Boundary Club

The boundary club is Sussex cricket’s own unique networking and membership club where business meets cricket, hosted on the boundary s edge.

Julys Guest speaker was the very inspirational Floyd Steadman

Floyd was one of the first Black rugby captains and the UK’s first black headteacher in the independent sector. Steadman, a former rugby scrum-half, captained Saracens in the 1980s taking them to the brink of Glory against the Wasps. Aside from his rugby career, Floyd has also had a successful career within education, climbing the ladder.

This particular Boundary, for me, completely underpinned our core values at County Business Clubs, that every Business has a story to tell. Networking on its own is not always enough but to understand the people you are connecting with. 

I was fortunate enough to sit on a table where great conversations were happening with people I had never met. This conversation enabled us to learn a lot from each other from sharing our stories.

Our Table: Our Story

Sally Waite (Harbour Hotels) grew up where my brothers now live even though hundreds of miles from where born.

Will Farthing (Rubix) grew up down the road from where we currently live.

Paul Kendrick (Kendrick Property Services) back in the day went to roller discos with Sally and also attended at the same time. 

Stephen, Mr Taxi Man alias Skin Wig, sold eggs and bacon to Paul in London Road market.

And Dan Richards (Acumen) works for my neighbour.

This is the opening paragraph of the County Business Clubs manifesto and I believe encapsulates this event and why it is at the heart of what we do and what we believe.

All business is symbiotic in nature.

You can be inspiring your peers one day, learning from them the next.

In the end, people buy people.

That makes sharing our stories the most compelling way to connect with one another.