Turn Partners
Ventures
Startup studio & investors focused on the acquisition, turnaround or creation of digital businesses.
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Mike Bandar
Entrepreneur
Speaker
Trainer & Consultant
Entrepreneur
Speaker
Trainer & Consultant
Dr Mike Bandar is an award winning UK based entrepreneur. A Founding Partner of Turn Partners, the startup studio focused on the acquisition, turnaround or creation of digital businesses.
He is a regular speaker & event compere as well as providing enterprise & innovation consulting services.
Serial entrepreneur with 12+ years experience in running & advising startup & growth businesses, across industries & borders.
Insight & motivational speaker, event compere & panel host. Specialising in corporate, enterprise & innovation.
Enterprise & entrepreneurship training and consultancy specialising in idea generation, lean methodology, design thinking & digital marketing.
Startup studio & investors focused on the acquisition, turnaround or creation of digital businesses.
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The Ultimate Instagram Scheduling tool. Helping thousands of brands, agencies and influencers plan & post content to Instagram.
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The UK's original Toyboy & Cougar dating site. Acquired in 2013, Toyboy Warehouse now serves 100,000's members across the UK.
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The influencer marketing agency. Connecting brands and agencies to highly effective influencers to aid better storytelling and marketing distribution.
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Workshop training and individual consultancy to aid better idea generation for budding entrepreneurs and corporate innovation.
An avid practitioner of startup lean methodology, providing training facilitation and consultancy for learning and adopting lean startup principles at all levels.
A specialist in design thinking. Providing customised workshops and strategy sessions primarily to SME and corporate clients.
A thought leader in effectual thinking. Delivering training workshops and talks on adopting effectual thinking in startup creation and growth.
A pitching coach working with individuals and teams to better communicate their messages through storytelling and effective pitching techniques.
A true believer in the power of people, Mike thrives in providing motivation and inspiration to groups of individuals and teams, specialising in entrepreneurship and startup
Sharing insight and experience from 12+ years experience in entrepreneurship, technology, startup, enterprise, digital marketing, dating and corporate innovation.
Facilitation of startup and corporate events with a fun, relaxed yet effective style of event delivery.
After graduating in the class of 2012 Mike sits in the Alumni Council NEF Alumni.
Mike is a regular judge at both the European and US dating awards. Celebrating innovation and success within the dating industry.
Mike has been a fellow of the Kairos society since 2011. Kairos celebrates entrepreneurship and works to connect the current and future world leaders.
Mike was honoured with a British Empire Medal on the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Mike received an honorary Doctorate of Science from Aston University in 2016. He now sits on the steering group of Birmingham Skills for Enterprise and Employability Network.
Mike was featured on the 2016 Maserati 100 celebrated as one of the UK’s top entrepreneurs for impact on economy and society.
