Jacyn Heavens

Jacyn Heavens (born 7 June 1983) is the owner, founder and CEO of Epos Now, a global electronic point of sale company with offices in both the UK and the United States,[1] and a media commentator for retail, hospitality and tech industry trends.

Jacyn Heavens
Born (1983-06-07) 7 June 1983
Gorleston, Norfolk, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationSerial Entrepreneur and CEO
Notable work
Founding Epos Now

Early life and education

Heavens was born to Karen and Barry Heavens in James Paget Hospital in Gorleston, Norfolk, England on 7 June 1983. He attended Thorpe St Andrew School, and he continued his studies at Cawston College in Cawston, Norfolk, England.[2]

Career

Heavens worked in sales including insurance, advertising and technology. He later specialised in the telecommunications industry before moving into the hospitality industry to launch his own bar and restaurant.[3] Heavens searched for a POS system that would suit his business and identified a gap in the market and began to develop his own software.[4]

Heavens started Epos Now and was able to grow his business to a valuation of over $90 million in 2016.[5] Epos Now has over 350 employees throughout the UK and the US,[1] with over 30,000 businesses using the software.[6]

Heavens is the founder and CEO of Sentinel Asset Finance, Sentinel Property Management and Blue House Investments.[7]

Since November 2017 Heavens has been the University of East Anglia's first Entrepreneur in Residence.[8]

Awards

In November 2016, Heavens was named Great British Retail Entrepreneur of the Year, a title awarded to him by Natwest's Great British Entrepreneur Awards.[9]

Heavens was announced as the Entrepreneur of the Year in the BOC Brilliance in Business Awards 2016.[10]

In April 2017, Heavens was announced the East of England Institute of Directors, Director of the Year.[11]

Heavens was named a regional finalist for London and the South region in the Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2017.[12]

Heavens was named 'Cloud Entrepreneur of the Year'[13] in Computing' Cloud Excellence Awards 2017.

In May 2018 it was announced that the University of East Anglia were awarding Heavens an honorary doctorate of science in the July 2018 graduation ceremony.[14]

Media

As a tech industry observer across trade publications and national media.[15][16] He has also featured on television discussing the "importance of a positive corporate culture".[17]

Coverage of sales spikes in the UK publican trade featured in the press during the Euro 2016 tournament. Heavens was invited to commentate in The Spectator,[18] City AM,[19] and Big Hospitality.[20]

Research conducted by Heavens has been reported on by BBC,[21] and The Telegraph.[22]

Heavens has provided commentary related to the UK EU Referendum Result in June 2016, including technology news website ZD Net[23] and on news outlets CNBC[24] and the BBC News.[25]

Heavens discussed the increases in revenue experienced by British retail and hospitality businesses during summer 2016, following the referendum. This "staycationing" trend was mentioned in The Times,[26] and City AM.[27]

References

  1. Richardson, Matthew. "UK Software Firm Epos Now Expands to Orlando". Biz Journal. Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. Batson, Richard. "New owners for Wayford Bridge Inn near Stalham". Great Yarmouth Mercury. Great Yarmouth Mercury. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. Bale, David. "Norwich bar set to revamp". Norwich Evening News. Evening News 24. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. "Growth at 350% per annum: Epos Now with support from NewVoiceMedia" (PDF). NewVoiceMedia. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  5. "Epos Now chief is on Norwich 'recruitment mission' and has 70 tech vacancies". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  6. "Tech Track 100". Fast Track. The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  7. "Mr Jacyn Heavens". DueDil. DueDil Ltd. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  8. "UEA appoints Entrepreneur in Residence - Press Release - UEA". www.uea.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  9. "Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2016". Fresh Business Thinking. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  10. "Jacyn Heavens". www.eposnow.com. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  11. "Winners announced for IoD East of England Director of the Year Awards | Institute of Directors | IoD". www.iod.com. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  12. "EY Regional Finalists".
  13. "Cloud Excellence Awards 2017 - and the winners are..." computing.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  14. "UEA's 2018 honorary graduates named - Press Release - UEA". www.uea.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  15. Campbell, Scott (2016-09-05). "Man buys Ferrari at 24 and is worth £17 MILLION – here's how he did it". Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  16. BigHospitality.co.uk. "Brexit confirmed: Hospitality reacts with uncertainty and mixed views". Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  17. "Business Extra". Mustard TV. Archant. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  18. "Energy hikes, tax bills and a surge in pub revenues thanks to Euro 2016 | Coffee House". Coffee House. 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  19. Washtell, Francesca (2016-06-13). "Euro 2016 provided a much-needed boost for UK pubs over opening weekend". www.cityam.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  20. BigHospitality.co.uk. "Euro 2016: UK pub sales up 26% on opening weekend". BigHospitality.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  21. "Business Live: Wednesday 1 June". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  22. "Bookies prepare for one of the biggest weeks of the year as Euro 2016 looks set to smash records". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  23. Palmer, Danny. "Tech after Brexit: What UK tech firms need to consider about life outside the EU | ZDNet". ZDNet. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  24. Acton, Gemma (2016-11-08). "Toblerone changes triangles on its chocolate bars in the UK, but denies it's down to Brexit". CNBC. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  25. Epos Now (2016-08-30), Jacyn Heavens BBC World News - Business Live, retrieved 2016-09-06
  26. "We do like to spree beside the seaside". Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  27. Washtell, Francesca. "This seaside resort benefited the most from the summer staycation boom". Retrieved 2016-08-30.
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