{"id":16108,"date":"2021-10-20T17:26:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T17:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migqxjzty5-staging.onrocket.site\/?p=16108"},"modified":"2023-10-24T10:17:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T10:17:11","slug":"11-entrepreneurs-to-inspire-you-this-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/11-entrepreneurs-to-inspire-you-this-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"11 entrepreneurs to inspire you this Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each October, we celebrate Black History Month and the history of the African diaspora. In 2021, the theme here in the UK is \u201cProud to Be\u201d so we decided to celebrate some of the fantastic black talents we have in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Here we share 11 black British entrepreneurs who make us proud!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#Darren\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Darren Tenkorang- Trim-it<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#Zuleyka\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zuleyka Strasner &#8211; Zero<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#Swiss\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swiss &#8211; Black Pound Day\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#Avila\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avila Diana Chidume &#8211; Avila.Diana<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#Steven\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steven Bartlett &#8211; The Social Chain\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#Sharmadean\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sharmadean Reid MBE &#8211; The Stack<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#Christian\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christian Facey and Wilfrid Obeng &#8211; Audiomob<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#Shalize\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shalize Nicholas &#8211; Madia &amp; Matilda\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#Timothy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Timothy Armoo &#8211; Fanbytes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#Roni\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roni Savage &#8211; Jomas Associates\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a name=\"Darren\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Darren Tenkorang<\/h3>\n<p><b>Founder, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/trimit.app\/\"><b>Trim-it<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>His business: The Uber for haircuts<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Londoner Darren founded Trim-it in 2016 after winning \u00a310,000 in a business competition. His app allows people to book a mobile hairdresser or barber to come to their home or workplace with a high-tech barbershop in a van. Earlier this year, Darren and his team raised $1.1 million so this business is definitely set to grow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With plans to expand throughout the UK over the next few months, it\u2019s likely we\u2019ll start seeing Trim-it vans more frequently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16112 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TRIM-IT-Darren-Tenkorang-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TRIM-IT-Darren-Tenkorang-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TRIM-IT-Darren-Tenkorang-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TRIM-IT-Darren-Tenkorang-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16113 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/175682256_893141734876004_6169845152566045860_n-1024x809.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/175682256_893141734876004_6169845152566045860_n-1024x809.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/175682256_893141734876004_6169845152566045860_n-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/175682256_893141734876004_6169845152566045860_n-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/175682256_893141734876004_6169845152566045860_n.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All photos credited to: <a href=\"https:\/\/trimit.app\/\">Trim-it\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a name=\"Zuleyka\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Zuleyka Strasner<\/h3>\n<p><b>Founder and CEO at <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/zerogrocery.com\/\"><b>Zero<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Her business: A plastic-free grocery delivery service<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zuleyka is a British trans woman, who now resides in America. Her business was born out of seeing the plastic waste that was accumulating on beaches while on her honeymoon with her husband. When she returned to San Francisco, she embarked on a zero-waste lifestyle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The more she explored America\u2019s food supply chains, the more she realised that she needed to create a solution that got rid of plastic from this chain. Zero Grocery was born. Zero is America\u2019s first plastic-free online grocery. Originally just in the Bay Area, the business has already expanded to LA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16115 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Zuleyka20headshot-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Zuleyka20headshot-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Zuleyka20headshot-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Zuleyka20headshot-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Zuleyka20headshot.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credited to:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zerogrocery.com\/about\">Zero<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a name=\"Swiss\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Swiss<\/h3>\n<p><b>Musician, Author, &amp; Founder of <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/blackpoundday.uk\/\"><b>Black Pound Day<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>His business: A monthly campaign that encourages consumers to switch up their usual shopping habits and support local and online black-owned businesses<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black Pound Day is the most influential socio-economic movement in the UK and Europe. It provides an online marketplace and directory for people to buy from businesses that are black-owned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swiss started his career as a member of the UK garage ensemble, So Solid Crew, and now with his organisation seeks to address the economic imbalances faced by black businesses and entrepreneurs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black Pound Day takes place on the first Saturday of every month and is a solution-based approach to growing the black economy in Europe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16133 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1_Swiss.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1_Swiss.