists for a connected world
4-2020 - 7-2021
Recruitment Consultant
The Change Partners - Global talent specialists for a connected world
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2015 - 2016
PGCE
UCL
2011 - 2015
Bachelor's Degree
University of Leeds
2009 - 2011
A level
Rainford College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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