Martyn Bould is a highly successful entrepreneur based in the Cayman Islands. He is a founding member for the Cayman National Cultural Foundation and the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands. He was honored by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012 for services in preserving and developing Caymanian culture, and by the Cayman Islands Government in the 2025 Hero’s Day Awards as a Legacy Builder for laying the groundwork for future economic development since 1970. His memoir, More than Just the Climb – Life’s Lessons Well Learned (Unicorn, Nov. 24, 2025), weaves his personal journey alongside the transformation of the Cayman Islands. Learn more here.
What a Quantity Surveyor from Birmingham Learned About Building a Business Across 34 Countries
By Martyn Bould, author of More Than Just The Climb: Life's Lessons Well Learned (Unicorn Publishing, 2025) When I was sixteen years old, working as an articled pupil in a quantity surveyor's office in Birmingham, I summoned the courage to ask my boss for a raise. His response was to tell my …
