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Harry Daymond

Harry Daymond is an inspirational award-winning young entrepreneur, International Speaker, Brand Ambassador, EY Founders 30 and TransferWise 20 Under 20!

Harry launched his first business Kart Kompany Ltd when he was just 15 years old. The company started over a school summer holiday when Harry decided to build a fully collapsible vintage cart with his Grandfather in his garage and then started serving sweets off it for weddings and events.

Throughout his GCSE and A-level years, he grew the business, joining networking groups and approaching venues in his free time. After college, he decided not to go to University and instead pursued a digital marketing apprenticeship, allowing him to continue to run his business in parallel.

During this period of time, Harry was named the winner of Young Start-Up Talent 2017, with a prize package worth £50,000, selected by TransferWise in the Top 20 Under 20 Teen CEOs in the UK & Ireland, selected in the Ernst & Young Founders 30 and met Liz Truss, Chief Secretary to the Treasury at the time to discuss ideas on how the Government can better help young entrepreneurs start and grow a business.

Harry has spoken at multiple events across Europe, including the COGO business lab conference in Paris, whilst also being a part of the Judging panel for Young Enterprise and The Ryman National Enterprise Challenge held at Wembley.

In March 2019, Harry finished his apprenticeship with a distinction, and then made the decision to turn down the job offer and pursue a career on his own, focusing on his business Kart Kompany and his entrepreneurial dream. Then in March 2020, Covid-19 and lockdown hit, and as a result, Harry’s events and hospitality focussed business Kart Kompany completely stopped and eventually shut down, with all events cancelled.

Undeterred, Harry adapted and took his newfound passion for cocktail mixology to launch a new venture, bringing the cocktail experience to consumers at home through a range of DIY Home Cocktail Kits, launching The Cocktail Connoisseurs Ltd in May 2020 during the first national lockdown.

Fast forward two years to today, The Cocktail Connoisseurs has delivered 10000+ cocktails across the UK, had clients including PwC, Johnson & Johnson, Hello Magazine, Salter, Samsung, JP Morgan and recently closed a SEED investment round, valuing the business at over half a million.

Alongside this, Harry co-founded and co-hosts a new podcast, Rocketpod, with guests including Gold Medal Olympians, the UK’s #1 Business Speaker, Award-Winning Entrepreneurs, World Record Holders, Adventurers, Victoria Cross Recipients, C-Suite Executives & Youtubers!

During his talks, Harry shares his business journey and the lessons he has learnt during the process, including the importance of following your path and not letting external opinion deter you, his experiences with societal pressure, mental health and the power of resilience in the pursuit of your goals.

Now 23 years old, Harry’s journey continues…

Watch Harry in action here.

Testimonials from Teachers

"I have had the enormous pleasure of seeing Harry develop from when I taught him at school into a highly successful and inspiring business man. He was always enthusiastic and highly creative at school and so I was delighted to see him continue his passion in product design after he left school. Having become an award winning entrepreneur I asked him to come back into school to speak to our large cohort of 300 Year 10 students. He dealt with this potentially intimidating task with maturity and skill, delivering an inspirational talk to the students. They could really relate to this as they can relate to Harry - thanks Harry, I know the students will remember their morning with you."

– Robbie Atwell, Assistant Head Teacher, Warden Park Academy

"Harry was one of the key speakers at the Business Expo event at Disneyland Paris 2019. He was engaging and motivational in his speech, giving my students evidence that hard work and dedication pays off. He highlighted clearly that opportunities can change lives and my students feel confident in their future ideas having heard Harry's journey. Thank you Harry, hope to hear from you at more events soon."

– Sarah Armstead, Business Studies Course Tutor & Training Development Lead in Digital & IT, Lancaster & Morecambe College

"Inspiring and thought-provoking advice and experience shared with our 6th Form students. Harry was the perfect role model at our Entrepreneurs Evening in May 2019 - setting up his first business while taking his GCSEs and demonstrating the resilience and approach to risk that they will need whether they create their own path or innovate within an existing business. Harry was the perfect champion of entrepreneurship and showed great empathy and encouragement for the students in the networking session after the panel discussion. Thank you Harry."

– Hugo Middlemas, Director at Christ's Hospital School

"The presentation by Harry Daymond was great. The Year 13 students were respectful. There were a few people who came up for additional questioning afterwards as Harry's story had inspired them. I think it was well pitched for the audience."

– Lara Stitt, Director of Student Personal Development, Teacher of RE & Hist., Seaford College