Lord Ian Franklin of Hawnes is an Entrepreneur & Philanthropist, HNW/UHNW/Billionaire space international expert & connector, previous ‘CEO of the Year – 2020’, former ‘Spear’s 500’ top-end headhunter/talent strategist, LinkedIn Adviser, Speaker and Founder & Chairman of Lordian Ltd.

He spent 40 years of his career as a specialist head-hunter for the global wealth, investment banking and family office sectors having been based in London, Yorkshire, Geneva & New York before retiring from that Profession in early 2022.

In parallel to his headhunting career, after building two recruitment businesses for two high profile Entrepreneurs, Ian established his own first Business in the City of London strategically at the early part of the recession in 2007/8 and has built several Companies since.

Ian formed Lordian Ltd, in January 2022, a ‘parent’ Company for Linkedin; Making Connections Work, which is a modularised mentoring/training program with his Partner, a speakers sourcing agency, an exclusive events management service and a space for online entrepreneur interviews.

Ian is also a Co-Founder of Lordian Creative which when launched during the Summer of 2023, will be a ‘platform’ for a selection of people who run their own businesses within the creative sector and he is also the Founder of Lordian-SPL; a service for procurement & supply of ‘high-ticket’ assets for the (U)HNW communities.

He is also a Co-Patron of The Vana Trust Charity and a Trustee of two other charities.

What an absolute honour to interview this amazing man, not only incredibly successful in anything he put his mind into, but also a beautiful human being. There is a huge amount of inspiration in this episode.

Enjoy the show.

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