Ben Hamilton Email & Phone Number

Container City: Designing and building shipping container architecture since 1998

Santa Monica, California

I founded the company as one of four shareholders and maintained an ongoing advisory role, with more direct involvement in the development and growth of our e-commerce sector

Milan Area, Italy

• Antlos, a peer-to-peer online marketplace now part of Sailogy Group, Milan (ITA)Working directly with the CEO, I was hands-on in the lucrative merger with leading European online charter agency, Sailogy, and led the.
• Negotiating and onboarding new partnerships, securing +200 new contracts
• Website integration & UX design consultation
• Sales, customer relations and booking management

London, United Kingdom

• Drinks branding agency & consultancywww.c21brands.comManaging three separate accounts, spanning vodka, gin, and whisky clients, I reported directly to the Creative Director, positioning new market offerings and.
• Development of product & packaging concepts
• Drinks strategies & product serves
• Brand communications

London, United Kingdom

• Pop-up bar & restaurantwww.TheBloodyOyster.comCreating, crowdfunding and co-founding my own successful business is the highlight of my career. Prioritising business development and brand awareness, I also led 360.
• Secured a 3-year summer residency on London’s Southbank (winning consecutive annual pitches) and chosen to front a London Underground advertising campaign
• Listed by The Sunday Times as one of the top 25 Seafood ‘shacks’ in the UK (2016)
• Hosted a series of sell-out pop-up events across London and toured the UK festival scene, promoting and building brand relations, negotiating pitches including Henley Regatta, Secret Garden Party and Hay Literary.
• Developed corporate clients, including Sotheby’s and ETM Group, whilst establishing B2B partnerships and collaborations, including Sip Smith and Fever Tree, positioning our reputation, while balancing margins through.
• Other responsibilities included financial (VAT returns, forecasting, budgeting, cloud accounting) and PR & marketing (growing meaningful press & blogger relationships, engaging social media networks, writing press.

London

• Crowdfunding platformZEQUS (was) a free, International crowdfunding platform that provides a risk free way for people to raise money to fund their brilliant projects, causes and ideas. Representing the company as a.
• Consultation, creation & management of cross-sector campaigns
• Customer support and management of our online community, including website, social media channels & blog posts
• New business, weekly workshops & networking events

London

Business sector: Annual multi-venue music and arts festival I assisted the two directors with the running of a two-day music & arts festival, liaising with artists and facilitating all marketing and listings of the event. I also coordinated the 15 festival venues and managed the relationships with drinks partners including Absolut Vodka.