THIS award is given to an individual aged 30 or younger based within the S o u t h a m p t o n district whom the judges consider can best demonstrate exceptional vision, initiative, creativity and leadership with the ability to identify and develop opportunities.

Southampton City Councillor Matt Tucker, Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Leisure Services, said: “I am inspired by the outstanding talent that we have in Southampton, especially when it comes to our young entrepreneurs who continually push the boundaries of possibility and strive so hard to be the very best in their fields.

 

RIDE RIDE

RIDE started in 2010 after Timothy
saw a need in Southampton for a cycle
workshop that works for the people,
with short turnaround times, opening
hours outside office hours and somewhere
happy to share knowledge.
With this, Ride Ride quickly went
from just Timothy to a team of five
mechanics.
It now repairs around 100 bikes a
week at various work places, including
the city’s hospitals, the university and
council as well as schools, all under
the banner of Bike Dr.
These Bike Dr. sessions provide a reliable
onsite workshop service.
Under Timothy’s leadership Ride Ride
has become trusted by local cycle commuters,
dedicated mountain bikers and
a growing discerning group of high
end roadies.

 

MATT BUNDAY OF MATT BUNDAY EVENTS

MATT Bunday Events was launched in
2011 by Matt and his partner.
Matt wanted to build on the success
of event managing the Southampton
Passion.
The company particularly seeks to
work collaboratively with local community
groups, charities, and other
clients’ on high profile projects.
To date these have included: The
Titanic 100 Commemoration Event,
Southampton’s Musical Alphabet, a
successful world record attempt at the
O2 Arena’s Live Quarter, and running –
for the second year – the Curdridge
Country Show.
Already working on several similar
projects for this year and beyond, MBE
is cementing itself as a leading local
Events Company.

 

MAX K-THOMPSON OF PLUG AND PLAY

MAX K-Thompson founded Plug and
Play Southampton, which has established
itself as a leading creative digital
marketing agency and is well
known in the region for delivering
quality and return on client investments.
Plug and Play Southampton has supported
GreenHampshire.co.uk with a
website, banner, T-shirts and
resources while Max K-Thompson,
with the support of Solent University,
also founded CRE8SOUTH as an
internship framework for students to
develop their ideas and projects.
As a member of Southampton
Business Board and Enterprise Totton
Max K-Thompson has been keen to
show his support for future growth of
the city and has also been instrumental
in supporting the set up of
Rotaract Solent.

 

JOSH WILLIAMS OF BIZPEDIA

BIZPEDIA is a completely free business
club that’s open to local companies,
business owners and entrepreneurs
who want to be part of an
ambitious, well-connected community
– and make great things happen.
Since its inception in Southampton
more than 12 months ago, Bizpedia
has grown to exceed 500 members
and expanded into two further
cities.
Being part of Bizpedia brings
many exciting benefits for its members
including meeting like-minded
professionals at its relaxed, informal
and fun monthly events.
For those companies wishing to
make the most of the opportunities
on offer they can sign up at bizpedia.
com!