Adèle McLay Successful Entrepreneurs Stories : Meet Martin Worner

Martin Worner
The City Secret

Successful entrepreneurship should be about success in business and life, don’t you think? That’s certainly what I help my clients achieve.

Meet Martin Worner. He’s achieved both. Until 1997, he was a City of London man, working for Morgan Stanley in various technology roles. Like many, he worked enormous hours, travelled a lot, and had a life that was out of balance. So one day he said “enough” and left, returning to Yorkshire in the UK, his childhood home.

In 2000 Martin established The City Secret, a technology business that provides innovative and bespoke software solutions to top tier banks and investment houses.

Martin managed through the usual twists and turns of a new business…. until the global financial crisis hit the world in 2007. Remember that? It’s seems a long time ago now, but you will recall its impact at the time, was HUGE and in many respects still is as countries and businesses continue to rebuild.

Martin’s business suffered during the crisis. Work in progress got cancelled. New work dried up. Clients disappeared. To save his company, Martin had to make around half his staff redundant – something that’s not easy or comfortable for anyone in business.

However, the business not only survived, it has thrived, and is on an aggressive growth path over the next few years.

This week’s interview provides a wonderful insight into how Martin was able to combine his desire for a different lifestyle with his skills and experience, and create a magnificently successful business in a very narrow and competitive niche. I hope you are inspired by Martin’s entrepreneurship journey. Enjoy!

You can listen to the original Interview with Martin Worner here:

To connect with Martin:
W: www.thecitysecret.com

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