👨💻 Alex Stephany
CEO of Beam, Purpose Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 - HIRING for many roles at Beam - join us! 🚀
London, England, United Kingdom
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I love to run and grow businesses by attracting and nurturing the most talented people.
In my last role as CEO of JustPark, I grew revenue over 10-fold in 3 years, raised funding from Index Ventures, and closed the largest equity crowdfunding for a startup in history.
I'm now CEO of Beam (www.beam.org), bringing AI to welfare services and working with over 100 government partners. Enabled by tech and AI, our expert caseworkers have supported thousands of underserved people into homes and jobs, while our software has slashed admin for thousands of frontline workers.
I'm also the author of a business book on the sharing economy, The Business of Sharing (Macmillan). http://amzn.to/13QZHgH. I provide expert comment on social impact, homelessness, the sharing economy and startups and have appeared on Bloomberg, Sky, NPR, the Guardian and BBC among others.
Many people have kindly helped me over the years and I like to give back to the tech community whenever I can. I am very lucky to have mentored some hugely talented entrepreneurs through TechStars.
I love to hear from smart, creative, hungry people who want to solve meaningful problems. If you want to reach out and we've never met, you can grab me via Twitter. @AlexStephany
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Experience
Education
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CFA Institute
Level 1 Financial Mathematics
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Level I of the most challenging financial analysis certification. Areas of study included: company accounting; economics; stock and bond valuation; derivatives; corporate finance. Thought I'd move into asset management - then got excited by startups.
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Nottingham Law School
GDL and LPC Law
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Receiving a commendation for both qualifications.
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Université Paris-Sorbonne
Langue et Civilisation French Language and Culture Top level pass (Niveau Superieur).
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Volunteer Experience
Skills
Publications
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The Business of Sharing: Making it in the New Sharing Economy
Macmillan
The “sharing economy” is changing the rules of business.
Why buy a hedge trimmer that you use twice a year? Why not borrow someone else’s? Why leave your driveway empty all day while you’re at work? Why not charge someone to park there while you’re not using it? And, if your business is selling hedge trimmers or parking – or anything else people can share – what do you do about it?
Today, the sharing economy or “collaborative consumption” is letting people earn over $15 billion…The “sharing economy” is changing the rules of business.
Why buy a hedge trimmer that you use twice a year? Why not borrow someone else’s? Why leave your driveway empty all day while you’re at work? Why not charge someone to park there while you’re not using it? And, if your business is selling hedge trimmers or parking – or anything else people can share – what do you do about it?
Today, the sharing economy or “collaborative consumption” is letting people earn over $15 billion a year by sharing what they already own: from cars and homes to money and time.
And that’s almost nothing. According to PwC, the sharing economy will grow into a $335 billion market by 2025. TIME Magazine calls it “One of 10 Ideas that will Change the World.” Pulitzer Prize-winner Thomas L Friedman calls it “The real deal.” The world’s top technology investors are already backing the sharing economy’s entrepreneurs to become the next crop of Internet billionaires. And some of the world’s biggest companies are watching their backs.
Written by one of the business leaders of the movement, The Business of Sharing is an insider’s guide to the sharing economy and how to profit from the upheavals ahead. This critically acclaimed new book includes colorful original interviews with entrepreneurs like the founders of Airbnb and Zipcar and the world’s top venture capitalists, plus case studies of major brands from around the world. The Business of Sharing is essential reading for anyone looking to get to grips with one of today’s must-understand global trends.
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ALEX STEPHANY: HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE SHARING ECONOMY
LS:N Global
A summary of the sharing economy and JustPark.
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Op-ed: Beyond Uber and Airbnb: The future of the 'sharing economy'
The LA Times
An op-ed I wrote for The LA Times.
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Alex Stephany solves a big pain – where to park cheaply
Real Business
An interview I did in Real Business. In the event, we comfortably beat my target growth of 100% YOY when I was CEO.
Honors & Awards
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1st Prize, London Homelessness Awards, 2018
London Housing Federation
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Best Innovation in Employability, 2019
ERSA
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Best Social Enterprise Entrepreneur in the UK, 2019
Enterprise Awards
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CISCO Big Awards, Finalist
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Excellence in Technology in Homelessness, 2018
Homeless Link
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Hottest Tech for Good in Europe, 2019
The Europas
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Wonga Future 50, Winner
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Languages
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French
Professional working proficiency
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