Rory Becomes Honorary Graduate of Science From Teesside University
Rory receives Doctorate of Science from Teesside University At a ceremony today, Wednesday 20th July, within the grounds of Teesside University we are immensely proud to say Wingman’s Director, Rory Underwood MBE [...]
Celebrating 15 Years of Business
Viper Innovations Celebrate 15 Years of Business Wingman were back with the Viper team, but this time in the beautiful setting of The Aldwick Estate for their company conference to celebrate employees [...]
Team Lincolnshire – Health & Wellbeing Event
Team Lincolnshire - Health & Wellbeing Event The Active Partnerships: Driving Community Growth and Economic Prosperity event took place at the end of June where Wingman’s Rory Underwood was honoured to be [...]
Viper Innovations Team Alignment Residential Event
Viper Innovations Team Alignment Residential Event Wingman were back down in Wales, this time putting Viper Innovations through their paces, for another Team Alignments Residential Event. Vipers Innovations provides electrical monitoring and [...]
Wolseley Infrastructure Team Alignment Residential Event
Wolseley Infrastructure Team Alignment Residential Event A busy June started with a trip to the Forest of Dean to deliver our Team Alignment Residential event for Wolseley Infrastructure. Wingman have been working [...]
Wingman appoint Jennie Holland PR
Jennie Holland PR appointed Wingman's PR agency. We are pleased to announce Wingman’s PR agency is Jennie Holland PR. Jennie and her team, who are based in Nottingham, will handle and PR [...]
Liverpool Business Breakfast 2022
Our first Business breakfast of 2022, held in Liverpool, was held earlier this week with a great turnout. CEOs, MDs, Senior Leaders and Entrepreneurs joined Rory at Hilton Liverpool City Centre on [...]
Beck & Pollitzer Conference 2022
Beck & Pollitzer Conference 2022 As the world starts returning to its new normal, companies have been organising their annual conferences, workshops and training, the same can be said for Beck & [...]
‘Improving the Branch Customer Experience’ with Wolseley
‘Improving the Branch Customer Experience’ with Wolseley Wingman are happy to announce the pilot we ran earlier this year for Wolseley Building Services (WBS) has been given the green light to go [...]
#menopausemandate
Menopause in the workplace is a hot topic right now. Wingman, have today, joined a growing number of companies in the UK who have a menopause policy. That number of companies with [...]
RAFA Outreach 2022
RAFA Outreach 2022 Rory had the pleasure of being invited to the Royal Air Force Association Founders Day Outreach initiative at the Leicester Headquarters earlier this month. The initiative aims to help [...]
How is it the end of March?
The sun is shining which must mean it's nearly Spring? We’ve had some positive meetings already this year as businesses and employees are getting back into the office and finding their new [...]
Events 2022
Events are back for 2022! Our first online event with Rob Goddard, mentor, investor and international speaker, will take place on Thursday 28th April and is FREE to join. Rob and Rory [...]
Team Lincolnshire and Wingman
A lovely Team Lincolnshire catch-up Wingman had the pleasure of hosting Rachel Edwards, Senior Place and Investment Officer of Lincolnshire County Council and Team Lincolnshire last month. Rachel is the new lead [...]
Stamford Business Club Launches
The inaugural meeting of the Stamford Business Club. The inaugural meeting of the Stamford Business Club at William Cecil in Stamford took place last week where our Director was invited to be [...]
Institute of Directors Networking Lunch
Nottingham IoD Lunch With restrictions being eased and in-person events back on the calendar, Rory attended the Nottingham IoD members lunch on 15th February. His second time attending an IoD event since [...]
An Evening of Rugby
Rugby, Clients and Conversation Earlier this month we took a table at the Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints game at Mattioli Woods Stadium in Leicester. Along with our Senior Leadership Team, we [...]
The Circle Club Forum
Rory is Keynote Speaker for The Circle Club Forum The Circle Club invited Rory to be their keynote speaker for their November Circle Forum, held at the beautiful Priest House in Castle [...]
