Author name: Elizabeth Jenkins-Smalley

Editor In Chief at The Executive Magazine

Complex Language Drives Startup Funding Success

Research from TU Dortmund University, the University of Passau, and the Technical University of Munich reveals that entrepreneurs using sophisticated language secure significantly more investment than their peers. The study combines analysis of 547 real-world investment pitches from TechCrunch Startup Battlefield with a randomised experiment involving 240 professionals

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Ferrari’s digital transformation accelerates with ServiceNow partnership

Racing heritage meets cutting-edge technology as Ferrari deploys AI platform across global operations. The collaboration with ServiceNow, extending from pit lane to boardroom, demonstrates how traditional luxury brands adapt to modern operational demands whilst maintaining their core identity. Ferrari’s approach offers valuable insights for organisations balancing heritage with innovation

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Finance Leadership’s Gender Imbalance Persists Despite Boardroom Progress

Despite significant advances in overall boardroom representation, the finance function remains a stubborn bastion of male dominance across Britain’s largest companies. The 2025 FTSE Women Leaders Review reveals that just 22% of Finance Director roles are occupied by women. Alternative Board UK (TAB) Reports on these findings which evidence the persistent structural barriers facing women in senior financial positions

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Millionaires on the Move: UK Faces Historic HNWI Migration

According to a recent report by Henley & Partners, Britain faces an unprecedented exodus of wealthy individuals as global millionaire migration reaches record heights. The nation’s shifting tax landscape and political uncertainty have triggered the largest net outflow of HNWIs since tracking began, fundamentally altering the geography of global wealth. While traditional European financial centres struggle to retain affluent residents, emerging destinations from the Middle East to Southern Europe are capitalising on this historic redistribution of private capital

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