Mike Southon

Mike Southon co-founded The Instruction Set, a training and software business which grew from three to 150 people in five years and was then acquired by Cap Gemini Ernst and Young. He then worked on two start-ups which eventually both went public. Since the first publication of The Beermat Entrepreneur he has spoken at over a thousand events all over the world and provided free, face-to-face mentoring to over 1,500 aspiring entrepreneurs. Chris West is a professional writer. His first book,...See more

Mike Southon co-founded The Instruction Set, a training and software business which grew from three to 150 people in five years and was then acquired by Cap Gemini Ernst and Young. He then worked on two start-ups which eventually both went public. Since the first publication of The Beermat Entrepreneur he has spoken at over a thousand events all over the world and provided free, face-to-face mentoring to over 1,500 aspiring entrepreneurs. Chris West is a professional writer. His first book, Journey to the Middle Kingdom, was published in 1991, and he has had over 20 books published since, in various genres. See less