Luke
Name
Luke
Position
NED / Board Advisor / Mentor / Coach
Location
West Midlands & London
Big Business Experience
Advisor Stacks LLC (EBSCO)
Co-founder United Medical LLC
Small Business Experience
Partner @ Digital Acquisitions LLC
NED to STOQ.com
Summary
I’ve had the highs and lows of building my own businesses. I’ve put my money where my mouth is and self-funded an investment group working on significant transactions on 3 continents. I’ve worked closely with CEOs of amazing start-up and scale-up businesses all over the world.
Founder of Ingenuity: coaching/advisory for CEOs of scale up businesses helping them navigate the chaos of entrepreneurship and build a highly valuable and scalable business they can sell.
Partner at Digital Acquisitions: a boutique M&A firm specializing in working with digital businesses (SaaS, agencies, e-com) and private investors to facilitate high-value transactions.
Qualifications
The University of Worcester England – 2:1 Bachelor of Arts with Honors Social & Community Development
Key areas of Expertise
Start-up to scale-up
Digital (Ecom, Software, agency, services)
Founder/CEO/board member
Talent acquisition & retention
Building/managing outsourced teams
Management/leadership development
International biz development/expansion
M&A advisory
Valuation maximization
Succession/exit strategy
Joint venture/strategic partnerships
Global network corporate/private equity investors
Business coaching/advisory/mentoring to CEOs
Experience
Digital Acquisitions, UK/US – Partner Jan 2017 – Present
- Advised and appraised assets valued between $2m – $70m+
Victoria Mia, US – Advisor July 2017 – Feb 2018
- Advisor to Victoria Mia (investment group) in the coffee industry
UM Group, US – Co-founder Nov 2016 – Sept 2018
- Co-founded an innovative consolidation model for healthcare businesses in the United States
Disentis Group, UK/AUS/SA – Co-founder Nov 2015 – Present
- Self-funded a private investment group called Disentis (holding co), with partners in the UK, South Africa, and Australia
Ingenuity, Global – Founder July 2010 – Present
- Business growth and digital marketing services for SMEs globally
Social Enterprises UK – Founder Oct 2004 – Sept 2012
- Incubated a social enterprise called VIP (Vision Inspired People)