Ash Ali

Co-Founder & Growth Hacker

Uhubs

At Uhubs, we empower sales teams to unlock their full potential by transforming skill development into a precise, data-driven unfair advantage. 

By industrialising the monitoring and tracking of essential sales skills, we provide leaders with rapid insights to identify growth opportunities that genuinely drive revenue impact. 

Uhubs streamlines skill development, enabling modern sales teams to achieve measurable success faster and more effectively.

Co-Founder

The Unfair Advantage

The new Book "The Unfair Advantage" uncovers the secret behind why some startups make it and others don’t. Available in Jan 2020- Pre-order book from Amazon, WHSmiths, Foyles & Waterstones.

Wrapping up my experience as the first UK Marketing Director of £3.5 billion company JUST EAT into a practical narrative, I break apart the different types of unfair advantages swimming just under the surface of your favourite success stories. Every single one of them has an unfair advantage within the MILES structure (Money, Intelligence & Insight, Location & Luck, Education & Expertise, Status).  Out on January 9th 2020!

I've done keynotes on "Startup Marketing", "How to find your unfair advantage", "My personal/JUST EAT success story", "The first 3 years in startups" and have been part of several panel debates, pitch judging and discussions.

Author, Keynote Speaker & Co-Founder

Private angel Investments in seed stage startups across the globe. Mentorship and advice to startup entrepreneurs in various sectors and markets with a specific focus on online marketplaces, mobile app's and interesting social & community projects.

If you have startup requiring seed capital, an experienced startup advisor or non-executive role get in touch. 

- Idea assessment, including market sizing, competitive analysis, go to market strategy
- Applying lean methodology techniques to launch MVPs and find product market fit
- Growth Hacking
- Product and business development
- Digital marketing strategy
- Capital raising including marketing materials and business introductions
- Entrepreneur Mentorship & Advisor
- Lean startup
- EIR or non exec roles

Mentor @PiLabs @turn8 @istarter @TeamPK

Startup Investor, Advisor & Mentor

University of Warwick - Warwick Business School

Guest Lecturer

Spinks

Advising the senior Spinks team on continual growth for being the talent partner to the Start-Up / Scale Up sector.

Spinks Advisory Board Member

Royal Holloway, University of London

UCL School of Management

Loughborough University

Imperial College Business School

ESCP Business School

Washplus - Dubai's Laundry App

Acquired by new player in GCC with great ambitions. 

Seed investor and marketing advisor to Dubai's leading on-demand laundry and dry cleaning app, washplus. 

Founded in Dubai Silicon Oasis as part of Dubai's smart city drive we have an awesome vision and a very strong founding team and set of angel investors. 

Have been featured in 7 days, Time Out Dubai, Dubai Chronicle and Ahlan!

Washplus - On demand Laundry App

Co-Founder of Uhubs | Bestselling Author: 'The Unfair Advantage' | Empowering SaaS Sales Leaders to Exceed Targets

Hey there! I’m Ash Ali, an entrepreneurial spirit who thrives on turning ideas into reality. 

Best known as the first marketing director at Just Eat, I helped scale it to Series A which then went onto become UK’s first tech unicorns.

But my journey didn't start in the usual boardroom. Without a formal degree, I carved my path through sheer grit, instinct, and a knack for seeing opportunities where others see obstacles. 

Today, I leverage my 20 plus years experience to mentor, invest in, and fuel the next generation of startups.

I co-authored "The Unfair Advantage: How You Already Have What It Takes to Succeed" which won Business Book of the Year.

Our book dives into leveraging your unique traits for success — something I live by and encourage others to recognise in themselves.

I'm currently leading Uhubs, a cutting-edge B2B sales performance startup that empowers sales leaders to define and measure excellence in their teams. 

Our unique Pulse technology provides real-time insights and metrics, helping businesses understand "what good looks like" in sales performance. 

It's about bringing clarity and precision to skills for better sales strategies, enabling teams to thrive in today's competitive markets.

My personal philosophy is to:

"Embrace your unique journey, your most significant 'unfair advantage' might just be something you already possess."

If you’re an entrepreneur at heart, a sales leader looking to elevate your team, or just want to chat about the startup world's highs and lows, feel free to connect! 

I'm always open to sharing ideas, speaking at events and conferences and specialise in GTM, Marketing, Sales and everything to do with starting tech startups.

