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

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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

Excited to announce the launch of The Trade Leaders Table.

This is a small, invite-only dinner exclusively for CEOs and CFOs of businesses over $100M in revenue who are focused on simplifying global trade in 2026.

It’s two hours, under the Chatham House Rule, focused purely on knowledge exchange.

You’ll be joined by other business leaders and a specialised group of experts in customs, freight, and finance.

The goal is simple: share the practical knowledge needed to simplify global trade in 2026.

The first date is on 15 January 2026.

#globaltrade #supplychain #customs #workingcapital #fintech

FinTech GTM & Growth | Scaling Flexport Capital in EMEA

Nick Hussey

FRAHM Jacket

Rugged, stylish and rare men's jackets and coats, with classic British style, for use in varied environments. Hidden performance, real-world fit, easy to care for.

Birl

Advisor to founders Cam & Peter, growth strategies, brand building & mentorship through the difficult early stages of building a business.

Advisor

Helm (formerly The Supper Club)

Member’s club & support network for founders

Member

Nottingham Trent University

Very proud to be asked to virtually mentor final year Fashion management students on entrepreneurialism, mental health and real-world business thinking.
I grew up with Nottingham Trent Uni down the road from me, so it's lovely to go 'back'!

Industry Mentor - Fashion Management

[self-employed]

I have empathy with founder’s tight budgets and pressures. 

I give clear, friendly, jargon free, pragmatic advice & mentorship to online businesses that need to grow.

I'll give you the confidence to pursue your goals, with clarity. It'll be a weight off your mind. I want to help you to enjoy your work, knowing you have the tools to succeed, with or without me - I’m not here to stretch out a consultancy, I’ve my own business to run!

Amongst a wealth of practical business management experience, my specialisms are brand, creative, content, email, social media, public relations and ecommerce. All with a strong affinity for the customer. 

I’m also quite nice.

Brand, Marketing & Ecommerce Consultant

Pure Scooters

Brought in to build a loved brand and provide the best creative tools for marketing across all communications.

Interim head of brand & content

Wild Beer Co

Had a great time helping craft beer hitters Wild Beer Co out with their e-commerce and marketing these last few months. 

They’re in a far better place. Such huge potential. Here’s some headlines. 

Traffic more than doubled. Record traffic figures throughout Christmas. 
Conversion increased 55%.
Email database nearly doubled. 
Website UX audit and major changes instigated. 
Average session time up 80%. 
Page views quadrupled. 
Massive increase in social media activity and engagement, with new more on brand voice. 
Understanding of e-commerce data and KPIs, building them into business thinking. 
Annual marketing calendar, campaign strategy, budgets & targets instigated. 
Clarity of team roles, training and consequent promotion of central player. 
New email approach and template, doubling frequency and increased CTR of emails. 
Review of and changes to PPC. 
Reallocation and increased efficiency of marketing budget. 
Fundamental reworking of paid social media and thus results. 
Identification and ‘pick list’ of long term goals and quick wins to keep growth high. 

Phew. It was fun! ✌️

Interim Head of Marketing

Vulpine urban cycling apparel

I created the world's leading urban cycling apparel brand via outstanding product, brand building, marketing and service.

Stella growth through high-quality innovative product and marketing that shouted (nicely!) across the cycling, style and national press. We excelled at press, PR, social media and content-led email marketing.

Founder & Managing Director

Rokkit

As Executive Producer of Rokkit I oversaw the creation of ultra creative and leftfield music videos and commercials for international clients. My focus was on client relations, particularly major advertising agencies, sales and marketing.

Executive Producer

The Ebeling Group

Brought in to launch major animation studio T.E.G. into Europe, I set up the London office and recruited all staff. I talented spotted and signed a roster of London-based animation talent, and marketed these to advertising agencies alongside major US artists such as MK12, who created the Bond title sequence for Quantum of Solace via our office.

Executive Producer, UK & Europe

Aiming to be kinder in business. Mental Health First Aider.

My brand FRAHM Jacket needs PRESS & PR. Pitch me!

We make ultra high quality, tough, beautifully detailed classic men's jackets, selling to the UK (mostly), USA & EU. We're £3M revenue, growing 60% this year, profitable (just).

We support Campaign Against Living Miserably & talk about real life, not fake marketing life (but our pictures are still pretty).

We need a no-bullshit approach to building brand awareness, trust & referral traffic. 

