PEOPLE WHO REFLECT THE VISION: STRAIGHT TALKING, ENTREPRENEURIAL AND FOCUSED ON PRACTICAL RESULTS.
BSF people are selected to mirror our ethos. We aim to bring entrepreneurial solutions to our clients in a hands-on, practical, well thought through way. All with an urgency that reflects the need for fast results, where getting it right matters and people care passionately.
We believe our team can deliver this vision and get results. Why? Because they are unique and are in fact a little split-personality. By this we mean that each member of our team has been classically trained working for industry leading, cutting-edge organisations but they have also crucially done the hard yards deep in the trenches of start-ups where getting it wrong means company failure.
This means we are very comfortable working in a serviced office bulldozing through problems a start-up is facing in the morning and then “suiting-up” in the afternoon to take on the latest city hotshot to talk funding or negotiating a business sale.
Straight talking and entrepreneurial, we have been exactly where you are.
Brad Rosser - Founder
A well known entrepreneur in both Britain and Australia, Brad’s background epitomises the BSF vision.
After gaining a first in accounting and finance at the university of Western Australia and winning the prestigious Hackett Studentship, Brad graduated with an MBA with distinction from Cornell University, a US Ivy League school.
Then at just 24, Brad began working alongside Australiaʼs then most successful entrepreneur Alan Bond, and one of the nationʼs best dealmakers in Peter Beckwith. After leaving Bond Corporation, Brad joined the London office of McKinsey & Co., the worldʼs most prestigious management consultancy.
Brad then became a part of the inner sanctum at Virgin as Sir Richard Branson’s Corporate Development Director, with responsibility for all new start-ups. This was a pivotal time for Virgin as it embarked on an aggressive campaign to enter new industries including Virgin Direct, Virgin Active, Virgin Vie and Virgin Clothes.
On his way to becoming a serial entrepreneur with businesses including property, financial services, online retail and customer reward programs, Brad also helped Unilever to launch Unilever Ventures, its first ever start up incubator.
Simon Pinson - Founder
Classically trained with the right mix of corporate, start up and entrepreneurial flair, Simon is another straight talking rock of BSF.
Simon holds both Bachelor of Commerce (Finance / Accounting) and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of New South Wales (Australia). Simon also holds a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Finance from the Australian Securities Institute.
On leaving university, Simon joined the global management consultancy A.T. Kearney as a member of their Strategy and Financial Institutions Groups. Simon worked on projects with some of the worldʼs leading Banks, Insurance, Mining, and Telecommunications companies in Australia, Brazil, Singapore and the USA.
After 5 years with A.T. Kearney, Simon moved to London to pursue his passion for working with start-ups and spent the next 8 years helping start-ups to launch successfully, grow profitably, and prepare for sale. Businesses included property investment, financial services, online retail, and training and development. The businesses were located in the UK, Europe, USA, and Asia.