Join alumnus Graham Hobson, Co-founder of Photobox, as he presents on his beginnings, challenges, learnings and achievements to provide insight and advice on how you can become a successful entrepreneur. During his presentation, Graham will:
- Summarise his early career after graduating from Westminster and how that led him to start his entrepreneurial journey
- Explain how his small start-up called Photobox eventually owned Moonpig and had revenues of over £300m
- Discuss the business and personal highs and lows along the way
- Provide advice and key takeaways
Graham will also answer questions during a Q&A session following the talk.
This event is organised in partnership with the Westminster Enterprise Network (WeNetwork).
It is free to attend, but you must book your place in advance.
About the speaker
Graham Hobson, Computer Science BSc, 1986
Graham started his career in the finance sector, working for the London Stock Exchange, Baring Securities, Union Bank of Switzerland and Merrill Lynch.
In 1999 he bought a digital camera and discovered there was nowhere to get high quality photographic prints. He wrote a business plan on the tube each morning to solve this problem and got some of his colleagues to invest, as well as a friend to join him as a co-founder.
They started Photobox, initially having to run it as a small business. Over time they raised more money, merged and acquired other businesses, expanded into Europe and eventually sold to a private equity firm in 2016. At the time of sale, Photobox employed 1,400 people and turned over more than £300m per year. He now advises on entrepreneurship and pro-bono causes.
