Ross Williams
My office for today - great way to get things done : http://t.co/6JBb0Uy2
I'm at STK (Miami Beach, FL) http://t.co/s71FGGyO
@eddyga hey Eddy think you posted that as a public tweet rather than reply. Who you helping out now!?
Preparing to bust our competitors that rely on fake members and messaging for their business - enough is enough...
I'm at The National Hotel (Pool) (Miami Beach, FL) http://t.co/ac4mmvvW
@conradmorris if you want some good #onlinedating news, see the latest releases at http://t.co/6Bt0TEoM ;)
Great Fast Track event yesterday with @richardbranson and @acton - now off to Miami to meet up with the team in US
@barryf Doesn't need to be flashy ;) Just decent memory and processor ;)
Off to Miami with Steve (@ BA Galleries Club Lounge South) http://t.co/5SxdcrCa
See @virginatlantic, this is why we're moving to BA - I don't want mobiles on a flight, it's only time to escape! http://t.co/OfsHzx0a
Early start today! :) (@ Global Personals) http://t.co/xajNv92O
Wow - and people say I'm a bitch - terrifying assassinations by @KernelMag : http://t.co/sl5kSHb1
@nstanley do not touch Sagepay, just ask @barryf about it. Is a total pig. I personally like http://t.co/yHU64aLi, would try that ;)
@globadoo @brettharding from what I remember at Adam Street, you're more of a mojito girl no? ;)
@TeamPalmHills aaah am off for dinner at one of Bray's finest, would be good to see you guys, need a stubbingtonian meetup
@maxpolyakov hell, that's a niche eh! I'll take that :)
@brettharding oooh you're a connoisseur ;)
….now time for a gin and tonic in the afternoon sunshine. Tanqueray 10 I believe :)
A very eventful week - acquired now 4th biggest dating site in UK and shortlisted as one of the top 10 most promising companies in Europe...
@maxpolyakov are Brits allowed to take on the mad russian rocket scientists in the competition? Can we sponsor?
Award Winning Internet Entrepreneur, Investor and Angel
Internet | Slough, United Kingdom, GB
Founder and CEO of Global Personals Limited. Web entrepreneur, angel investor and mentor.
- Aug 2003 - PresentFounder and CEO / Global PersonalsAs founder and CEO of Global Personals, Ross Williams is at the heart of the business. Having founded his first agency while at university in 1997, he decided to take the next step forward and, with nothing more than a credit card, set up Global Personals with Steve Pammenter in 2003. His decision soon paid off. In less than a decade, Global Personals has become one of the world’s leading dating and social discovery companies. Ross has been shortlisted for Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006, selected for Top 10 To Watch in 2007 and has been nominated in two categories in the Fast Growth Business Awards in 2008. In 2011, Ross was crowned “Young Gun” in the Growing Business awards. Outside of work, Ross is a fully qualified pilot, car enthusiast, dog lover, and mentor to young entrepreneurs across Britain and the globe, speaking regularly and giving advice based on his first-hand experience of the digital world.
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Honors:
2006 - Shortlisted as Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the CBI Growing Business Awards
2007 - Selected as one of the top 10 “people to watch” in the business category of the Courvoisier Future 500. Also the highest place person under 30 in the business category.
2008 - Shortlisted in 2 categories of the Fast Growth Business Awards.
2010 - South East's Fastest Growing Technology Company in UK Deloitte Technology Fast 50
2010 - 8th Fastest Growing Technology Company in UK Deloitte Technology Fast 50
2010 - 19th place in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA
2010 - Digital Business of the Year at the Digital Entrepreneur Awards
2010 - 13th in The Sunday Times Fast Track 100
2011 - "One to Watch" The Sunday Times Best Companies
2011 - 32nd in Media Momentum Top 50 Europe
Interests:
Cars, Motorsport, Web
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BP Bullhound Summit 20122012-05-09 - 2012-05-11
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Phoenix, AZ, March 20122012-03-27 - 2012-04-03
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Innsbruck, Austria, March 20122012-03-16 - 2012-03-18
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Barcelona, Spain, February 20122012-02-26 - 2012-03-09
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New York, NY, February 20122012-02-05 - 2012-02-12
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About Ross Williams
Ross Williams is a serial web entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Global Personals Limited, the most successful UK based online dating business.
In 2006, Ross was shortlisted as Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the CBI Growing Business Awards. In 2007, Ross was selected as one of the top 10 “people to watch” in the business category of the Courvoisier Future 500.
In 2008 Global Personals Limited was shortlisted in not one but TWO categories of the prestigious 2008 Fast Growth Business Awards.
By 2009, Ross had grown Global Personals Limited to employ over 60 people and generate annualised revenues well in excess of £18million.
You can learn more about Global Personals Limited at http://www.globalpersonals.co.uk
