Meet the experts behind Capitalise content

Our articles, guides, and insights are created by experienced writers, financial specialists, and industry experts who understand the challenges facing UK businesses. Explore our authors to learn more about their expertise and discover the content they’ve contributed to across Capitalise.

  • Paul Surtees

    Paul Surtees is CEO and Co-founder at Capitalise. A former investor and mentor, he founded Capitalise to make business finance more accessible and transparent.

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  • Hacina Smaini

    Hacina is the Head of the marketing department, she looks after direct acquisition of businesses as well as customer retention, re-engagement and providing marketing support for the accountants.

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  • Jack Johnson

    Jack Johnson is Head of Product at Capitalise, with a background in accountancy and a passion for building user-focused digital products that solve real-world problems.

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  • Nick Richardson

    As Head of Funding at Capitalise, Nick uses industry expertise to help support our partners and their clients with access to funding.

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  • Phoebe Price

    Phoebe is a Senior Digital Marketing Manager at Capitalise, with a strong focus on content writing. Her expertise lies in turning complex financial topics into clear, useful advice for small business owners.

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  • Toby Ishmael

    Toby is a Senior Partnership Manager at Capitalise. He focuses on helping accounting firms unlock growth opportunities for their small business clients through Capitalise’s suite of financial health tools, insights, and funding solutions.

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  • Kirsty McGregor

    Kirsty McGregor is the Founder of The Corporate Finance Network and Accountant-in-Residence at Capitalise. A chartered accountant and award-winning SME Corporate Financier, Kirsty is also a speaker, trainer, and frequent media commentator.

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  • George Corrigan

    George is a Senior Funding Specialist at Capitalise with over eight years of experience in business finance. He uses his expertise to help companies secure the most suitable funding solutions for their goals and growth plans.

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  • Ollie Maitland

    Ollie is a serial tech start-up product lead and has worked alongside VCs, technologists, service design experts & business minds to build market leading digital products in start-ups to multi-nationals.

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