The whole team have seen first hand that their ability to help clients secure R&D money creates new jobs, eases cashflow, allows business owners to be less worried about paying the wage bill each month, afford that piece of machinery they so desperately need etc but that’s not enough for Susie. She also spends much of her free time supporting other initiatives close to her heart.
In 2017 Susie wrote and published
FoodTech UK to make a case for the UK as the centre for foodtech innovation and
to attract inward investment. She set up the FoodTech Group within the highly
respected Tech London Advocates volunteer organisation. She is currently working with the following in a voluntary capacity . . .
• Director and Chair of
Locate in Kent, the county's official investment agency for companies looking to expand or relocate to Kent.
• Director and Chair of
Produced in Kent, to support small food producers and growers through COVID-19 and to promote local food and drink.
• A
Kent Ambassador, to promote all things Kent and to support local communities and business people in the county.
• Deputy Lieutenant of Kent to support the
Lord Lieutenant in her role as the official representative of His Majesty The King in Kent.
• Member of
The Kent and Medway Investment Advisory Board offering grant, public loan or equity assistance to businesses in Kent, Medway and Thurrock
• Member of
The Good Food Fund investment committee, working with Guys and St. Thomas’ Charity to fund innovative food businesses to reduce childhood obesity
• Member of
Angels@Essex Investment Panel (University of Essex Business Angel network
• Director and Chair of Produced in Kent .
• Shareholder and board advisor to
ForwardFooding (foodtech data experts and publishers of the annual world FoodTech500).
• Board advisor to
FoodSquared (developers of alternative proteins).
• Official Ambassador for
Mercato Metropolitano, London's first sustainable community market and advocates for ethical food production.
• Founder and CEO of the FoodTalk Group which owns the weekly podcast
The FoodTalk Show and the TechTalk and ArtTalk gallery brands.
In addition, in 2016 Susie set up
Breakthrough Women with Deborah Turner, a biannual event for businesswomen.