Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Entrepreneurs, like sales guns for hire, will never need a normal job because every business needs our spark. Those with the winning mentality need challenges, for we are driven far more by the desire to inspire, to develop ourselves and those we collaborate with. Success, sustainable success, must be driven by far more than commercial reward if one is to really end each day having won and therefore succeeded. So who am I? A Gentleman by name and nature I was the fire starter at Packard Bell, then moved on to inspire Ideal Hardware PLC and Datrontech HK (later PLC) as well as my own business from zero to 18m in year one by the age of 27 (which inspired Oxford Brookes to offer a degree). Regarded as a tech 'player' and consumer electronics entrepreneur (MP3 & MP4 pioneer along with some other products that make us think 'really' even though we bought one). Top 5 for storage, CPU and memory sales in EMEA for 10 year+ topping a $billion a year! Top salesman at every company I have owned or worked with/for. Former LEA Governor and NGFL influencer, Lincoln City Fundraiser of the year (2009) and New Football Pools Online Fanzine writer of the year (2009). Don't be afraid to talk to people and be lucky on your next call! -
ReCognition Circular CIC Circular works to tackle digital exclusion and eWaste by refurbishing donated electronics within a circular economy model. But there is more value to be unlocked from ending take, make, break and waste. If we are to level up and have social justice we must end the waste of untapped talent we have in Britain. ReCognition Circular CIC Circular will do this by providing IT training to young people as well as making Birmingham and the wider West Midland's community more digitally inclusive. This will directly contribute to social justice by equipping underprivileged youth with the resources and skills they need to enter the digital world.
Fractal shares my desire to reduce AI energy and compute for the betterment of people and planet Perhaps tech's best kept secret Fractal based in Austin was founded in 1985 and has developed a core enterprise application ecosystem that keeps things sovereign and out of the cloud. Fractal is allowing your competitors to build applications quicker, run 1,000X faster, and at 1/10th the cost. What you get in the box? Assured data sovereignty/privacy Predictable and contained costs for regression and machine learning Unlimited AI scaling to production Immaterial compute resources and electricity Easy addition of data resources to Fractal models at low cost Would you be open to a call to discuss this further?
#SowStudySustain Lincolnshire based Ecolearn is a registered Community Interest Company. We create circular economy based outdoor growing spaces and community areas to facilitate a net zero based appreciation and utilization of our Natural Environment. We stand for improving Health, Wellbeing, and Local People’s Engagement, as together we learn to improve our local communities. No one is left behind as all abilities and age groups share varied knowledge to ensure best practice within healthy social enterprises. Food is energy, so our circular economy growing hubs and vertical microfarms aim to help local communities to overcome the energy and food food crises in a truly sustainable way, together for the benefit of the wider community. We believe in empowering communities in an open and transparent way, based on sharing best practice and knowledge. Together we can contrive to not only survive but thrive.
Headed up Global Partnerships and Business development for @smartR AI with 4 first movers. #SCOTi® AI , our generative AI engine, is a type of large language model (LLM) neural network #alertR – behavioural intelligence-based alerting system providing support and assistance to vulnerable individuals. video https://vimeo.com/779333634 #smartRwatch - an unrivalled view into the physiological data of a watch user #SERLE - intelligence-based automation engine (ROS, BPM, AI) A few takes/highlights The firestarter behind three Tech IPOs before I was 30. Oxfordshire tech start-up 0-18m year one Funded, developed and sold the world’s first MP4 player when Apple were at the shuffle stage of the MP3 market. IT commodity broker UK US & EMEA ICs, CPUs & GPUs - annual 9 figure sales (US$) per annum for half a decade. Achieved consultancy revenue of £400k year one which grew to £12.5M turnover (6 employees) within 9 years. Co-founder & pioneer biometric security/access control project with Bergdata AG. The chip was gobbled up by ATMEL costing deals with Visa and Securicor (now G4S) on both access control and a secure payment solution branded ‘Fingermouse’ Promoted Versaki300 at the Alexander Palace (sold broadcasting rights to Star TV). Devised a digital pet that sold 2m units, the Dancing Gorillas & inflatable trophies
We are bringing Reesource R&D Ltd out of stealth mode to tackle one of the world's most pressing challenges: sustainable resource management. As a Founder and investor, I am proud to co-lead a company that is pioneering the bioleaching of rare earth metals. Our patented technology, fortified by powerful strategic partnerships, is not just an innovation—it's the key to a true circular economy and a new era for responsible recycling.