Chris Donnelly

Founder (Business Acquired by Croud)

Follow for posts about startups, scale ups, AI & my entrepreneurial journey. Built & sold Verb Brands | Now scaling health tech Lottie.org

For commercial enquiries please message: enquiries@chris-donnelly.co.uk

For speaking enquiries please message: speaking@chris-donnelly.co.uk

Chris writes a newsletter called Step By Step 

Step By Step is a Newsletter with 400,000+ followers who receive "Actionable business & personal advice from someone who has actually done it". 

Chris is the Co Founder of The Lottie Organisation (including Found CRM & Seniorcare)

Lottie is a health tech business that is designed to "Elevate later life".

Described as the air b and b for care homes. Lottie supports individuals looking for the right care home and ensures that the family and the resident get the best care possible at the best price possible. 

Found CRM is the leading CRM & Occupancy software for care homes & retirement living communities

Seniorcare offer the UK's leading eldercare employee benefit solution, and help your employees understand, find and fund care for their elderly loved ones.

Verb Brands

Chris Donnelly is the founder of Verb Brands. 

VERB is a luxury digital marketing agency that drives strategy, growth, and revenue. The world’s only luxury data-driven, creative media agency, VERB provides full service performance marketing  for luxury and premium brands. Based in London, Manchester, New York, and Shanghai. 

Chris led the business as Founder & CEO from 2013 until 2021 until the business was acquired by Croud in an 8 figure private equity backed deal. 

Co-Founder

Found CRM by Lottie 

A cloud-based care home operation software, mapped and built specifically to the care and retirement industries unique customer journey and supports care homes with CRM, Occupancy, Administration and Finance

Found results in a higher conversion rate, better attribution of marketing spend, saved time and ultimately high occupancy.

University of Warwick

Wellington College

Step By Step Newsletter

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Writer

Chris Donnelly Ltd

With a track record of delivering 20+ keynote talks across cities such as London, Paris, Dubai, Austin, New York and 100s of more intimate casual and business events, Chris will always deliver a talk that leaves an audience feeling engaged and motivated. 

Chris is comfortable speaking to audiences ranging from intimate business settings through to speaking to thousands of people and has spoken on behalf of corporations like Microsoft.

Chris’ talks are a blend of forward-thinking ideas and practical advice on how to transform your outcome. Examples of recent talks are:

- How to build ultimate leverage with personal brand
- The Blueprint for explosive growth in business
- The Art of Building Engaged Workplaces in 2024
- The One Person Business
- Leading From The Front
- Rejection Proof: How To Turn A No Into A Yes

speaking@chris-donnelly.co.uk

Public Speaker / Keynote Speaker

Lottie

Our mission is to "Elevate later life"

Lottie is a marketplace that helps individuals looking for later life care by finding them the best care home or retirement home.

Lottie has now expanded nationwide and become leading marketplace in the care sector. 

Found has been launched as a CRM and Occupancy for for the later living sector

Seniorcare was developed out of the Lottie platform and is now the leading eldercare employee benefit in the UK

Found CRM

HEAT

Investor

303 London

Verb Brands

The Leading Performance & Creative Marketing Agency for Luxury & Premium Brands. 

VERB Brands is a luxury digital marketing agency which helps brands reach affluent & HNW audiences through data, creative & media. We support brands across their search, media buying, social media & creative content.

VERB works exclusively with the leading luxury and premium brands in the world. 

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In 2013, while at university, I launched VERB with the sole aim to build the leading agency for luxury and premium brands. 

In 2017, Verb Brands Limited acquired DBD Media Limited and merged the business into the wider Verb offering. DBD was a 30 people strong and one of the first SEO and PPC agencies in London, established in 2000.

December 2021, Verb Brands was acquired by Croud Inc and LDC in an 8 figure deal, giving Verb international scale and technology to help our luxury and premium brand’s grow.

Chris stepped down as CEO to focus on new projects.

Founder & CEO

Proteus Property

Acquisitions Manager

CBS Corporation

Broadcast Journalist

Keynote Speaker, Author & Entrepreneur.                                                                                                      
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I’m Ali, a YouTuber, podcaster, soon-to-be author and ex-Doctor working in London, UK.

I make videos that explore the strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives. I also have a weekly podcast called Deep Dive and I write a weekly email newsletter that contains some quick thoughts + links to interesting things.

I studied Medicine for 6 years at Cambridge University, and graduated in 2018. On my YouTube channel (4.5 million subscribers) I make videos about medicine, tech and productivity. 

✍️ Visit my website and blog: https://aliabdaal.com/
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🎬 Check out my YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/Sepharoth64
🎙 Listen to the Deep Dive podcast: https://aliabdaal.com/deep-dive-links
🎙 Listen to the Not Overthinking podcast: https://notoverthinking.com/
🚀 Learn more about my Part-Time YouTuber Academy: academy.aliabdaal.com

Departmental prize awarded for highest exam performers.

Passingham Prize

Prize awarded for First Class performance in Part II Tripos.

Windsor Scholarship

Prize awarded for First Class performance in Part IB Tripos.

Scholarship

Anatomy

Biochemistry

Neuroscience

Pathology

Pharmacology

Physiology

Psychology

University of Cambridge

Westcliff High School for Boys

English

Urdu

Ali Abdaal Ltd

I explore evidence-based strategies and tools that can help us be more productive, and build a life that we love.

YouTuber

6med

We're a team of medical students from some of the UK's top universities, who run one-day preparation courses for medical school entrance exams and interviews.

Founder

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

(1) Psychiatry, (2) Obstetrics & Gynaecology, (3) Stroke Medicine

Doctor - Foundation Year 2

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

(1) Cardiology, (2) Geriatrics, (3) General Surgery

Doctor - Foundation Year 1

Kumon

Teaching assistant, helping students aged 5-18 with Maths and English. Specialised in coaching advanced students.

Teaching Assistant

👨‍⚕️ Doctor-turned-Entrepreneur + Productivity Expert + YouTuber (5M subs)
📘 Author of Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You

My book is now available to pre-order 🎉

'The master of productivity.' Steven Bartlett, creator of Diary of a CEO

'The book we've all been waiting for.' Dr Julie Smith, author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

'A much-needed antidote to hustle culture' Mark Manson, author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

'An eye-opening and important new book' Cal Newport, author of Deep Work and Digital Minimalism

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Havens Hospices

- Volunteered weekly at Havens Day Care Centre as a Young Ambassador. 
- Helped with patient activities & cooking.
- Performed close-up magic for the patients.

Lancaster School

- Volunteer at school for mentally and physically disabled young people (ages 14-19).
- Helped teacher in IT classes once a week.
- Helped students using Publisher, PowerPoint, Word, Email and the Internet.

		name		keywords	# followers	# posts	# engagements	eng. ratio	score
1.		Chris Donnelly	🇬🇧	coach focus	607,092	73	403,534	7.65%	27.83
2.		Ali Abdaal	🇬🇧	focus productivity	150,260	10	5,242	5.09%	14.99

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