2002
An Entrepreneur is born!
Serial Entrepreneur and THG CEO starts out his journey at 19. Starting his first company "Elixir International" to import boutique Spanish Wines to the UK.
Time to incorporate
Within six months Elixir International hits revenues of £500,000 and Leon must incorporate his business.
Bienvenido a Chile!
Leon relocates Elixir to Santiago Chile.
2003
One in a million
Elixir's Revenues pass $10,000,000
Going Global
Leon acquires a new 100,000 sqft Warehouse and Head Office for Elixir as they hit another key milestone, One Million Litres a week being sold
New Products
Elixir expands into new markets with Vodka, Tequilas and Whiskeys now becoming part of their standard offering.
2005
Investment Time
Leon gains investment from a private equity firm to expand Elixir further.
-$18,200,000
The plans didnt work out and within a year Elixir goes from $39m profits in 2004 to a net loss of $18.2M
Back to profitability
After a long fight Leon gets Elixir back to profitability in 2006
2007
Back to the UK
With his wife pregnant with their first child Leon returns to the UK having sold Elixir to a competitor in 2006
The "Credit Crunch" of 2007
Leon incorporates an SPV off shore to allow him to invest his capital as the global markets are in turmoil after the banking crisis
The Birth of The HIND Group
After months of investing in Real Estate Leon beings to try his hand at Turnarounds after all he brought Elixir back from the dead..... and so The HIND Group is born.
2009
My little green book of Dreams
Leon publishes his autobiography detailing his journey so far.
The Fox of Global Finance
Vulpine Financial becomes a Group with 9 ventures established and they begin exploring the idea of a Vulpine Bank,
The Wolf of Real Estate
THG acquires a family run Estate Agency and rebrands as Lupine Real Estate.
2013
Exploring Asia
THG begins exploring the possibilities of expanding its brands to Japan and China.
A deity joins our group
With the acquisition of a failing fitness business the Athena Fitness Brand is born
Decision of a life time
Leon decides after the birth of his second son he is going to take early retirement and sells the assets of THG retaining ownership of the brands.
2016
Boredom kicks in
After just a few years in the wilderness Leon decides its time to get back into the entrepreneurial world, reopening THG and capitalising it ready to expand.
Combative Fitness
The Athena Brand receives a stablemate! Ares Combat starts as a single martial arts school developed by Leon during his retirement and grows to a franchised brand with locations opening every month.
The Eagle can finally fly
Redeveloping the Aguiline Publishing business to become Aguiline Media and providing bespoke radio stations for Athena while advertising local small businesses.
