About

Jamie is an entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist who harbours a deep passion for extreme adventures.

Jamie Waller

Raised in Bethnal Green, East London, Jamie benefited from the supportive efforts of the Imps Motorcycle Display Team and the Prince’s Trust. Both these charities strive to improve the lives of underprivileged young people, and they remain dear to Jamie’s heart. Upon retiring from the Imps at the age of sixteen, Jamie founded his first business. Since then, he has launched and sold multiple enterprises, maintains ownership in several UK businesses, and invests in numerous others through his investment fund, Firestarters’.

Jamie is the Founder and immediate past Chair of the Prince’s Trust Enterprise Network, the Sponsor of the Imps Motorcycle Display Team, the Author of ‘Unsexy Business’, and an active investor in UK Enterprise.

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1979

Born in London’s East End
1979

1985

Joined the East London charity: The Imps Motorcycle Display Team
1985

1996

Left school (no qualifications) and The Imps
1996

1998

Started first business
1998

1999

Sold first business
1999

2000

Backpacked south-east Asia

2000

2004

Started second business – JBW

2004

2004

Sailed 3000nm across Atlantic Ocean
2004

2006

Trekked Mount Kailash, 32 miles in length and 5,630 meters high
2006

2010

Attended Cranfield School of Management, Business Growth Program – To find out more about Cranfield’s Business Growth Programme: https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/open-executive-programmes/growing-businesses/business-growth-programme

2010

2014

Attended Stanford University, Executive Program for Growing Companies – To find out more about Stanford’s Executive Program for Growing Companies: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/exec-ed/programs/executive-program-growing-companies

2014

2016

Sold second business – JBW

2016

2016

Attended London Business School, Executive MBA Program – To find out more about London Business School’s Executive MBA Program: https://www.london.edu/campaigns/masters-degrees/executive-mba

2016

2016

Dropped out of London Business School to start third business – Hito

2016

2017

Sold third business – Hito

2017

2017

Set up The Jamie Waller Foundation to support less advantaged young people through entrepreneurship 

2017

2017

Became Patron of The Prince’s Trust – To find out more about the Prince’s Trust: https://www.princes-trust.org.uk

2017

2017

Launched private investment found and acquired first business – Arum 

2017

2017

White water rafting – the River Nile, Uganda
2017

2018

Winner of Cranfield’s School of Management Entrepreneur of the Year award
2018

2018

Sailed 7500nm in Mediterranean Sea
2018

2018

Published first book – Unsexy Business: https://www.amazon.com/Unsexy-Business-Entrepreneurs-businesses-extraordinary/dp/0857197134

2018

2019

Started third business – Just

2019

2020

Launched and became Chair of The Prince’s Trust Enterprise Network: https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/support-our-work/major-gifts/enterprise-network/enterprise-network-members

2020

2022

Became Patron of the Imps Motorcycle Display Team: https://www.impsonline.com

2022

2022

Became future astronaut
2022

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