E9: Tom Adeyoola: Tech founder who raised $32m, now Trustee at Channel 4 and Angel Investor, on achieving the clarity to know the right path

In this episode, we speak with multitalented entrepreneur, advisor, and investor Tom Adeyoola.

An all-rounder from an early age, Tom's early career took him on a steep learning curve through digital media and gaming to found the fashion tech business Metail which he led for 11 years, raising over $32m before exiting in 2019. Tom now has seats on a dozen or so boards, is a Trustee at Channel 4, Governor at St. Paul's School, and has started his own Angel Network, and was instrumental to the Shadow Chancellor's recent Labour Party Start-up review. To name just a few!

Tom shares his amazing journey and insights including:

• Being raised the son of a Nigerian father and a Norwegian mother
• Being one of just two black boys at a top UK private school, of which he eventually became a Governor
• How he swept the board from academics to sport to drama
• The wisdom in starting your career with five roles of 11 months each
• The power of working smarter not harder
• Raising $32m for his start-up Metail
• How a vision coach helped him get clarity when it was time to sell
• Returning to his nature as an all rounder with the amazing 'portfolio' career he has now
• Why it's so important to work your network

Tom:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomadeyoola/

https://medium.com/@tomadeyoola

https://twitter.com/tadeyoola

Us:

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www.linkedin.com/in/andrewwainstein

www.boxlist.com

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