Environmental Entrepreneur
United Kingdom
- Current
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- Chief Executive Officer at Carbon Voyage
- Chief Executive Officer at European Young Professionals
- Officer at British Army
- Past
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- CEO at GoLow
- CEO - GoLow at Meltwater Ventures
- CEO and Founder at One Village
- Director at Biokaiser
- Owner at Lazy Boyz Cafe
- Captain at Australian Army
- Education
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- The University of Queensland
- Griffith University
- Griffith University
- Griffith University
- Griffith University
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James Swanston’s Summary
I am very passionate about entrepreneurship and innovation, and motivated by the challenge of taking concepts and turning them into reality. My preference is to work in high pressure, dynamic environments, where I can use a broad array of skill sets to find solutions to deliver results. I can think holistically and conceptually, and importantly understand how this translates into operational needs and outcomes. With a great interest in technology and sustainability, I am dedicated to using innovation to address commercial challenges.
James Swanston’s Experience
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Chief Executive Officer
Carbon Voyage
(Renewables & Environment industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
Carbon Voyage is all about using technology to find fast ways of making transport more efficient - reducing costs and the environmental impact.
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Chief Executive Officer
European Young Professionals
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
European Young Professionals (EYP) London lauched January 2007 and is the first European chapter of the organisation, which promotes links between young business professionals. EYP was founded in Asia in 2005 and has, due to an immense success, expanded to Europe with its first organisation launched in London. It presently has 2,500 active members in the United Kingdom.
EYP is for all business professionals who are young at heart, rather than defined by age. The aim of EYP London is to bring together and provide an active support network to all young professionals living and working in London.
The vision is to be innovative, supportive, diverse and to offer a unique, valuable networking experience to all members of EYP London. EYP members are spread among 45 countries; thus, it provides a unique networking platform. -
Officer
British Army
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)
September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Infantry Officer in the London Regiment
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CEO
GoLow
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 2 months)
Chief Executive Officer and Founder of GoLow.
GoLow provides an outsourced management sevice to help reduce the cost and environmental impact of taxis and private hire vehcles used by corporations, large NGOs, government institutions and the travelling public.
Transport is the highest growing source of carbon emissions in the United Kingdom, and the road sector is the largest component of this. The taxi and private hire vehicle industry currently uses approximately 750,000 tonnes of fossil fuels on a yearly basis. There is an acknowledged 50% empty capacity in this industry, also known as dead mileage, which can rise to above 70%. This presents an unacceptable level of wastage from environmental and economic standpoints. GoLow was created to address this problem, providing a low-cost way to assisting corporations and governments to improve their environmental practices, as well as benefit from other efficiencies generated. -
CEO - GoLow
Meltwater Ventures
(Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 2 months)
Meltwater Ventures (www.meltwaterventures.com) creates, develops and sustains new businesses which help organizations and individuals to reduce their environmental footprint. We proactively identify green business (g-business) opportunities that can be rapidly commercialised and bring together potential entrepreneurs around those opportunities, facilitating the formation of effective management teams, business plans and raising finance. It works closely with the Environmental Change Institute and Said Business School at Oxford University. Meltwater Ventures is based in Oxford and is led by Martin Chilcott and James Tarin.
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CEO and Founder
One Village
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)
November 2005 — March 2007 (1 year 5 months)
Retail channel for VOIP and Converged Communications products in Australia and New Zealand.
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Director
Biokaiser
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)
2004 — 2006 (2 years )
Founded this business as a way to explore international trading opportunities with partner offices in Taiwan and Norway and support other business interests:
• Significant global travel providing exposure to understanding business culture and practices around the world, as well as business negotiations in multiple languages.
• Oversight of project management and development of strategies for potential business opportunities, including feasibility studies. This work included all aspects of business development, including manufacturer selection, supply chain, regulatory compliance, marketing, channel development and customer support.
• Management of opportunity pipelines for projects within Australia across a number of industries.
• This resulted in the establishment of One Village and a subsequent shift of focus. -
Owner
Lazy Boyz Cafe
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Games industry)
July 2003 — July 2006 (3 years 1 month)
Owner of gaming cafe store concept, which has now transitioned into part of One Village.
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Captain
Australian Army
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
May 1995 — August 2005 (10 years 4 months)
Australia, East Timor, Iray, Malaysia
• Intelligence based role, including the establishment of a strategic assessment cell in Iraq that regularly briefed to the highest levels in Coalition governments.
• Excellent briefing and representational experience to the highest levels in military forces, as well as conducting briefings in multi-lingual environments.
• Several years of commanding soldiers in training and operational environments.
• United States Bronze Star Medal for exceptionally meritorious service in Iraq.
• Australian Joint Operations Command Commendation for exceptional leadership.
James Swanston’s Education
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The University of Queensland
Master of International Relations and Asian Politics , 2002 — 2002
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Griffith University
Bachelor of Laws , 1995 — 1999
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Griffith University
Bachelor of International Business , 1995 — 1999
- Activities and Societies:
- Griffith University Law Society, Liberal Club
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Griffith University
Bachelor of Arts , Modern Asian Studies , 1995 — 1999
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Griffith University
Diploma , Export Management , 1995 — 1999
Additional Information
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James Swanston’s Interests:
Music (Anything from Mozart to Toby Keith), Art (except the modern stuff), Literature (particularly PG Wodehouse)
James Swanston’s Groups:
European Young Professionals (www.eyplondon.org)
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Sustainable Investment Forum -
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The London Regiment -
Mobility & Infrastructure >>> 1000++ Members -
Royal Military College, Duntroon Alumni -
Friends of DrinkTank -
CarbonVoyage -
gateway2investment -
CleanAnalysis
James Swanston’s Honors:
United States Bronze Star Medal
Australian Joint Operations Command Commendation
Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation Outstanding Service Award
James Swanston’s Contact Settings
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