{"id":2586,"date":"2020-02-18T17:37:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T17:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contentguru.builtbytoast.uk\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=2586"},"modified":"2025-07-24T09:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T09:04:32","slug":"martin-taylor-co-founder-and-deputy-ceo-of-content-guru-is-named-among-uk-s-top-50-most-ambitious-business-leaders","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.contentguru.com\/en-gb\/resources\/news\/martin-taylor-co-founder-and-deputy-ceo-of-content-guru-is-named-among-uk-s-top-50-most-ambitious-business-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Taylor Named Among UK\u2019s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n    <section class=\"block-resource-hero toast-block no-margin no-padding\"> \n\n        \n\n\n    <div class=\"resource-hero\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                                                <div class=\"resource-type\">News<\/div>\n                                <h1>Martin Taylor Named Among UK\u2019s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders<\/h1>\n                <div class=\"publish-date\">Published: February 18th 2020<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n    <section class=\"block-columns toast-block no-margin padding-both\"> \n\n        \n\n\n<div class=\"columns-area\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                                <div class=\"main-column-grid grid\" style=\"grid-template-columns:repeat(1, 1fr)\">\n                                    <div class=\"col \">\n                        <p>Martin Taylor, Co-Founder and Deputy CEO of Content Guru, a global leader in cloud contact center technology, has been named as one of LDC\u2019s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2020.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-options\" data-node-view-wrapper=\"\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"11570465\" class=\"\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/a.storyblok.com\/f\/152969\/612x344\/b18142b8e9\/ldc-top-50_mht.png\" alt=\"Martin Taylor named among UK's top 50 most ambitious business leaders\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"sb-group-button base-group-actions-buttons base-group-actions-buttons--visible image-options__group-actions base-group-actions-buttons base-group-actions-buttons--visible image-options__group-actions\" role=\"group\" data-testid=\"base-group-actions-buttons\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img class=\"ProseMirror-separator\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now in its third year, this prestigious UK-based program, which is supported by The Daily Telegraph national newspaper, celebrates the inspiring leaders behind some of Britain\u2019s most successful and fast-growing mid-sized firms.<\/p>\n<p>This year, there were more than 350 nominations for the program. Those profiled hail from every corner of the UK, operate across a multitude of industries, employ more than 5,250 people and collectively contribute more than \u00a31bn to the UK economy.<\/p>\n<p>A pioneer in cloud communications, Martin has been active in growing Redwood Technologies Group around the world, since co-founding up its first company in the UK at the age of 22. Martin continues his hands-on approach at Content Guru, the group\u2019s award-winning provider of Contact Centre as a Service (CCaaS) technology that services hundreds of organizations across the world. An elected council member of the Confederation of British Industry, Martin is a regular guest lecturer on strategy and entrepreneurship at the business school of King\u2019s College London, his alma mater.<\/p>\n<p>Martin commented:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI am delighted to be named one of LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders 2020. Content Guru has grown exponentially since its inception in 2005, and in spite of the COVID-19 crisis, 2020 has been another year of success. The team at Content Guru has worked incredibly hard throughout the pandemic to keep our customers\u2019 mission-critical communications services running effectively and efficiently. Our\u00a0<strong>storm<span class=\"ProseMirror__styled\" title=\"superscript\" data-mark-styled-class=\"superscript\"><sub>\u00ae<\/sub><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>cloud solution has helped many hundreds of organizations including the UK\u2019s National Health Service (NHS) and leading US technology firm, Cognosante. I\u2019m incredibly proud of our work during these difficult times, and I\u2019m pleased to be recognized as part of the LDC Top 50.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>John Garner of LDC added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe UK has a long-standing reputation for its entrepreneurial endeavor, but there has never been a more important time to recognize or back ambition in British business. The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders aims to do just that. All of the inspiring leaders featured in our Top 50 this year have driven their business forward during a period of adversity, whether by expanding internationally, delivering real innovation, showcasing resilience or making a difference in their communities. They all deserve their place and I look forward to seeing their continued success.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LDC is the UK\u2019s leading mid-market private equity firm. Backed by Lloyds Banking Group, LDC is committed to investing \u00a31.2bn over the next three years to support the ambitions of management teams leading mid-market businesses across the UK.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    \n    <\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martin Taylor has been announced as featuring in the LDC list of Top 50 most ambitious business leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1492,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"inline_featured_image":false},"resource_industry":[],"resource_topic":[],"resource_type":[47],"resource_folder":[75],"class_list":["post-2586","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","resource_type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Martin Taylor Named Among UK\u2019s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders - 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