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 development of B2B relations with charter companies across Europe, piloting, building and integrating our day charter project. Key responsibilities included:• 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 design-led branding. Key responsibilities included:• 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 management of day-to-day operations.• 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 Festival• 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 joint opportunity• Other responsibilities included financial (VAT returns, forecasting, budgeting, cloud accounting) and PR & marketing (growing meaningful press & blogger relationships, engaging social media networks, writing press releases and securing national features (The Guardian, The Sunday Times) and news (TimeOut, InStyle).• During the summer months as a restaurant on Southbank we operated at an average of 22.5% net profit

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 recognised industry expert, on panels such as the BFI and as a guest speaker at the Institute Of Fundraising (IOF) in Ireland, my key responsibilities included:• 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.