Businesswoman Sarah Willingham is best known as a former Dragon on Dragons' Den and for being an entrepreneur, investor and consumer champion. Widely known for managing high-street restaurants such as Chessageed Delights, Planet Hollywood and Pizza Express and as the owner of The Bombay Cycle Club, such businesses became a huge success under Sarah’s impeccable management. Having created the largest Indian chain in the UK and increased its number of venues from 6 to 17, Sarah is now booked as a speaker for corporate events to share her business expertise.
After selling shares in The Bombay Cycle Club, Sarah became a board member on which she oversaw 50 restaurants. Solidifying her reputation as a business manager, Sarah then went on to co-found Nutrahealth. Nutrahealth was immensely successful, obtaining several other vitamin and mineral supplements businesses before Sarah sold her shares. Sarah is also the co-founder and investor in the London Cocktail Club, which has since gone from strength to strength and hosts several venues in locations such as Great Portland Street and Bristol. She has also since launched letssavemoney, a money management scheme, and starred as a restaurant inspector on The Restaurant.
Other prominent roles of Sarah's include starring as an independent investor on Cooks to Market and a Dragon on Dragon’s Den. On Dragons' Den, Sarah made countless investments that today are highly successful businesses, such as the Craft Gin Club and Love Me Beauty. Throughout her career, Sarah has been recognised in the 35 Most Successful Women Under 35 lists by both Management Today and The Sunday Times and The Sunday Times 500 Most Influential People in Britain list. She has also been recognised as the American Express Spokesperson for Small Business Saturday 2013 and in the Courvoisier Top 500. Sarah has also claimed honorary doctorates from Cranfield University, Oxford Brookes University and Staffordshire University.
As a speaker, Sarah is sought to share her journey of food retail management and how she spearheaded thriving businesses. From cocktail clubs to Indian restaurants, Sarah has led countless businesses to success and delivers to corporate clients the lessons she learnt in the process. An ideal business speaker for a range of corporate events, Sarah Willingham is an inspiring figure to budding entrepreneurs.
