Jacyn Heavens
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Born | Gorleston, Norfolk, England | June 7, 1983
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Serial Entrepreneur and CEO |
Notable work | Founding Epos Now |
Jacyn Heavens (born June 7, 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.
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]
Since November 2017 Heavens has been the University of East Anglia's first Entrepreneur in Residence.[9]
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.[10]
Heavens was announced as the Entrepreneur of the Year in the BOC Brilliance in Business Awards 2016.[11]
In April 2017, Heavens was announced the East of England Institute of Directors, Director of the Year.[12]
Heavens was named a regional finalist for London and the South region in the Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2017.[13]
Heavens was named 'Cloud Entrepreneur of the Year'[14] 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.[15]
Media
As a tech industry observer across trade publications and national media.[16][17] He has also featured on television discussing the "importance of a positive corporate culture".[18]
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,[19] City AM,[20] the Daily Star,[21] and Big Hospitality.[22]
Research conducted by Heavens has been reported on by BBC,[23] the Mail Online,[24] The Sun,[25] and The Telegraph.[26]
Heavens has provided commentary related to the UK EU Referendum Result in June 2016, including an interview with the Mail on Sunday,[27] technology news website ZD Net[28] and on news outlets CNBC[29] and the BBC News.[30]
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,[31] Mail Online[32] and City AM.[33]
References
- ^ a b Richardson, Matthew. "UK Software Firm Epos Now Expands to Orlando". Biz Journal. Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ Batson, Richard. "New owners for Wayford Bridge Inn near Stalham". Great Yarmouth Mercury. Great Yarmouth Mercury. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ Bale, David. "Norwich bar set to revamp". Norwich Evening News. Evening News 24. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Growth at 350% per annum: Epos Now with support from NewVoiceMedia" (PDF). NewVoiceMedia. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Norwich Tech Firm Announces Expansion Plans". Business Weekly. News Desk. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Epos Now chief is on Norwich 'recruitment mission' and has 70 tech vacancies". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ^ "Tech Track 100". Fast Track. The Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Mr Jacyn Heavens". DueDil. DueDil Ltd. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "UEA appoints Entrepreneur in Residence - Press Release - UEA". www.uea.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ^ "Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2016". Fresh Business Thinking. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- ^ "Jacyn Heavens". www.eposnow.com. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- ^ "Winners announced for IoD East of England Director of the Year Awards | Institute of Directors | IoD". www.iod.com. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ^ "EY Regional Finalists".
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(help) - ^ "Cloud Excellence Awards 2017 - and the winners are..." computing.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
- ^ "UEA's 2018 honorary graduates named - Press Release - UEA". www.uea.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ^ 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.
- ^ BigHospitality.co.uk. "Brexit confirmed: Hospitality reacts with uncertainty and mixed views". Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ^ "Business Extra". Mustard TV. Archant. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ BigHospitality.co.uk. "Euro 2016: UK pub sales up 26% on opening weekend". BigHospitality.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "Business Live: Wednesday 1 June". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "DAILY BRIEFING: G4S falls 5%". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bosses want training to protect London's role in tech after Brexit". Retrieved 2016-06-27.
- ^ Palmer, Danny. "Tech after Brexit: What UK tech firms need to consider about life outside the EU | ZDNet". ZDNet. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Epos Now (2016-08-30), Jacyn Heavens BBC World News - Business Live, retrieved 2016-09-06
- ^ "We do like to spree beside the seaside". Retrieved 2016-08-30.
- ^ "Staycations to triple this Bank Holiday weekend". Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- ^ Washtell, Francesca. "This seaside resort benefited the most from the summer staycation boom". Retrieved 2016-08-30.