Wooshii

Founder and CEO of the internets leading video production community.

We provide scalable video solutions for the worlds largest companies via an online network and software solutions

I've led the team through its bootstrapped beginnings and two rounds of venture funding.

Envoke-Demos

I played a small part in turning an idea into a product, winning early customers, and setting up for growth.

Co-Founder & Advisor

Flexy App

Advisory Board

Hartest Brewing Co.

Founder

MentorCamp

Business Mentor

Fergus & Permjot

Worked with Permjot Valia and over 100 entrepreneurial and start up companies in a variety of roles.

Helped companies ranging from small 2 man shops to business with turnovers exceeding £14M per year

Partner

New East Manchester Ltd

Working with start-ups and SME's both in developing growth and on-line strategies. Over 100 business aided through New East Manchester Ltd regeneration company

Created and ran the EnterPrize one of the North Wests leading entrepreneurial start-up contests

Enterprise Facilitator

Outgoing

Director at Outgoing which grew to be the largest UK student tour operator and where we also founded Snowbombing, Europe's largest winter festival.

Director

Dyer-Smith Consult

As a freelance web developer, I helped companies turn their visions into reality at a time when websites were a black art and companies would pay over the odds to get online !

Developed online marketing strategies and acted as an advisor to companies looking to expand their business online.

Web Developer

🤖 Lead a team that has built several AI products, including;

🤖 Assist - a new AI operating system for Marketing teams used by companies from Publicis to Toyota

🤖 BrandCheck - AI Video analysis tool used by companies from WPP to Google

🎬 Wooshii - Founded to help companies scale video operations and production.

🧬 Envoke - Co-founded a company that brought VR innovation into life sciences

🤪 Co-founded Snowbombing Winter Music Festival, a brewery and several apps

🏄🏽‍♂️ Surfer

If you're interested in how AI can transform marketing or AI agents can scale operations...

then I'd love to connect

Fergus Dyer-Smith

Opilio Recruitment

Summary
Executive Search in  Media, Mobile & Technology.

For our clients, the Opilio Recruitment Process naturally lends itself to finding talented people. If it is a Front-end Developer or a Sales Director your business needs, we work hard to get the right person for you. We listen > We connect > We deliver.

For our candidates, our established network across the Media, Mobile & Technology space, means that we can get you the job you want. Try our unique approach. 

Recruits For: Senior Commercial Roles

Opilio provides the Digital Media and Technology industries with Commercial Strategy and Business Development Services. 

Business plan preparation, business launch implementation, refinement of consumer offering, sales plan development and sales plan implementation.

We are currently working in Virtual Reality, Digital Publishing, Music and Fashion - all within digital sphere.

Managing Director

TheFoodMarket.com

A bustling marketplace of independent merchants, selling wonderful natural products! More items being added every day.

Investor

360 Degree Brewing Company

360 degree brewing is multi award winning and fast growing East Sussex craft beer company  established in 2013.  Our mission is to create many different styles of beer with the quality of recipes, products and process always a priority. We believe that whatever your taste, everyone deserves a good beer.
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Investor and Director

Entertainment Retailers Association

Board member

247 entertainment

247 was one of the leading white label music download and streaming business across Europe.

Bought on to assist with global sales strategy and to manage the pan European sales teams in various territories (Spain, Nordics, Germany and UK).  Reporting directly into CEO.

Assisted commercial planning through to acquisition by Media Saturn Holdings.  Germany's leading multi channel retailer.

SVP Global Sales and Marketing

Musicbrigade UK Ltd

Managing all aspects of this wholly owned subsidiary business of Musicbrigade Sweden including hiring, managing, direction, P&L accountability, presentation to investors, selling etc.

Responsible for managing deal terms for UK partner Channel 4, concluding contract and launching the service.  Managed deal terms and concluded partnership with French Partner M6.  Assisted in  German Partnership deal with RTL.

Investors pulled the plug so business was wound up.

General Manager

OD2/Loudeye

A senior roll within OD2, which was then bought  by Loudeye. Acted as key person to manage 5 relationships:  Nokia, HP, Intel, WIndows Media Redmond and Philips CE.

OD2 was bought initially by Loudeye in Seattle and then a short time later it was bought by Nokia to form the OVI music service.

Stepped away after Nokia acquisition completed.

Head of Strategic Partnerships

Paris Ceramics America

Paris Ceramics are a company of artisans, searching the world for the finest products and crafting them into one-of-a-kind creations for your luxury project.

Sales Director

Experienced business leader and executive search consultant. Commercial and Strategy experience from thorough immersion in media, entertainment and technology.  Awareness of global marketplace with extensive network of contacts at all levels.

Strong bias towards starts ups and scale ups and growth companies.  Luxury brands through to technology.  From start up to exit.

Vast amount of experience in living and working overseas with time served in France, Australia and USA.

Specialities: Director level searches for commercial, strategy, marketing and data.

taplio

The Battle

Fergus Dyer-Smith

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