Seb Bishop

Seb Bishop

Media Visionary, serial internet entrepreneur and angel investor, Seb hit UK TV screens in Millionaires' Mission, a four part series produced for prime time C4.

Former ad man Seb Bishop built his reputation in the business world when, he was just 26, he sold his internet advertising business, Espotting, for almost $200 million. Four years on, Seb was President of MIVA, Inc., the NASDAQ listed digital media company that was formed following the Espotting sale. Seb is now CEO of (RED) the organisation founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver with an aim to get business' to invest in AIDS programs in Africa.

In addition to (RED) he is also Chairman of the board of Steak Media, the fastest growing digital media agency in the UK. Seb is also an active angel investor, funding and providing consultancy to emerging new media businesses.

In September 2007, Seb made his UK TV debut appearing in Millionaires' Mission. The series saw seven entrepreneurs sent to rural Uganda for a month to see if their entrepreneurial skills could be applied to the problems facing developing countries. While there, Seb created two businesses within the local communities - a farmer's co-operative and Teach Inn, an innovative eco-tourism hotel.

Seb is one of the most charismatic and well respected figures in the media industry. His achievements have won him and his companies a string of industry awards. He is a regular on the speaker circuit presenting on a diverse range of topics from entrepreneurship and new media through to the effects enterprise can have on poverty.

TELEVISION

2007 Millionaire's Mission - Silver River for Channel 4

 


 

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