Dave Cook

Dave Cook, known as the Yorkshire Cowboy, is an author, entrepreneur, and builder of businesses, communities, and ideas that deserve a proper shot.

Before turning to fiction, he spent more than 20 years leading from the front, at the C-level, as a founder, and as a coach, building companies and helping people shape their futures. Along the way, he developed a deep interest in how people think, choose, and navigate the turning points that quietly define their lives.

His writing explores the questions beneath everyday life: memory, identity, leadership, regret, connection, and the small decisions that ripple outward in ways we rarely notice at the time.

Dave is the co-founder and CEO of Matchez, a platform designed to create a smarter, more human way to connect talent and opportunity; the co-founder of Raise Your Glass, a members’ club and lifestyle brand for drink enthusiasts; and co-founder of the Gamecrafters’ Collective, a profit-sharing indie game studio supporting emerging talent.

Whether he is writing novels, building companies, or sharing a drink with good company, Dave’s approach remains the same: be in the right places, with the right people, doing work that matters.