19 May 2026 - Paul Cadman

Birmingham entrepreneur · Group CEO · Professor of entrepreneurship

paul.cadman@onethousandtradesgroup.co.uk

Professor · Entrepreneur

About

From Bordesley Green to the boardroom

How a Birmingham market trader with dyslexia became a CEO and professor.

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About Paul

About Paul

His story, values and milestones

Academic

Teaching and research at two universities

Awards and honours

Awards and fellowships, listed by year

Testimonials

What colleagues and partners say

Recognition

Non-Executive Director of the Year

The Institute of Directors gave Paul this award in September 2023.

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Work

Business

One Thousand Trades Group

The Birmingham group Paul leads as CEO

Employment and skills

Helping people in the region into work

Board roles

Non-executive, chair and advisory roles

Events and innovation

Life Sciences Week

Events for the region’s health sector

Defence Procurement Conference

Helping SMEs into defence supply chains

AI and innovation

The Innovation Awards, tech and health

Work with Paul

Partnerships, speaking and board roles

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Paul Cadman seated at a meeting table in an office

When your team has delivered, and it’s time to step up again

adminturtle
19 May 2026
2 min read

Moving from operational delivery to organisational excellence, and why no leader advances alone.

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