30-SECOND CV

2,500 lines under its own brand, and in 2005 moved to a larger site in Livingston to support its growth.

It has a team of about 40 while turnover in its last published results was just under £10 million, and Golzari is confident that this can double in the next five years.

“We’ve been profitable every single year we’ve been in operation,” he says, stressing that it has been completely privately funded and is therefore able to act, just as is required in rugged outdoor terrain, quickly and nimbly.

The business has been working with Scottish Enterprise, secured a contract to supply thelondon2012olympicsand the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games with official merchandise, and has joined forces with the United Nations ● Born: 1985, Edinburgh ● Education: Hons degree in business and management at the University of Glasgow ● First job: Business development manager at Highlander ● Ambition while at school: Very quickly I knew I wanted to go into business ● What car do you drive: Jaguar XKR ● Favourite mode of transport: Walk, if not, I love to fly to provide disaster relief and shelter equipment.

Additionally, it has been supplying kit for extreme expeditions, such as the team supporting cyclist ● Music: Totally depends on mood, almost anything ● Kindle or book: Book ● Reading material: Business and personal development books ● Can’t live without: Laughter ● What makes you angry: Failure without learning from it ● What inspires you: The challenge, the goal has to challenge you! ● Favourite place: Florence has just topped my list! ● Best thing about your job: Diversity Mark Beaumont’s current mission to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days.

Now, just under a third of sales are coming from overseas, “which is a high