Ian Small is a Company leader, technology exec, board member, advisor, mentor at Squint. He possess expertise in start ups, product management, enterprise software, cloud computing, business development and 29 more skills. He is proficient in French. Colleagues describe him as "Ian is an inspirational CEO ,Ian has a unique combination of leadership, understanding of business , product and technology combined with amazing interpersonal relationship that enable him to take any company to outstanding results.
During my work with Ian both as a peer and later as his direct report I have seen Ian drive a number of companies at different stages and different sizes to success, I have seen Ian build a strategy for a small startup , a mid size company and a Telco giant.
I have seen Ian successfully manage truly global companies that included employees and managers from different countries and cultures such as Spanish , Israeli and Americans ( not a simple combination I must say … )
Ian is a leader that knows to look at the facts and data and together with his team build a strategy and execute on it.
I would say that Ian is one the people that impacted my thinking and management style the most, I have learned a great deal from our work together , I enjoyed every time we had to think together or when Ian challenged my thinking.
I would say that any company should want a CEO like Ian , I would definitely would want to work with Ian again, it’s a privilege to work with a person and pro like Ian.", "Ian's superb leadership was a breath of fresh air at Telefonica. Ian is one of those rare individuals who has the ability to develop, clearly communicate and live his strategic vision for his businesses while also being able to add value by getting into the detail with his teams where needed. He always gets the balance right between empowering and challenging his teams to achieve more than they thought possible while still providing the support that they need when they need it. He is culturally aware and hugely experienced internationally and it was an absolute pleasure to work with him. He welcomes ideas from all corners (including from lawyers!) and develops an internal culture that ensures the best ideas win. I worked with Ian across a wide spectrum of projects including M&A, investments, new product development, regulatory issues and major commercial deals and joint ventures. Ian's agile mind was comfortable on all of these topics and after working with him for a number of years I fully suspect he is a polymath. However, this intellectual and analytical excellence is combined with other traits that all the best leaders have, most notably that he is authentic, honest and cares deeply about the people that work for him and fights for them - which ultimately leads to success for the business. Ian would be a huge asset to any organisation.", and "I am lucky enough to have Ian as my mentor.
I chose Ian because he cares, listens and above all else asks questions that allows me to draw the conclusions I need to make. He is open, trusting, authentic and even with a schedule that is as mad as his, always has time for me.
Ian has the most amount of curiosity I have ever experienced in a person and uses it to really get to understand the person in front of him. Thank you!"
Listed skills include Start Ups, Product Management, Enterprise Software, Cloud Computing, and 30 others.