Gary Turner advises, guides and invests in technology start-ups and scale-ups in the UK and internationally. As an operator, he co-founded and led the growth of Xero in the UK from 2009 to 2021 and was a member of Xero's global leadership team for 12 years. Xero is a multi-award-winning cloud accounting platform with more than 3 million paying subscribers. He led Xero's UK business from £56k of revenue in its first year to over £150 million (USD$185m) and more than 850,000 business subscribers. He also guided Xero's successful market entry and growth in South Africa.   About The Global Discussion: The podcast features carefully curated guests from an exciting cross-section of creatives, leaders, and thinkers. New episodes are available on Apple, Google, and Spotify podcasts and several leading podcast platforms. You can listen to and watch the episodes on our dedicated YouTube channel and the website. To learn more about The Global Discussion, please visit: https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Audio: Spotify | Google | Apple Video: YouTube | Website Social Media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn