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Simon Mead

Commander · DISC type D
Chief Executive Officer at Colbea
📍 Frinton-On-Sea, England, United Kingdom

Simon is the CEO at COLBEA, managing two business centres and supporting SMEs for over 40 years. He has a strong background in sales, marketing, and developing growth strategies across various sectors, including hi-tech and media.

He is involved in supporting startup and SME businesses through his work with the University of Essex and has an interest in fostering business engagement activities.

Simon previously led a global IT group, Logotron Ltd, from 2008-2011, successfully steering its development.

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Experience
35 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Frinton-On-Sea, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Simon shows up

Impact-Driven
Very Quick
Strong-Willed

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They are not always relationship oriented. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.

Priorities

Topics Simon cares about

SME Growth
As CEO of COLBEA, he manages business centres and support programs for SMEs, reflecting a strong focus on their development and expansion.
Business Incubation
His role as Incubation Manager at the University of Essex shows a commitment to nurturing startups and new businesses.
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Career

Work history

6-2022
Chief Executive Officer
Colbea
11-2018 - 3-2022
Chief Executive Officer
CW (Cambridge Wireless Ltd)
1-2017 - 10-2018
Incubation Manager
Universiy of Essex
9-2015 - 1-2017
Commercial Director
LawyerFair
1-2015 - 7-2015
Digital Director
ThinkBDW
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1987 - 1991
Business/Managerial Economics
HND Business Studies - Cambridge College of Arts and Technology (Anglia Ruskin University)
Education details unavailable
Clacton County High School
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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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