Gary Turner on taking Xero from £56K to £150M

Gary has always had a visionary approach to business, which is why he left Microsoft to take on Xero, who at the time he was approached to come on board, had just £56k in UK revenue and three UK employees, but is now worth over $10BN. 

 

Gary immediately recognised that Xero’s cloud account offering was the way forward. Xero is now a leader in cloud accounting across New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom (3.5 million+ subscribers / 180+ countries). Today, Gary continues to serve as a non-executive director at the Xero subsidiary, Planday alongside developing his new company, Everscale where he is on a mission, to guide and inspire businesses about what he learned about high growth and leadership. 

 

Hear the first part of his inspirational story here; how his passion for working in, and helping others in business began when he saw his own father’s small business struggle, which led to the breakdown of his parent’s marriage and the repossession of his childhood home. And how always looking ahead to what’s coming next in business has helped him get to where he is today.  

 

More information on Everscale can be found at: https://newsletter.everscale.uk/about 

 

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