London Leaders Workshops
London Leaders and Wingman Collaborate for Workshops The Building Society, London, was the venue for two Business Growth workshops earlier this month in partnership with London Leaders and their CEO Rob Boll. [...]
talkSPORT talk to Rory!
talkSPORT, Veterans Railcard, Rugby, RAF and Rory Underwood Rory joined Jim White and Simon Jordan live on their talkSPORT show on Monday 15th November as part of their Veterans in Sport segment, [...]
Business Breakfast Events
Business growth, high performance and bacon butties! It was lovely to see so many faces, new and old, at our Business Breakfasts throughout the East Midlands this month. A huge thank to [...]
Wingman are Expanding
A year from moving into our new office, we're expanding! Who can remember us announcing we’d moved into an actual office in November last year? Well we’ve only gone and expanded! Since [...]
Virtual Series Complete
Our first online series of events is now finished! Following on from asking you how you’d like to interact with us, we started with a series of three online events, which led [...]
Wolseley Building Services Residential
Wolseley Building Services Residential We are really happy to have just delivered our first residential Team Alignment Event following the pandemic, with the senior managers from Wolseley Building Services, as the next step [...]
We’ve Grown!
Wingman Welcome New Business Operations Co-ordinator Some of you may have seen our social media posts a few weeks back looking to recruit a new Business Support Co-Ordinator and we are delighted [...]
It’s good to be back
Rory is out and about again with personal appearances With the government having recently eased restrictions Rory has been inundated with speaking and appearance requests which has seen him travel all over [...]
Wingman Welcome New Consultancy Manager
Wingman Welcome New Consultancy Manager Wingman have continued to grow throughout the COVID-19 disruption and we are delighted to announce the expansion of our management team with the appointment of Lea Dean [...]
We’re Hiring!
We're Hiring! Wingman are looking for a highly organised individual with previous administrative experience to join the Wingman team as a Business Support Co-Ordinator. This is a fantastic opportunity to build a career [...]
New Wingman Team Member
New Wingman Team Member As businesses are starting to find their new ‘normal’, this is no different here at Wingman. During lockdown we were made to think outside the box when it [...]
IoD Barriers to Business Growth Lunch
IoD Barriers to Business Growth Lunch Having met David Waver, Chair of the Institute of Directors (IoD) Liverpool and Managing Director of McIver Scott Consultancy last year at the BITA event in [...]
How to Recruit, Retain and Motivate Conference
How to Recruit, Retain and Motivate Conference Organised by the Sustainable Business Growth Programme at Business Lincolnshire over 75 people attended the ‘How to Recruit, Retain and Motivate Conference at Petwood Hotel [...]
InvestSK Breakfast Meeting (Bourne)
InvestSK Breakfast Meeting (Bourne) As a local business in Lincolnshire Wingman were honoured to be asked to speak at the Bourne Business Breakfast meeting where 80+ other local businesses will be in [...]
East India Club Lunch
East India Club Lunch Rory was invited to make a personal appearance at the East India Club lunch and speak to guests about his rugby career. Rory played first class rugby at [...]
Discover How To LIFT Your Business Workshop
Discover How To LIFT Your Business Workshop Organised by Business Lincolnshire Growth Hub for their Scale Up programme, the Wingman team worked with local business that match the programmes criteria on the [...]
Connect by Linea Group Launch
Connect by Linea Group Launch As one of three launch events our Director Rory Underwood MBE DL attended the first Connect by Linea Group launch event as guest speaker in the hope [...]
Ping UK Sales Team Meeting
Ping UK Sales Team Meeting The New Year started with a private event at Ping, a manufacturer of golf equipment, where Rory spoke specifically to the UK sales team. Rory spoke about [...]
Alliotts Christmas Drinks
Alliotts Christmas Drinks The last event of the year saw our Director attended Alliotts Christmas drinks hosted at The Ivy. Clients and employees from Alliotts met for drinks and canapé’s and get [...]
ICAP Charity Day
ICAP Charity Day ICAP Charity Day is one of the biggest fundraising events in the City, and is now in its 27th year. ICAP, a leading financial market operator and provider of [...]