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1_Swiss-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1_Swiss-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credited to:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/swissworld_\/?hl=en\">Swiss via Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a name=\"Avila\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Avila Diana Chidume<\/h3>\n<p><b>Founder of <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/creator\/aviladiana\"><b>Avila.Diana<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Her business: A design-led business that provides designs that represent BAME people<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avila.Diana was created because representation matters. That\u2019s why its products, including greeting cards and mugs, represent underrepresented groups such as BAME, LGBT+ and disabled communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avila.Diana has featured in a number of magazines and publications, and the founder Avila even featured in the music video for Pharrell Williams\u2019 song Entrepreneur (ft. Jay Z).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16135 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Avila-Chidume-University-of-Southampton.JPG_SIA_JPG_fit_to_width_XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Avila-Chidume-University-of-Southampton.JPG_SIA_JPG_fit_to_width_XL.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Avila-Chidume-University-of-Southampton.JPG_SIA_JPG_fit_to_width_XL-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Avila-Chidume-University-of-Southampton.JPG_SIA_JPG_fit_to_width_XL-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credited to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/news\/2019\/03\/mothers-day-avila.page\">University of Southampton<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a name=\"Steven\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Steven Bartlett<\/h3>\n<p><b>Founder of <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialchain.com\"><b>Social Chain<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>His business: A social media marketing agency<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s hard to ignore Steven Bartlett who earlier this year was named the youngest ever dragon on Dragon\u2019s Den.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dropping out of University at 18, Steven set up his first business Wallpark, a social network for students, and in late 104, at just 22 Stephen founded Social Chain. 5 years later, Bartlett took the business public with a \u00a3300 million valuation. Stepping down as CEO at the end of 2020, Steven is now the founder of Catena Capital.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As well as being an entrepreneur Steven is also a Sunday Times Best Seller and hosts the No.1 European Business Podcast, \u201cDiary of a CEO\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steven may have stepped down as CEO of Social Chain but the company is still thriving. See the latest roles <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/jobs\/search?q=social%20chain&amp;w=UK\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16118 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/stevenbartlett-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/stevenbartlett-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/stevenbartlett-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/stevenbartlett-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16124 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1378-About-the-social-chain-AG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"987\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1378-About-the-social-chain-AG.jpg 987w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1378-About-the-social-chain-AG-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1378-About-the-social-chain-AG-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All photos credited to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialchain.com\/en\">Social Chain<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a name=\"Sharmadean\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Sharmadean Reid MBE<\/h3>\n<p><b>Founder &amp; CEO of <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/thestack.world\/about\"><b>The Stack<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Her business: Creating spaces for intelligent, ambitious women who see themselves as infinite learners with insatiable curiosities<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sharmadean Reid is a serial British-Jamaican entrepreneur. She started a hip-hop magazine for girls, WAH, while still at university in 2006. She later founded WAH Nails in 2009. By 2015, she was awarded an MBE for her services to Beauty and Women.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2018, she founded Beautystack which used social media to connect beauty service providers with paying customers. In 2021, Beautystack pivoted and became The Stack World, a social ecosystem for women to women services. Stack World curates content for women in beauty, wellness, business, culture, and society and has its own membership provision for exclusive events and networking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16120 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a7c62a0b-0615-437c-b8c7-ba75d0e81fc2-1024x477.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a7c62a0b-0615-437c-b8c7-ba75d0e81fc2-1024x477.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a7c62a0b-0615-437c-b8c7-ba75d0e81fc2-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a7c62a0b-0615-437c-b8c7-ba75d0e81fc2-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a7c62a0b-0615-437c-b8c7-ba75d0e81fc2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credited to: <a href=\"https:\/\/thestack.world\/news\/society\/people\/the-stack-a-new-media-platform-for-women-1615241513672\">The Stack<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a name=\"Christian\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Christian Facey and Wilfrid Obeng<\/h3>\n<p><b>Co-founders of <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audiomob.com\/\"><b>Audiomob<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Their business: An in-game advertising company<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mobile games need to monetise, but in-game adverts are intrusive. That\u2019s why Christian Facey and Wilfrid Obeng founded Audiomob. Audiomob created in-game adverts that are audio-only, so they don\u2019t impact gameplay. Founded right at the start of 2020, Audiomob has already raised \u00a31.5 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wilfrid is a Computer Science graduate and the company\u2019s CTO, and previously worked at J.P.Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and Google. Christian meanwhile is CEO and has a first-class degree in Business Studies. After graduating, he went on to work for the likes of Google and Facebook.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, Wilfrid and Christian were both named in the Forbes 30 under 30 list.