Co-founder - We're hiring!

Uhubs helps busy sales leaders at top SaaS companies optimise their sales enablement to develop reps and grow revenue, by uncovering blind spots on performance, motivation and skills.

The Uhubs Pulse platform visualises each team’s development needs for personalised upskilling & provides data-driven coaching recommendations that are saving Sales Managers 40+ hrs per quarter and helping reps ramp up 30% faster.

Supercharge your sales team by booking a demo with us today.

Vantage Data Centers

Principal Program Manager - Design

Amazon

Senior Engineering Project Manager

Colas Rail UK

Responsible for leading the development and delivery of multidisciplinary HS2 enabling works at Camden, Watford Junction and Northampton

Senior Project Manager

Responsible for the overall management of delivering a £10-15m yearly workbank of track renewal projects for Colas Rail Infrastructure working on behalf of Network Rail in the South East of England.

Project Delivery Manager

Also filled the role of Acting Delivery Manager. 
Supporting the Plain Line Track delivery team in the safe, efficient and timely delivery of Network Rail track renewals contract across Anglia & South East. With special focus on business process improvement and project close out.

Assistant Delivery Director 

Supporting the Colas Rail Plain Line Track Renewals Production team in the planning and delivery of the Network Rail Plain Line contract in the Sout East.

Assistant Production Manager

Rotating around the Colas Rail UK business 

April 2015 - Sep 2015 Assistant Project Manager, Tonbridge, UK: 
-Identifying, defining and sorting of business and operational processes within the Colas Rail plain line business unit. 
-Mapping and improving  processes of high importance 
-Planning and delivering of a plain line track renewal project 


Sep 2014 - March 2015 Graduate Mechanical Engineer, Cardiff, UK:
Third rotation within Colas Rail, working for Pullman Rail - Specialist in overhauling rolling stock wheel-sets and bogies.
- Managing the Introduction, Production and implementation of new Process Operating Procedures at Pullman Rail. 
- Supporting in the set up of an improved KPI system. 
- Production and process improvements within the Wheelset Overhaul Shop.

April 2014 - Sep 2014 Graduate Reliability Engineer. London/Crewe, UK:
Second Rotation within Colas Rail, Working for High Output Track Renewals Plant division. 
3 months in Crewe with the "Track Relaying System 4"​ (TRS) team followed by 3 months in (Willesden), London with "Ballast Cleaning System 4" (BCS) team.

- Root Cause Analysis on plant failures (RCA)
- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis on BCS (FMEA)
- KPI monitoring and reporting
- Managing innovation projects including: Installation of CCTV cameras on MFS Wagons. Introduction of more reliable transfer conveyor docking rollers on MFS wagons

Sep 2013 - March 2014: Graduate Trainee. Rugby, UK: 
First rotation working in the rail services division on plant operations & planning.

Graduate Mechanical Engineer

King’s College London

Working as a representative of King’s College London on campus and off campus as part of the widening participation program.

Student ambassador

TBC Agency

Working as a part time consultant in luxury retail stores, in the fashion, accessories and beauty departments.

Brand specialist and store interpreter

KCLSU

President of the Arabic society at King’s College London (2011-2012). 
Vice President (2010 - 2011)

−	Leading collaborative projects with other student societies, such as organising a cultural show and charity fundraisers. Negotiating with external organisations and liaising with other student societies.  
−	Helped raise more than £4000 for charity and uniting more than 400 students together over 2 years with the society. 
−	Managing a team of 6 other committee members to organise regular events and activities. Ensured that all team members were motivated and on track towards completing their tasks.

President - Arabic Society

I have over 10 years of experience in leading the development and delivery of complex and innovative engineering infrastructure projects. My expertise stretches across multiple sectors namely, railway, logistics and data centres.

I hold a Master's degree in Robotics and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from King's College London, as well as certifications in Project Management and health and safety. 

My core competencies include process improvement, technical project management, infrastructure projects and collaboration. I have a passion for solving challenging problems with simple solutions and building highly motivated and dynamic teams. 

I enjoy expanding my network and gaining new ideas through meeting professionals from different disciplines and backgrounds across the world. 

My mission is to bring engineering projects to life and create value for customers and stakeholders. 

All views expressed on LinkedIn are my own.

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