John Gyngell

John Gyngell is the founder of North Bar, co-founder of North Brewing Co, a board member at LeedsBID and founder of Hexagon Strategy. Over the past three decades, John has built, scaled and led businesses through periods of growth, economic uncertainty and industry change. His experience spans strategy, governance, operational leadership, property, fundraising and multi-site business development. Today, John works with founders and leadership teams on strategy, growth and governance, and is passionate about honest conversations around leadership, decision-making and entrepreneurship, believing that the greatest lessons rarely come from success alone, but from navigating uncertainty and making difficult decisions when there are no perfect answers.