A bit about Cat Cat built the Your Man With A Van franchise with Dan from the ground up. What started as a single van and a straightforward promise – do the job properly, treat people well – is now a franchise network of 66 branches across the UK. She’s not someone who talks about values and then runs things differently behind closed doors. The three things that shape how we operate – Best in Class, No Nonsense, Stronger Together – came from her and Dan, and you’ll see them in how the business actually runs, not just on a website page. She’s dealt with the hard stuff too. Growing a network isn’t smooth sailing. She’s made difficult calls, learned a lot the hard way, and kept going when it would’ve been easier not to. That’s the version of Cat that’s getting on that stage. So why Ideas Fest? Because it’s a room full of people who want to build something real, and Cat has something genuine to say to them. She’ll be talking about what it actually takes to grow a franchise network – not the polished version, but the honest one. What it looks like to lead a team of people who are all running their own businesses. Where the brand sits in all of that, and why getting the basics right never gets old. It’s a practical conversation from someone who’s been doing it, not advising on it from the outside. What it means for the network Every franchisee, every team member, every customer who’s left a review and recommended us to a friend – Cat’s representing all of that when she walks into that room. That’s what Stronger Together actually looks like.