Marcus Chidgey Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Loqiva is a technology company which provides a 'digital town hub' platform to Business Improvement Districts and Councils. Installed and branded for each town, the hub provides a free-to-download app for residents and visitors, a web dashboard for local businesses, and online administrative tools and insights for town managers. The platform sets out to give local communities greater control over the digital infrastructure, data, communication and analytics required for prosperous town centres.(www.loqiva.com)

United Kingdom

Sidetracked is an online and print magazine that captures the experience of adventure through highly personal accounts of expeditions and inspirational photography. We also produce multi-platform content for brands and destinations. Sidetracked has been recognised by The Guardian, Cool Hunting and Apple. (www.sidetracked.com)

Australia

Transhuman Inc. is a global technology research and development lab at the forefront of existing and emerging technologies. We create proprietary technologies in the space of both mobile apps and Artificial Intelligence to enhance the Internet of Bodies (IoB), human emotion and its relationship with the Internet of Things (IoT). CEO Amanda Johnstone was named 1 of 10 “Next Generation Leaders” under 35 globally by Time Magazine in 2020.(transhumaninc.com)

New York

The Global Partnerships Forum (GPF) is a US not-for-profit organisation that provides changemakers with ways to collaborate in support of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Founded by Amir Dossal, the former Executive Director of the UN Office for Partnerships, New York-based GPF hosts events and leads initiatives that enable state-level representatives and corporate partners to collaborate for social impact.(www.partnerships.org)

London, United Kingdom

The Royal Marines Club is a social club for Royal Marines, families and friends of the Corps. Formerly an independent charity that raised in excess of £500,000 to support Corps families, it is now part of The Royal Marines Charity and branch of the Royal Marines Association. The Club is best known for providing serving and veteran Royal Marines with physical and mental challenges, and their families, with an annual winter holiday to Norway free of any significant expense.(www.royalmarinesclub.com)

Captive Minds was founded in 2003 as a PR and digital agency by Alex Rayner, formerly of Freuds, and Marcus Chidgey. The agency initially specialised in marketing for West End venues, BIDs and entertainment clients. It also represented Bear Grylls for PR early in his career, activating sponsorship for his expeditions. Over the next 15 years, the agency became the leading agency for large-format expeditions including the Toshiba Transatlantic Challenge (4 x Ballooning World Records), Nokia Everest Test (Everest - Highest Game of Cricket World Record), Walking With The Wounded (North Pole & South Pole), Willis Resilience Expedition (Antarctica - Ski World Record, with expedition management) and Massey Ferguson's Antarctica 2 (recreating Sir Edmund Hillary's 1958 expedition with a modern tractor, with expedition management). In terms of recognition, the agency won the Public Relations Society of America's Silver Anvil Award for the Willis Resilience Expedition. The expedition leader, Parker Liautaud, was also commended by The White House as a 'Champion for Change'. Notably, the iconic GQ cover of Prince Harry with the Walking With The Wounded team shot by David Bailey was brokered by Marcus, alongside the Walking With The Wounded BBC TV Series and book. During 2013-14, an independent media audit showed that over 1bn people in more than 80 countries had seen content managed by Captive Minds.From its offices in Shoreditch, Captive Minds also represented clients as diverse as Cirque du Soleil, Lloyd's of London, Glenfiddich and GlaxoSmithKline. Its digital team developed platforms for brands, local and national government specialising in content personalisation and engagement. Marcus stepped down as CEO in 2019. Captive Minds continues today as a leading agency for brand and broadcast content.(www.captiveminds.com)