Jacyn Heavens

Jacyn Heavens
Born (1983-06-07) June 7, 1983
Gorleston, Norfolk, England
Nationality British
Occupation Serial Entrepreneur and CEO
Notable work Founding Epos Now

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

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 with £85,000 of his own money,[5] over 5 years he has been able to grow the business to a valuation of over $90 million in 2016.[6] Epos Now has over 350 employees throughout the UK and the US,[1] with over 30,000 businesses using the software.[7]

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

Press

Heavens has been featured in local and national press discussing his business ventures.[5][7][9][10][11] He has also featured on television discussing the "importance of a positive corporate culture".[12] Heavens acts as an industry commentator across trade publications and national media.[13][14]

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,[15] City AM,[16] the Daily Star,[17] and Big Hospitality.[18]

Research conducted by Heavens has been reported on by BBC,[19] the Mail Online,[20] The Sun,[21] and The Telegraph.[22]

Heavens has provided commentary related to the UK EU Referendum Result in June 2016, including an interview with the Mail on Sunday,[23] technology news website ZD Net[24] and on news outlets CNBC[25] and the BBC News.[26]

Heavens commented on increases in revenue experienced by British retail and hospitality businesses during summer 2016, following the referendum. This "staycationing" trend was commented in The Times,[27] Mail Online[28] and City AM.[29]

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Norwich Tech Firm Announces Expansion Plans". Business Weekly. News Desk. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Epos Now chief is on Norwich 'recruitment mission' and has 70 tech vacancies". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  7. 1 2 "Tech Track 100". Fast Track. The Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Mr Jacyn Heavens". DueDil. DueDil Ltd. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Woods, Ben. "Exceptional growth pinpoints Norwich firms Epos Now and ServiceTick as tech-sector leaders". EDP 24. Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Spence, Roseanna (September 2015). "Casual Dining Magazine". Tech Takeover. H20 Publishing.
  11. ↑ "Ask the expert Q&A". Equestrian Business Trade Publication. April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Business Extra". Mustard TV. Archant. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ BigHospitality.co.uk. "Brexit confirmed: Hospitality reacts with uncertainty and mixed views". Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ "Euro 2016: Landlords cash in as footie fans flock to pubs for England and Wales matches". Dailystar.co.uk. 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  18. ↑ BigHospitality.co.uk. "Euro 2016: UK pub sales up 26% on opening weekend". BigHospitality.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  19. ↑ "Business Live: Wednesday 1 June". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  20. ↑ "DAILY BRIEFING: G4S falls 5%". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  21. ↑ "The England-Wales game added £5 million to the UK economy in beer sales alone - The Sun Dream Team FC". The Sun Dream Team FC. 2016-06-17. 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. ↑ "Bosses want training to protect London's role in tech after Brexit". Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  24. ↑ Palmer, Danny. "Tech after Brexit: What UK tech firms need to consider about life outside the EU | ZDNet". ZDNet. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  25. ↑ 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.
  26. ↑ Epos Now (2016-08-30), Jacyn Heavens BBC World News - Business Live, retrieved 2016-09-06
  27. ↑ "We do like to spree beside the seaside". Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  28. ↑ "Staycations to triple this Bank Holiday weekend". Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  29. ↑ Washtell, Francesca. "This seaside resort benefited the most from the summer staycation boom". Retrieved 2016-08-30.
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