Alan is co-founder and CEO of ISL Talent, a business that helps tech startups and scaleups grow through talent planning and finding great people.

Alan supports several seed and venture accelerators, providing expertise particularly around people and scaling teams to companies looking to raise investment and grow.

He has supported Digital Catapult on their technology programmes and presented to audiences from SETSquared, Future Space and TechSPARK.

Alan mentors on the University of Bristol and UWE enterprise schemes, works with the Cranfield Trust helping leaders of charities, and volunteers for Founder4Schools, helping school children with interview skills and career choices.

He completed the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme in 2018, and in 2022 was shortlisted as Business Leader of the Year and delighted to help ISL become certified as a UK Best Workplace again.