Flexport

Business Development

Forward Advances

Built and scaled a venture backed B2B FinTech lender. Delivered 150% QoQ growth for over two years. Raised £15M in debt & equity. Reported to the board of a listed entity.

Venture CEO

Forward Partners

Sat on the leadership team of an early stage investor.

Managing Director

Earnt.It

Bootstrapped and launched a consumer FinTech enabling early wage access.

Founder

PayPal

Led a $10b card product and launched new lending businesses through strategic partnerships.

Product, Business Development and GTM

Scaled Buy Now Pay Later and Revenue-Based Financing products to a £2b originations run rate.

Head of Operations

HSBC

Program Manager

Bank of America

Head of Projects

British Army

IT and Telecommunications Engineer

Fractional operator for Founders & Innovative Corporates | Follow for insights on business and leadership

I've built and scaled fast-growing FinTech products as a founder and operator.

- Scaled PayPal’s Buy Now Pay Later and Merchant Lending business in the UK to a £2B annual originations run rate.
- Bootstrapped a consumer FinTech, enabling customers to access wages early.
- Founded and scaled a venture-backed FinTech, providing revenue-based financing to digital businesses.

I’ve developed expertise in early product validation, go-to-market strategy, growth, and operations.

Along the way, I've just been following my interests and solving problems for customers.

Oh, and I love riding motorbikes and climbing mountains.

Hasam Silva

EDLEY.NET

Neuroleadership Coach

Ed Ley

Performance Coach

Fit for Business

Helping busy business people to create optimum physical and mental performance

Author

Copenhagen bootcamp 

Owner 

Absolute Health Personal Training

Personal Training, Nutrition, Sports Massage

Owner

Absolute health

Online Personal training is for people who can't or don't want to get to the gym who still want the expertise, accountability and support.

Online Personal trainer

Absolute health and fitness ltd

Absolute health is a 3800sqft gym with a large cardio room, fixed resistance, Bristol biggest free weights and functional training rooms, stretching area, healthcare clinic, shower and changing facilities and car parking. Situated in Temple Quay Business Park in the heart of Bristol.

James Ross Healthcare

Personal Trainer

Systematically taking CEO’s from predicting burnout to leading businesses and lives they love @ EDLEY.NET | Performance Coaching, Executive Coaching

I work with CEOs and founders who are successful on paper but privately overwhelmed, detached at home, and exhausted by the pace they’ve created.

Through my work at EDLEY.NET, I help them rebuild the internal and external systems of self-leadership so their business no longer depends on pressure, force, or depletion to grow.

The outcome is exact:
Calm focus.
Restored energy.
Clear thinking.
Better relationships.
A business that runs without them.
Fewer hours.
More meaning.

My approach combines neuroscience, psychology, and high-performance coaching to rewire how leaders create, use, and recover energy — mentally, emotionally, and physically. It is practical, evidence based, and deeply human.

For over 20 years, I have specialised in the business of behaviour change, helping leaders expand capacity, restore purpose, and create organisations that grow without chaos. My clients include CEOs, founders, and executive teams across multiple industries and countries.

I have spoken at TEDx Bristol and TEDx Frederiksberg on behavioural change and leadership psychology, and more than 80 leaders have publicly shared how this work has helped them perform better, lead better, and live better.

Because when a leader’s energy becomes clear and steady, everything they lead follows.

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