Dubai 7s, Imagine Cruising
Dubai 7s, Imagine Cruising Rory is a familiar face at the Dubai Rugby 7s for Imagine Cruising, this year taking place at the beginning of December. Whilst at the event as Imagine [...]
The Private Office Drinks Party
The Private Office Drinks Party Having worked with The Private Office (TPO) in the past Rory was delighted to be invited as keynote speaker at their event held at No.3 at Smiths [...]
LTi Technology Solutions Conference
LTi Technology Solutions Conference A premier equipment finance solution provider all over the world LTI Technology Solutions (LTi) invited Rory to be keynote speaker at their conference held at The Waldorf Hilton. [...]
BITA Anfield Lunch
BITA Anfield Lunch Having spoken at a British Irish Trade Alliance Ltd (BITA) event some years ago, Rory was invited by Pam Moore, Non-Executive Director of BITA British Irish Trade Alliance Ltd [...]
LIBS Connect, Leading From The Front Line
LIBS Connect, Leading From The Front Line With Rory’s background in the RAF and now working with SMEs Lincoln International Business School invited Rory to MC and facilitate the event ‘What business [...]
The Risk & Security Management Forum Conference
The Risk & Security Management Forum Conference The Risk & Security Management Forum (RSMF) is a mutually supportive network of security and risk professionals from academia, business and Government organisations who share [...]
Rugby World Cup – Jersey
Rugby World Cup - Jersey With there being less than 10 games left to play in this year’s Rugby World Cup former Rugby player Kyran Bracken MBE and our own Rory Underwood [...]
EQ Connects Conference
EQ Connects Conference With guests flying in from USA, Bahamas, Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, Spain, Belgium and France to name a few the conference saw close to 100 people attend the evenings dinner [...]
Molson Management Dinner
Molson Management Dinner Having heard our Director talk at an event earlier in the year, Rory was invited to be guest speaker at Molson’s annual Management meeting. The event sees all of [...]
Rugby World Cup ‘Big Screen’ Sporting Brunch, England vs. USA
Rugby World Cup ‘Big Screen’ Sporting Brunch, England vs. USA Best known for his international rugby career including scoring a record 49 tries for England (85 caps, 1984-1996) but also for winning [...]
New College Leicester Opening
New College Leicester Opening With many ties to the city of Leicester, Rory was honoured to be asked to attend and officially open the new tennis/netball courts at New College Leicester. Along [...]
Influential Management Group Podcast
Influential Management Group Podcast Following meeting at an event earlier in the year which Rory spoke at he was asked to record a podcast with Colin Nottage from Influential Management Group. Colin [...]
Alliotts Client Lunch
Alliotts Client Lunch An informal private lunch for clients of Alliotts at the historic luxury Goring Hotel, Rory spoke to the table about his career both in the RAF and on the [...]
H-Hour Podcast
H-Hour Podcast Before the Rugby World Cup gets into full swing Rory did a podcast with Hugh Keir, a former military sniper, for his podcast H-Hour. Hugh has interviewed close over 50 [...]
Flying High With RIAT
Flying High With RIAT Director of Wingman, Rory Underwood, was invited to talk at this year's Royal International Air Tattoo Business Club in July. Throughout Rory’s record-breaking rugby career, he amassed 3000 [...]
Building a Living Legacy
Building a Living Legacy Wingman’s Director, Rory Underwood, teamed up with Founder & CEO of EvolutionCBS, Rob Goddard, and serial investor and acquirer Philip de Lisle, to form a panel in London [...]
IQ Webinar focuses on Leadership and Effective Communication
IQ Webinar focuses on Leadership and Effective Communication Thursday 25th April saw Wingman consultant Dave Moss, an experienced team development consultant, present the Institute of Quarrying’s Lunch and Learn webinar, which focused [...]
10 Years of Wingman
10 Years of Wingman Staff past and present came together on Thursday 4th April to celebrate 10 years of Wingman. Set up and run by ex-international and Lions rugby player Rory Underwood, [...]