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Chris Gorell Barnes

Founder & CEO, Adjust Your Set

Chris is the founder and CEO of Adjust Your Set, an award winning full service digital content agency. Adjust Your Set are pioneers in brand media, specialising in digital video.

He is also an investor & Non-Exec Director of Eagle Eye Solutions, the leading mobile vouchers and payments platform and he is an active angel investor in ad tech and new media start-ups.

Chris cares passionately about marine conservation; he was executive producer of the award winning film The End of the Line and is co-founder of The Blue Marine Foundation, a charity funding private sector solutions for the sea and the creation of a global network of marine reserves.

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Chris has mentored

Open Utility

Open Utility have developed a new type of energy marketplace, built for customers and decentralised energy.

 

  • Open Utility
  • Specialisterne
  • Nice and Serious
  • Grub Club
  • Thames Deckway

Chris was incredibly insightful in what to look for in an angel investment round. It’s not just about the money, it’s just as important to build a team of mentors who can help you with different aspects of growing the business.

James Johnston, Co-Founder of Open Utility

Chris has mentored

Specialisterne

Specialisterne works to enable one million jobs for people with autism through social entrepreneurship, corporate sector engagement and a global change in mindset.

 

  • Open Utility
  • Specialisterne
  • Nice and Serious
  • Grub Club
  • Thames Deckway

Chris showed a keen understanding of our venture, and is now introducing us to several key potential stakeholders who can help us expand our business in the UK.

Tom Brundage, Managing Director of Specialisterne

Chris has mentored

Nice and Serious

An ethically-driven creative agency based in London and New York.

 

  • Open Utility
  • Specialisterne
  • Nice and Serious
  • Grub Club
  • Thames Deckway

He was able to look at my vision for the company and tell me how he thinks we can get there based on his own experience as a successful entrepreneur. His first hand advice was brilliant!

Ben Meaker, Co-Founder & Director of Nice & Serious

Chris has mentored

Grub Club

Grub Club curates the best Pop Ups and Supper Clubs in London. Try exciting menus from hundreds of Top Chefs while dining in Unique Spaces.

 

  • Open Utility
  • Specialisterne
  • Nice and Serious
  • Grub Club
  • Thames Deckway

Chris was incredibly welcoming and approachable yet focused and professional. He was able to zone in on key elements of my business that needed refining, to help define the long term strategy. His experience and insight were invaluable and gave me clear ideas of actionable next steps to define where the business could go next.”

Olivia Sibony, Co-Founder of Grub Club

Chris has mentored

Thames Deckway

An innovative floating cycle path proposed for the river Thames.

  • Open Utility
  • Specialisterne
  • Nice and Serious
  • Grub Club
  • Thames Deckway

Chris’ values were well aligned with a passionate interest in marine conservation and the environment and he had the vision to see the international potential and scalable growth for our social environmental impact clean technology company.

Anna Hill, Co-Founder of Thames Deckway

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