Authenticity is VITAL to us. 

I don't want swanky meals or smoke blown up my arse. Just results with good honest people.

Our brand is extremely strong, beloved by our company owning, director level, creative leader & senior manager customers.

We will give you cut-through, with my honesty about failure, recovering from suicide & attitudes to men's health. Our annoying (but awesome) pre-order model. Our willingness to be different.

We will give you a burgeoning plethora of ideas, campaigns & content to use. We're leaning into brand marketing big time.

We're not unrealistic. We don't just wan't (though we still do) Esquire, Monocle & Wallpaper (we've been in the FT, Telegraph, Sunday Times, Radio 4 already, organically). We need youtube reviews, bloggers, opinion formers, etc.

Decide how to contact me, with what. That's the first test. And don't spam me - be suitable, do your research. 

And I will be jolly nice back if you do. GO! 
Fanks,
Nick.

Tagging colleagues & partners for reach: Emmalou Hussey Amy Snowdon Paul Williamson Aaron Winsloe Luca Fontani Angus Sung

Founder of FRAHM Jacket - tough, beautifully detailed jackets, for real life's ups & downs.

🌍 We asked our kids to do the 2 minute silence with us today. They finally wanted to and did, and it gladdened my heart. 

Sadly, they now understand that terrible things have, do and can happen. 

That loss of innocence is important though. Life is cruel. Democracy isn’t guaranteed. Evil stalks. Power corrupts. Hate will always live in cruel damaged greedy hearts. 

I’ve always supported and often collected for @royalbritishlegion I’ve read too much history, seen my veteran grandfathers cry alone in pain, watched enough footage, not to respect the genuine, immense, vital sacrifices that have, are and will be made. 

I hope never by my children or their children. 

But we must be vigilant of hate, listen to each other, maintain our strength, and most of all be a country and world that respects each other. 

To call out hate. To be willing to fight for peace. Better, to listen, be mature, empathic, moral, fair & intelligent, to maintain and build peace. Nick

 #neverforget

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Apparently fake Ai reviews are now a thing. 

These people aren’t customers. We know that because every sale of a FRAHM Jacket ever, went through our website. 

And because they’re clearly Ai.

“Full of ideas, enthusiasm & hard work, but that’s not always what people [or rather, corporations] want.” 

My description of ADHD. 

I mock interviewed a number of ADHD boys today. 

All were different. All perked up when I immediately said I was ADHD too. 

It’s good to give examples of older men who understand you a bit. Who know their struggles but also their passions. 

I struggled terribly at school - called lazy, daydreamer (true), trouble, stupid, weird, lonely, bullied terribly. 

But I have empathy and passion. I can out work any ‘normal’ kid. 

But I’ll forget stuff, stare out the window and talk over people if I’m not engaged. 

If you or your kid are like this, I hope this helps. 

Run into the passion, not The Box society wants them/us in. 

Thanks gents, you inspired me. 
Nick. ✌️

☀️ No Black Friday, or “Long Term Brand Equity Thus Sales & Margin Slow Death for Short Term Sales Targets Month” as I fondly call it. 

No mega massive supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (yes, I googled the spelling) discounts.

Discounts you pay for, because they eroded the quality to afford them.

As with all BFCMs since I founded FRAHM Jacket  we'll offer the same standards as the rest of the year:

Izzy, Leonie or Clive, with years of service, will help. No bots or outsourcing. 

Friendly replies in minutes & hours, not a week. 

11 sizes & free sleeve alterations.

Pay in instalments over up to 12 months. 

Free tracked shipping & easy 90 day returns, worldwide. 

No hidden taxes or duties - one price, all included. 

100% biodegradable packaging. 

Sell your old FRAHM back to us in 2 minutes via Birl  - no eBay faff, £10 to CALM charity. 

All fabric & manufacturing is UK/EU. 
 
The biggest one? Exceptional quality & detail every single time, always - 4,897 reviews averaging 4.92/5 for a (increasingly less small) small family business say it all.
 
Have a Good Friday. Not Black.
 
Nick

🥱 Morning. I’ve gone all Old Skool today! 

Beware the entitled person, they’re doomed to a life of disappointment and annoying the rest of us. 

The only answer is hard work, good choices & patience. 

The fun is in the gaining it. Not the having it. (I’m told). 

Nick.

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