Stevie Hargreaves-Auld
Dublin/Down
Summary
I am an accomplished senior executive with over 10 years of experience in some of the fastest-growing businesses of my generation. I have led businesses through various stages of funding from seed to Series F.
From a professional sport background I am well known for being an advocate of working fast, thoroughly and, promoting a high performance mindset.
Currently, I am the Global Managing Director at The Influence Room where I have successfully grown the business from ~£30k monthly revenue to £300,000+ per month and profitability. My biggest career achievement was scaling the UK business at OYO (SoftBank portfolio) from 11 members of staff to over 1000 in less than 12 months; deploying a series F funding round of £350m within the UK.
As a passionate and decisive leader, I firmly believe in leading with transparency, integrity, and a strong sense of purpose. I am deeply committed to providing clear leadership across all functions, ensuring everyone is aligned and motivated. My teams define core business values and hire with them in mind through every stage of growth. I passionately believe that diverse teams are the most successful; cultivating an environment where everyone can bring the most authentic version of themselves to work.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
2009
2009
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Global Managing Director
The Influence Room
UK/US
07.2020 - 05.2025
- Increased total sales from ~£20,000 per month to +£350,000
- Full budget and P+L responsibility
- Grew headcount from 8-45
- Personally won the companies biggest ever account, The Hut Group at £300,000 per year with AOV at £12,500
- Established presence in the United States generating $250,000 in ARR
- Developed a people and HR strategy enabling the business to hire into core values and skillets at pace
- Restructured the business to meet break-even and profitability milestones
Managing Director
OYO (SoftBank Group)
UK
04.2019 - 07.2020
- Deployed Series F funding of £350m investment into UK market.
- Scaled multi-functional teams from 1 to over 1,000 in 10 months.
- Expanded hotel estate from zero to 125 locations, adding over 5,000 rooms.
- Defined a mass hiring strategy, achieving 75+ new starters each month.
- Designed and implemented regional commercial supply strategy for hotel acquisitions.
- Built senior leadership teams across critical functions, with 17 direct reports.
General Manager/Commercial Director
HomeTouch
London
03.2018 - 04.2019
- Developed a GTM strategy to accelerate growth in the UK and to become competitive within the health-tech space.
- Increased average margin from 20 - 32%.
- Personally won an NHS contract to generate predictable monthly revenue with a £40k baseline.
- Increased monthly billings by 50% within 3 months.
- Responsible for sales, account management, operations and ownership of HR function.
- Transitioned to web/bot support reducing inbound calls by 75%.
- 60% YoY growth via organic and owned marketing channels and no PPC.
Head of Sales + Revenue UK
Treatwell
London, England
07.2013 - 03.2018
- Recruited and trained internal and external sales teams from 1-45 in year one.
- Responsible for Salesforce integration transitioning away from spreadsheet operations.
- Acquired 400 Salons per month growing the salon estate from 2,000 to 15,000.
- Implemented a ‘City structure’ to the UK with a data first approach on potential.
- Personally designed and delivered a paid sign-up fee structure delivering an additional +£1,500,000 in year 1 – subsequently rolled out across 11 countries.
- Supported the local teams in new market entry and trained the country managers.
- Streamlined internal processes to enhance operational efficiency.
Regional Key Account Manager
ghd
North West
01.2012 - 08.2013
- Responsible for growth and retention of the top 10% of salons in the UK's highest performing regions.
- Acquired new salons in key areas via prospecting and referrals.
- Analysis of sales trends to determine opportunities.
- Provide direction and support for local account managers.
- Present product ranges at local and national account level.
- Negotiate and close sales at local and national level.
Senior Business Development Consultant
Just-Eat.co.uk
North West, Kent
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Responsible for developing new business in the hardest territory in the UK (M4 corridor).
- Achieved an average of 121% of my target each month.
- Committed to unsociable hours to ensure productivity – often pitching in restaurants past midnight.
- Developing and maintaining strong relationships with local business owners for referrals.
- Negotiating prices and closing sales.
- Completing and assisting with the sales training of the sales team.
Education
LLB - Law
Nottingham Trent University
NottinghamSkills
- Sales and growth (onmichannel)
- Advanced emotional intelligence
- Dynamic decision making
- Financial Forecasting
- PR and Media communication
- Recruitment and retention strategy
- Investor relations
- Change management
- Internationalisation
- Leadership development and coaching
- Multi-market management
- Commercial strategy for scale
- Budgeting and forecasting
Accomplishments
- Ambassador for a mental health charity
- Represented my country at under 14-18 level in football
- Played at Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Reading FC academies
Affiliations
- Mental Health Ambassador
- Sport and fitness (ex professional football player having played internationally).
Timeline
Global Managing Director
The Influence Room
07.2020 - 05.2025
Managing Director
OYO (SoftBank Group)
04.2019 - 07.2020
General Manager/Commercial Director
HomeTouch
03.2018 - 04.2019
Head of Sales + Revenue UK
Treatwell
07.2013 - 03.2018
Regional Key Account Manager
ghd
01.2012 - 08.2013
Senior Business Development Consultant
Just-Eat.co.uk
01.2010 - 01.2012
LLB - Law
Nottingham Trent University
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