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See yourself working with Wilfrid and Christian? Then check our site for roles at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/jobs\/search?q=audiomob&amp;w=UK\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audiomob<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/posts-4QA6NcYOjyZLzke9t7r6-WEB-9837-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/posts-4QA6NcYOjyZLzke9t7r6-WEB-9837-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/posts-4QA6NcYOjyZLzke9t7r6-WEB-9837-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/posts-4QA6NcYOjyZLzke9t7r6-WEB-9837-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/posts-4QA6NcYOjyZLzke9t7r6-WEB-9837.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credited to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audiomob.com\/blog\/audiomob%E2%80%99s-founders-make-the-forbes-30-under-30\">Audiomob<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a name=\"Shalize\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Shalize Nicholas<\/h3>\n<p><b>Founder of <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/madiamatilda.company.site\/\"><b>Madia &amp; Matilda<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Her business: A zero-waste luxury sustainable clothing brand\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shalize Nicholas was working with fashion retailers and designers after she graduated and realised that she had a passion for print and vintage fabric. In 2013, she launched Madia &amp; Matilda which breathes new life into vintage and offcut fabric with exclusive designs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her eco-conscious business redesigns old garments and remnants and creates new designs using sustainable fabrics. Her pieces are stocked at international retailers including Silk Fred and ASOS Marketplace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier this year, Shalize launched a rental service that runs on a monthly subscription.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16122 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/0_MLR_GLO_Shalize-Nicholas08-07-2020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/0_MLR_GLO_Shalize-Nicholas08-07-2020.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/0_MLR_GLO_Shalize-Nicholas08-07-2020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/0_MLR_GLO_Shalize-Nicholas08-07-2020-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credited to:\u00a0Shalize Nicholas,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.madiamatilda.co.uk\/\">Madia &amp; Matilda<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a name=\"Timothy\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Timothy Armoo<\/h3>\n<p><b>CEO and Co-Founder of <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/fanbytes.co.uk\/\"><b>Fanbytes<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>His business: A Gen-Z influencer marketing agency\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Timothy sold his first media company at just 17. Now at 26, his company Fanbytes is one of the leading influencer marketing agencies in the UK. During the pandemic, it was Fanbytes who was employed by the UK Government to communicate with Gen Z via social media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Timothy is also behind the UK&#8217;s first TikTok influencer house, called Bytehouse (Big Brother meets TikTok). The house has influencers living together under one roof and showcases diverse voices including BAME and LGBT+ young people. The project amassed more than 18 million fans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re interested in joining Timothy\u2019s team then check out current vacancies <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/jobs\/search?q=fanbytes&amp;w=UK\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16127 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled-design-17-1024x576-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled-design-17-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled-design-17-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled-design-17-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16128 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Press_Photo2c_1-1024x683-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Press_Photo2c_1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Press_Photo2c_1-1024x683-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Press_Photo2c_1-1024x683-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All photos credited to:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fanbytes.co.uk\/\">Fanbytes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a name=\"Roni\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Roni Savage<\/h3>\n<p><b>Founder and Managing Director at <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jomasassociates.com\/\"><b>Jomas Associates<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Her Business: An environmental surveyors and engineering company\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roni has a background as a Chartered Engineer, a Chartered Geologist, and a SiLC (Specialist in Land Condition). She set up her own business, Jomas Associates, after working in the industry for a number of years. Jomas undertakes site investigations, engineering, and environmental surveys on construction sites in the UK.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By 2017, Jomas was acknowledged as a high growth company and Roni attended the Said Business School, at the University of Oxford, for a business programme. As an expert business leader, she has even advised Lord Sugar on the BBC\u2019s apprentice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Savage acts as a mentor on a number of programmes as an advocate for diversity in leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16130 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Roni-Savage-1024x683-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Roni-Savage-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Roni-Savage-1024x683-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Roni-Savage-1024x683-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credited to: Roni Savage,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jomasassociates.com\/\">Jomas Associates<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve been inspired by any of these entrepreneurs and are looking for a career change, or your next step on the ladder, then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/\">check our site for the latest jobs<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each October, we celebrate Black History Month and the history of the African diaspora. In 2021, the theme here in the UK is \u201cProud to Be\u201d so we decided to celebrate some of the fantastic black talents we have in the UK. Here we share 11 black British entrepreneurs who make us proud! Darren Tenkorang-<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/11-entrepreneurs-to-inspire-you-this-black-history-month\/\"> Continued \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":16130,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1015,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diversity-inclusion","category-just-for-fun"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16108"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20147,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16108\/revisions\/20147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}