Business Insights

Business leaders and entrepreneurs share with Brooklands key insights for success - Click on the name to read their insight.

PY Gerbeau

PY is CEO of X-Leisure, the largest leisure group in the UK. He serves as Professor of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Rescue at London Business School and Imperial College.

Having honed his skills as Vice President, Operations at Disneyland Paris, PY famously became Chief Executive of The Dome in February 2000.  He achieved a great deal with the much maligned government-built attraction, generating over six million visitors.

Simon Woodroffe OBE

After leaving school at 16, Simon spent almost 30 years in the entertainment business. Through the 1970s and 80s his production companies, based in London and Los Angeles, designed rock 'n' roll stages for artists like Rod Stewart, The Moody Blues and Stevie Wonder and events like Live Aid.

In 1997, Simon founded YO! Sushi, a conveyor belt sushi bar. The concept was to make eating a complete entertainment experience and featured call buttons, robot drinks trolleys and Japanese TV

In 2001 he was awarded the accolade of Best Venue at the Retailer of the Year Awards. In recognition for his contribution to hospitality, Simon was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2006.