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Experienced CEO of film and tv public companies for over 20 years.In 2016 I established Blueshore with Dayo Beverly. Blueshore is a film production finance and venture capital business based in Los Angeles and London. Blueshore’s Venture Capital arm raises funds for companies in different sectors including clean energy, football clubs and entertainment/media companiesBlueshore VC completed the financing on behalf of Zinc Farms Inc to acquire a 10 acre site in Southern California which has a CUP for cannabis cultivation.Blueshore also arranged the $15million finance for Canvinia Inc to acquire the acquisition of Sunstone Vineyards and Winery in Santa Ynez, California.We have secured a financing partnership with a major institution for slates of films, tv series, music slates in excess of $50millionQualified chartered accountant and former Investment Manager in the City of LondonExecutive producer on over 40 films with budgets in excess of $400m, including Heartbreakers, How to Lose Friends Crew Ventures, a sister company to Blueshore, is a UK based VC company which helps to raise finance for and own shares in growing companies. It holds shares in several companies.I am also a director of Coastal International Inc in California which launched the app, Palgo.io. In June 2017 I became a member of the prestigious BAFTA Academy Circle.My various philanthropy activities include being a board member of Voices Beyond Assault in California and a founder trustee of Cure Leukaemia in the UK. I was also responsible for introducing the first Fisher House outside the United States in Birmingham UK.