Experience

YourParkingSpace

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jan 2023 - Present

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Jun 2022 - Feb 2023

• Chief Product Officer

  • Nov 2016 - Jul 2022

  Responsible for the product and technology teams and external technology partnerships for the UK’s fastest growing and best-rated parking business.YourParkingSpace is the UK’s fastest growing parking technology provider, operating the UK’s leading on-demand consumer marketplace alongside its suite of B2B parking solutions digitalising parking assets and transforming them into connected mobility hubs. The business processes thousands of advance and on-demand parking reservations daily across the UK, generating £100 million for its clients to-date. Its 65,000 space providers range from individual driveway owners through to household names such as Premier Inn, Tesco and Morrisons. YourParkingSpace has been placed 86th in the Tech Track 100, the UK’s fastest growing technology companies, and 169th in the FT1000 annual list of Europe’s fastest-growing companies. Show less



Netsells (part of hedgehog lab)

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor & Advisor

  • Apr 2023 - Present

• Co-founder & CEO

  • Mar 2010 - Apr 2023

  Netsells is an industry leading digital product consultancy recently ranked the 9th fastest growing technology business in the north of England by GP Bullhound.As founder and CEO I secured deals and grew relationships with Coca Cola, Trainline, Travis Perkins, Exxon Mobil, Hiscox, RedBull Racing, Toolstation, Costa Coffee, Jaguar Landrover, Uber and the BBC.In April 2023 the business joined Hedgehog Lab group in a merger supported by BGF.



hedgehog lab

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor & Advisor

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Investor and advisor in the Hedgehog Lab Group, who merged with Netsells in April 2023. Investor and advisor in the Hedgehog Lab Group, who merged with Netsells in April 2023.



Wombat Invest

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (former interim CTO)

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Wombat is an exciting fintech mobile platform that simplifies investing; offering themed ETFs and individual fractional investing in UK and US businesses. Wombat is an exciting fintech mobile platform that simplifies investing; offering themed ETFs and individual fractional investing in UK and US businesses.



Jigsaw® Dating

• United Kingdom
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  London’s fastest growing dating app, recently launched across North America 🇺🇸 London’s fastest growing dating app, recently launched across North America 🇺🇸



Brawn Power

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor & Fractional CPO

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  The global community for those who train and lift. Making lifting more inclusive and accessible for all. Partnered with Gymshark. The global community for those who train and lift. Making lifting more inclusive and accessible for all. Partnered with Gymshark.



Odhealth

• United Kingdom
• Wellness and Fitness Services

• Investor (former interim CTO)

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Seed Investor and interim CPO in the leading platform connecting people instantly with nutritionists, launched in the UK after a 300% overfunding round via CrowdCube and preparing for a US launch in partnership with Shefit. Seed Investor and interim CPO in the leading platform connecting people instantly with nutritionists, launched in the UK after a 300% overfunding round via CrowdCube and preparing for a US launch in partnership with Shefit.



Specfox

• United Kingdom
• Design Services

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Dec 2017 - Present

  CEO of leading website specification creation platform Specfox.com - Acquired December 2017 by the Netsells Group CEO of leading website specification creation platform Specfox.com - Acquired December 2017 by the Netsells Group



Railguard

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director & Investor (Exited)

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Co-founder and seed investor of innovative B2B rail-tech startup, working with travel management companies to automate the process of delay repay claims for their corporate clients. Exited to Trainline Plc in 2019 Co-founder and seed investor of innovative B2B rail-tech startup, working with travel management companies to automate the process of delay repay claims for their corporate clients. Exited to Trainline Plc in 2019



Technology Investment Preperation Service (TIPS)

• York, United Kingdom

• Managing Director

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  Managing Director of TIPS - taking exciting technology concepts and turning them into considered, investable products and businesses. Managing Director of TIPS - taking exciting technology concepts and turning them into considered, investable products and businesses.



SWD

• Executive Director

  • Apr 2008 - Present

  CEO of Parent Organisation of Student Web Design. Now a feeder company for Netsells Ventures. CEO of Parent Organisation of Student Web Design. Now a feeder company for Netsells Ventures.



Raze

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor

  • May 2017 - Nov 2021

  Investor at one of the UK's most exciting advertising technology startups, backed by Sky Ocean Ventures. Investor at one of the UK's most exciting advertising technology startups, backed by Sky Ocean Ventures.



GE Capital

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• IT Business Analyst

  • Jun 2011 - May 2012

  Worked as a business analyst and program manager mainly on web applications and mobile web applications. Worked as a business analyst and program manager mainly on web applications and mobile web applications.