April 30, 2026
Episode 23: Building a £1bn business from scratch
The Story behind the deal with guest Mia Drennan, founder and CEO of GLAS.
Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, as they sit down with Mia Drennan, Founder & CEO of GLAS.
In this episode, Mia Drennan discusses:
- Growing GLAS from £6k loan to a £1bn+ business
- How her gender grounded her hopes of being a fighter pilot
- Working as a holiday rep in Corfu
- Exiting her first business Square Mile Connections
- How it took 400 meetings to secure her first deal for GLAS
- Expanding into 10 countries; 14 cities and 4 continents
- Securing c£1bn investment from Oakley Capital and La Caisse
- Being one of only a handful of female founders of a £1bn+ business