About
I am an experienced corporate adviser, entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist.
I began my career in private banking and wealth management, initially in sales & marketing and later as an investment analyst, at private merchant bank Duncan Lawrie. I then moved to Sigma Technology Management where I invested in the TMT sector; became founding Director of Sales & Marketing of members club Home House; and then co-founded Edison Interactive Group, the owner of TV production company Done & Dusted, online broadcasting network Swtich2, and sports e-commerce site Kitbag.
I am a co-founder of Ironbridge Capital Partners LLP, a regulated corporate advisory & investment business, and a Senior Advisor of D5 Capital a regulated corporate finance advisor operating in the global media, technology, and marketing services markets. I am co-founder of recruitment companies in London, New York, Los Angeles, and Atlanta and an investor in more than 30 media, technology, health & wellness companies. I founded Adoreum Partners with Rob Hersov in March 2009.
I was formerly a non-executive director of The Arts Club (Dover Street) and Pulse Films, sold to Vice Media, and am the co-founder and Chairman of the Advisory Board of production company Object Media. I am also on the Advisory Board of Unicef UK and a supporter of several other charities including Crohn’s & Colitis UK, REORG, and The Listening Place.
I have an MSc in International Business Management from King’s College, University of London, and a BSc (Hons) in Biology from Portsmouth University.
A Key Mission
After becoming seriously ill when I was 11, I was diagnosed at Great Ormond Street with Crohn’s Disease, an inflammatory bowel disease. Undergoing resections when I was 15, 25, and 35 years old, I became ill on and off over the years. I am pretty much symptom-free since my last resection and now considers Crohn’s Disease to be my ‘superpower’. It’s what has driven me to work hard and achieve business success.
It’s a key mission of mine to try and reassure newly diagnosed young people that this is not the end of the world. This drives my support for a number of charities and social enterprises, including Crohn’s & Colitis UK.
(In training for the London Marathon in support of Crohn’s & Colitis UK.)
Supporting Young Entrepreneurs
I am particularly keen to support young and underrepresented entrepreneurs, starting their entrepreneurial journeys.
I’m a passionate early-stage investor in media, technology, health, and wellness businesses and believe I can help add value using Adoreum’s - and my own - global network of business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, academics, and creative visionaries to help accelerate businesses in a purposeful way.
Adoreum
Adoreum is the Growth Platform for Work, Wealth & Wellbeing.
Powered by an influential and diverse community* of 35,000+ HNWIs/UHNWIs, 500+ club members, and a suite of integrated services, Adoreum exists to make the impossible, possible.
Membership provides the opportunity to join an influential community of entrepreneurs, investors, business leaders and creative thinkers to grow your network, access global events & thought leadership, and connect with quality deals and co-creation opportunities.
Values
Compassion. Diversity. Sustainability.