I am a Creative, Technology and Social Impact Entrepreneur
I studied Maths and grew up with a passion for music.
I am a left and right brain thinker and I apply that spirit to the work I do, looking at problems through different lenses. There is an alchemy when art and science, creativity and entrepreneurship, yin and yang meet in original ways.
I am passionate about collaborating with and supporting mission driven creatives and entrepreneurs
Work with me.
I enjoy working with passionate entrepreneurs who are building brilliant products and solving important problems — both startups and not for profits. I particularly like working with founders who have first hand experience (and frustrations) of the problems they are solving, giving them unusual levels of motivation to fix them.
As an advisor, my goal is to quickly build a close, trusting relationship with founders, enabling them to talk openly and honestly and enabling me to support them through the hard things. Some of the value I typically provide includes:
Sounding board for major decisions and challenges
Growth (through brand, marketing, sales)
Goal setting, prioritisation and focus
Fundraising
Opening doors (for learning or partnerships)
People, culture, hiring, org design
Get in touch!
Book me to speak
I enjoy speaking about creative entrepreneurship, the arts and creative industries, music, media, technology and social impact.
I have spoken at the Guardian Changing Media Summit, Amsterdam Dance Event, Sonar Festival, Rio Music Conference, Exit Festival, the British Council, Atlanta A3C Hip-Hop Conference, the C&binet Forum, Liverpool Sound City, The Great Escape and South by South West.
I have also participated in talks and panels for brands like Sonos, W Hotels, Converse, Pioneer, Chivas Regal, adidas, Red Bull and more.
Culture + Community
I thread these things into everything I do. I love bringing people together around shared culture, it’s been in my DNA since the first party I promoted when I was 16 years old!
The space in between
I believe the best art and ideas are undefinable. They come from the creators and creatives who embrace their strangest interests, who jump into new spaces without knowing what the road ahead looks like. These are the people who move things forward. These are the people I search for, and support.
Some Testimonials
“Nikhil has a quick ability to see the bigger picture, while also drilling down into details. He helped us innovate with high impact solutions to issues around how we grew as an organisation. He's an amazing mind, full of positive energy, appropriate challenge, and focuses on the job at hand. And equally important, he has super strong values and integrity”
— Asma Shah (unrelated!)
CEO, You Make It
You Make It are an incredible Hackney based charity working on social and racial justice. I supported the CEO on areas like value proposition, org design, board management, and the wider team on program redesign, channel analysis and pipeline management.
“Nikhil is a wonderful advisor. He has the ability to grasp problems as well as opportunities. He asks the right questions and shares his vast experience in entrepreneurship. Nikhil’s guidance helps me to grow as a leader and to make the right business decisions.”
— Karin Heinzl
CEO, MentorMe
MentorMe is Germany's largest professional mentoring program for women. I advised the CEO in a number of areas to help her scale with clarity and structure.
"Nikhil has been instrumental in our journey as founders to date. As well as being a neutral sounding board for difficult decisions, Nikhil knows how to cut the fat and get to the heart of a problem quickly. He's relentlessly curious, open-minded and understands intimately how to balance creativity with pragmatism."
— Amin Hamzianpour,
Cofounder, The Qube
The Qube are building the physical home for the world’s leading professional creators. As a Board Advisor, I have supported the Cofounders on a range of topics including fundraising, physical fit-out, brand strategy, expansion strategy, company ops for scaling and more.
Get in touch
For advisory roles, speaking opportunities and consulting projects, get in touch here.