Mark co-founded Beer Hawk (exited to AB InBev), an e-commerce venture which he scaled from two mates in a shed, to a thriving business with over £80m revenues and a team of over 200 beery enthusiasts.

Mark launched PerfectDraft for AB InBev, before leading the global roll-out of this D2C in-home beer machine. He has previously led innovation teams at both Procter & Gamble and Lloyds Banking Group.

Mark advises numerous start-ups and notably Chaired the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership, responsible for local economic development for a city region housing 2.3m people and a £60 billion economy.

Mark has backed dozens of start-ups, and provided ongoing mentoring for the founding teams on their growth journeys. He primarily invests in B2C companies with high ambition and a commitment to sustainability.

Mark is an experienced keynote speaker and event moderator. He’s talked to large audiences all over the world, made up of government delegates, C-suite bankers, cutting-edge tech innovators, blue chip business leaders and societal change-makers.

Mark is, first and foremost, an innovator. Having identified opportunities and leading innovation both inside and outside of large businesses, Mark’s passion for driving growth and belief in the power of new ideas is what drove him to write The Entrepreneur Within.