Mo Isap is the CEO of IN4 Group, headquartered at MediaCity, Salford. He is also founding director of Star Academies, Chair of the Lancashire Business Board, Trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh Award and the Careers Enterprise Company. Previously he was the Co-Chair of the Greater Manchester LEP.
Mo@in4group.co.uk
(+44) 07867505785
IN4 Group is a leading professional technology skills provider with a unique regional blueprint, that unlocks and nurtures the potential of local talent, enabling sustainable productivity and prosperity for regions, industry and communities. Through its awards-winning programmes, designed to achieve optimal economic and social impact, IN4 ensures a fair access to technology futures for young people, career changers, early stage entrepreneurs and industry, small and large.
It operates a number of high performing enterprises, including Skills City, one of the country’s largest professional technology training providers, CyberFirst MEGA (motivated, educated generation with ambition) Hubs, operating across schools and colleges, and HOST, the Home of Skills & Technology, one of the North West’s most established innovation hubs, based in MediaCity, Salford.
Over a 30-year career as an entrepreneur, Mo has launched and scaled several successful start-ups and university spinouts. He scaled his first business MPG in 1996 to one of the UK’s largest independent digital print companies and was listed in the Financial Times 100 fastest-growing UK companies.
Latterly, Mo was group director at Hobs Plc where he led group strategy and their 3D operations. In four years, Hobs established itself as one of the UK’s leading Prop-tech businesses, providing 3D printing, 3D laser scanning and Immersive technology solutions.
Star Academies established in 2010, is now a leading Multi-Academy Trust, operating over 35 schools nationwide. Ranked as the one of the best-performing Multi-Academy Trust in the country.
