Tom Baxter Email & Phone Number

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Ever conscious of the unfolding ecological collapse that confronts us, I chose to make the fateful move away from city chatter to find meaning through working the land in 2016.After a few educational years establishing an organic vegetable farm and following 2 decades foraging for mushrooms, from the foothills of the Pyrenees to the Siberian Steppes - I experienced a crucial 'a-ha moment' during a mushroom cultivation course here in Bristol in 2018.In 2019 I began work launching… Show more Ever conscious of the unfolding ecological collapse that confronts us, I chose to make the fateful move away from city chatter to find meaning through working the land in 2016.After a few educational years establishing an organic vegetable farm and following 2 decades foraging for mushrooms, from the foothills of the Pyrenees to the Siberian Steppes - I experienced a crucial 'a-ha moment' during a mushroom cultivation course here in Bristol in 2018.In 2019 I began work launching the Bristol Fungarium, producing the UK's first 100% organic commercially available native medicinal mushroom range from my farm in Somerset - and handling the whole process from spores to sterile lab work, liquid mycelium cultivation and finally the fruiting blocks.With the help of a brave team of fellow fungi fanatics, we currently crop 2 tonnes a month of +17 strains of mushroom - many of which are featured in the first UK grown organic certified range of medicinal mushroom tinctures. Show less

Bristol, United Kingdom

Working across the Energy, Food & Education sectors with clients that have are actively engaged in Projects minimizing the quantity of Carbon emitted. Working with Fuel Cell, Wave and Tidal clients looking to establish and grow their teams and Product Offerings.Within Education establishing a Montessori school & Forest School south of Bristol - see https://secret-garden-montessori.co.uk/

France, Holland, Ireland

Projects included establishing a funding route for the retraining of fisherman from NI to run support vessels for various offshore wind projects. Creating a route to market strategy and actively marketing a technology based around carbon nanotubes to the commercial horticulture sector and I also acted as a dealer for antique french bicycles.

London, United Kingdom Phuket, Thailand

Evocation recruited in the education and energy sectors.It was the largest EFL agency in the UK recruiting both nationally and into the middle east and Asia. Grew the business to a headcount of 26 across 3 offices in the UK and Asia.Successful sale of the business in 2011.

London, United Kingdom Belgium, Russia

Worked as a turnaround consultant on a couple of Projects for UK based PE/VC houses.Conducted consultancy for the EBRD and World bank on two large Russian Pharmaceutical distribution companies. The EBRD had taken an equity position in both and were looking to establish how a return was going to be established - which in Russia is as straightforward as remembering all the characters from a Gogol novel.....

London, United Kingdom

Recruited Fixed Income Traders for CSFB and senior board level candidates for various VC funded incubators.