London, UK

I build companies,
close deals, and
ship products.

Startup operator with 12 years of making things happen. Three companies. £1m raised. 134 million views. Now I use AI to work at 10× speed.

~£1m

Capital Raised

across 3 rounds

134m

Campaign Views

Saatchi & Saatchi

30+

B2B Deals Closed

35% close rate

3

Companies Built

0 → 1 operator

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What I Actually Do

The rare person who can do partnerships, product, creative, and ops.

Most people specialise. I generalise — strategically. When you're building something from nothing, you need someone who can pitch investors in the morning, close a client at lunch, and fix the website by evening.

AI-Native Operator

10× productivity

I build with Claude, ship with Cursor, design with Midjourney. This entire site? Built in a day with AI. I work at speeds that weren't possible two years ago.

Revenue Driver

35% close rate

£140k+ ARR from enterprise clients. PwC, Dell, Barclaycard. I don't just find leads — I close deals and retain them.

Creative Strategist

Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi-trained. Campaigns watched 134 million times. Brands featured in Vogue. I know how to make things people actually want to look at.

0→1 Builder

Serial founder

Three companies from scratch. I know how to do everything because I've had to. Fundraising, hiring, product, marketing — all of it.

Track Record

Four roles. Four sets of results.

635%

Pipeline growth

£350k

Innovate UK grant

28.6%

Ad conversion rate

4

Farm pilots in 2 weeks

  • • Contributed to winning £350k Innovate UK funding (4% success rate)
  • • Led strategic pivot after market disruption — secured 4 farm pilots in 2 weeks
  • • Reduced user drop-off from 70% to 33% through UX improvements
  • • Meta Ads: £0.32 cost per result, 28.6% conversion rate

~£1m

Capital raised

300%

Valuation increase

30+

B2B clients

£140k+

Annual revenue

NHS ApprovedApple FeaturedThe TimesTelegraphPwCDellBarclaycard
  • • Raised ~£1m across 3 funding rounds from 25+ investors
  • • Featured as Apple “App of the Day” — 8.5k downloads, 4.6★ rating
  • • Led Middle East expansion — Armah Group deal contributed to their £300m IPO
  • • Press coverage in The Times & Telegraph drove 46% download increase
  • • 35% close rate, 35% upsell rate, £5k customer lifetime value

£200k+

Total sales

170+

Countries shipped

5×

Vogue features

80%

Sell-through rate

Net-A-PorterSelfridgesHarvey NicholsVogueParis Fashion WeekGwyneth Paltrow
  • • Created 200 custom bags for Net-A-Porter's £1m+ annual spenders
  • • Organic endorsements from Gwyneth Paltrow and Chrissy Teigen
  • • Showed at Paris and London Fashion Weeks
  • • 60-80% sell-through rates (industry standard: 40-60%)

134m+

YouTube views

210k+

Subscribers

Europe

Cinema campaign reach

SamsungCadbury'sŠkodaKraft HeinzDiet CokeRoyal British Legion
  • • Led Cheestrings “Brave Bones Club” — 134m+ YouTube views
  • • Directed Europe-wide cinema campaign for Mikado
  • • Pitch to production across multiple European markets

Education

Where I learned to think.

Watford Ad College

2011 — 2012

Copywriting & Art Direction

Placements at Leo Burnett, BBH, VCCP

University of Leeds

2005 — 2007

Geography BA (Hons) 2:1

Eton College

1999 — 2004

3 A grades at A-Level

5 A* and 6 A at GCSE

The Human

I live with bipolar disorder.
And I talk about it.

I give talks at schools — including Eton — through High Polar Talks. It's part of why I co-founded a mental wellness company. The lows taught me resilience. The highs fuel creativity.

In 2019, I ran, biked, and kayaked across Scotland in 12 hours for NICU after my niece was born at 27 weeks. She's thriving.

Also into:

Street PhotographyCyclingHot YogaSpaceBirdwatchingPsychedelic ResearchAI
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Let's build something.

I'm looking for my next challenge. If you need someone who can do partnerships, product, creative, and ops — let's talk.

james@jamesharrop.co+44 7474 886 885