Dr. Michael Bandar

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Biography

Mike Bandar is the founding partner of Turn Partners, a studio focused on the acquisition, turnaround, and creation of digital businesses. He led a UK-based niche dating agency, achieving a remarkable 2000% revenue growth in just 18 months. Turn Partners also includes Hopper HQ, an Instagram scheduling tool servicing clients across 75 countries, and Waybook, an onboarding training tool for SMEs. Bandar has a background in sales and marketing, having operated his own business since the age of 15. His experience spans various positions, including Head of New Business at a global advertising agency, providing independent consultancy services to major clients such as PETRONAS, PwC, and AXA. As an entrepreneurship educator and business coach, he lectures on Entrepreneurship at UCL while running the Enterprise Academy, which designs and implements entrepreneurship development programs in incubators, accelerators, and educational institutions globally. In recognition of his contributions to enterprise and entrepreneurship, Bandar was featured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list and awarded the British Empire Medal. He is also the youngest-ever recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Aston University.

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