Dan Glatman

Spotted an Opportunity for frictionless Instant Payment Tech in the Public Sector that enables an increase in collection rates and a decrease in Recovery costs. Have built a lean team, raised £100k seed capital with product now in beta testing. A number of significant government leads suggest were on track for a 2024 launch.

Pandemic parenting took priority. I found myself being a teacher! I have also mentored a number of other entrepreneurs and business executives. From those just starting up in fashion to a digital publishing founder to a high profile CEO in the media.

A chance conversation in a pub led to me developing a brand concept around the idea that a guy will never accept that he is 100% Grown up. There always has to be 10% of him that simply isn't. I called the Brand 90:10.. a symbol of self expression which I then Trade Marked and opened up an online shop.

Pivoted away from selling the clothes direct and decided the best course of action was to license the brand concept to a Retailer. Agree terms with House of Fraser. This was terminated when Sports Direct took over the company.

• Aged 24, I scored a meeting with the MD of Virgin Records and persuaded him to pay me to build a Pop Group based on my vision of a "Boyband with an RnB' treatment"
• Subsequently created Blue which went on to be a UK phenomenon and household name
• Sold 14 million records and 3 Arena tours.
• Became a self made Millionaire at 25
• Collaborated with Elton John and Stevie Wonder
• Discovered the "Fron Male Voice Choir" and had a vision for "Voices of the Valley" which went on to also be a Phenomenon. It was the fastest selling classical record of all time, delivering 2 million units.
• Happened upon the Coldstream Guards one day whilst walking past Horseguards parade
• Conceptualised the "Help for Heroes" vision for a recording project. Persuaded Universal Music to back my idea and delivered a platinum album.
• Used the 70th anniversary of "We'll meet again" as a hook to deliver my vision of Vera's return to the chart by way of a Greatest Hits Re-package which sent Vera to Number 1 in the charts delivering another 2 million albums.

• Left school wanting to be an Entrepreneur. Moved from one failure to the next! Key to learning about success
• These included a mobile crepe enterprise, a market stall and wholesale business selling residual food stock, a second hand car enterprise, a pen and stationary enterprise and a garden furniture enterprise, not to mention 3 failed pop groups!