Tempting Ventures

Abigail Robery serves as Group Finance Manager at Tempting Ventures, where she leads the finance team overseeing financial operations across the organization and its portfolio companies. Her responsibilities include management information production, HMRC reporting, and implementing finance processes across portfolio entities. She has over 10 years of experience in management, finance, and operations.

Clare Bryant is Operations Manager at Birkby Bridge, where she leads a team of Operational Executives across the portfolio managing operations, process, HR, company secretarial, and corporate governance functions. She supports the CEO in managing the investment process and onboarding new portfolio companies. Bryant has 15 years of experience in recruitment operations.

Rob Quirk is the founder of Birkby Bridge, a fractional CMO service focused on the recruitment and executive search sectors. He has previously led marketing functions and brand development at executive search and recruitment firms, with an emphasis on integrating marketing strategy with sales operations and CRM systems. His firm provides marketing strategy and execution services to staffing, recruitment, and executive search companies.

Adam Aziz is Managing Partner at Ascott Blake, a firm providing outsourced back office and financial services to recruitment businesses. Previously, he served as Finance Director of a recruitment business that grew to over £100 million in valuation before sale. He advises recruitment business owners on profitability optimization, cash flow forecasting, operational structure, and exit planning, and has provided advisory services on over 20 recruitment sector transactions.