Gauri Talathi Lamb

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT GAURI TALATHI LAMB

19 years ago, I waved goodbye to my parents, packed 2 suitcases and flew 11,832km from India to London.Now I’m proud to call the UK “home” - for both my family and a range of fast-growing businesses I’ve built, scale and invested in over the last 20+ years.Career highlights:• Led £50m+ CapEx programmes• Completed 28 M&A transactions• Delivered 100+ annual live projects • Host of “Business of Building” podcast• Awarded Women in Construction leader• Won Great British Businesswoman (2023)• Spoken on global stages (UK / India / Dubai)• Youngest Regional board member at Hugo Boss• Led of POS (from inception to store openings)In 2026, I founded BOLDify - a structured mentoring platform to help ambitious women get unstuck and achieve breakthroughs even they didn\'t think possible.Through the 6-step BOLDify framework, accountability community and 1-to-1 mentoring, BOLDify helps women to:• Accelerate commercial impact• Build confidence at board level• Increase visibility and influence• Make bold decisions & real change• Get clarity on their life & career goalsTake the free BOLDify assessment: https://bold-ify.com/assessmentI’m also the co-founder of Iolas Capital - with my husband James. We’re a boutique family-run investment & private equity firm. We help established UK-based businesses achieve sustainable, profitable growth.We’re specialists in:• Operational transformation• Long-term value creation• Legacy maintenanceHighlights- Transacted on 28+ deals over the course of 7-8 years- ⁠Grew turnover £6M to £20M in < 3 years in a hospitality business- Built an existing Group of £20M+ revenue in the Built EnvironmentFind out more: I’m also the CEO of FHP Group - a multi-disciplinary MEP Engineering consultancy. We provide building, engineering, retrofitting and design solutions for the built environment sector.We’ve worked with clients across 20+ countries.Our portfolio includes work with: Adidas • Savills • Harrods • JLL • Credit Suisse • Dior • BNP Paribas • Buckingham Palace • Jimmy Choo • Sainsbury’s • AtkinsRealis • Kier and 100s more.Find out more: of boardrooms, I’m a trained classical dancer, an avid crocheter, a cyclist, a church bell ringer (yes, really) and mum to a very energetic 10-year-old - who also has his own business!For business, speaking & media enquiries, message me!I’d love to chat.