BREWED October 2014 | Page 45

Young Companies Are you an aspiring entrepreneur? Or interested in setting up your own company? Take some inspiration from these two companies, founded by young ambitious individuals. OUTSIDE mADE Could you ever imagine yourself going door-to-door selling horse manure in some of the richest parts of London? Yes, literally selling shit. Well that’s how Rob Symes’ grandfather started out. So coming from a family of hardworking salesmen, Rob was determined to succeed. At the age of 22 he set up his own recruitment business, ‘Campbell Black’. He worked from his bedroom and wanted to make a change. Selling ho horse manure was not his motivation, instead he was focussed on finding the best candidates for companies to employ. He now is CEO of ‘The Outside View’ and the idea behind it is the fact that we need statistical analytics to find the most suitable people for the right jobs. The company sells software to businesses that can prov