Best Startup
At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Manchester based CEO’ operating in the Social space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Steve Bartlett
Founder and CEO of Social Chain
Steven Bartlett, is the 25-year-old CEO of The Social Chain Group. Having founded the groups two flagship companies, Social Chain and Media Chain, the group delivered annual revenues in excess of 100m, consisting of over 20 companies within Marketing, Media, Commerce and Technology. From a bedroom in Moss Side (Manchester), this university dropout went on to build a revolutionary social media marketing agency, which now employs more than 150 staff with offices in Manchester, London, New York and Berlin. Steven’s Social Chain is currently nominated for the Sunday Times ‘Disruptors to Watch’ and considers Apple, Amazon, Coca-Cola, Superdry, Disney, Thomas Cook and the BBC amongst its client list, with the list going on. Since its onset, Social Chain grew into two companies, adding a digital publishing house Media Chain which now owns some of the largest media assets online, reaching over 3 million people a month through a series of online brands.
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About Social Chain: Social Chain a social media marketing agency.
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David Clee
Founder and CEO of MirrorWeb
David is the Chief Executive Officer of MirrorWeb and a member of the company’s board of directors.
David co-founded MirrorWeb, bringing more than 20 years of technology leadership, computer software expertise, and executive management experience to his role with the company.
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About MirrorWeb: We archive thousands of websites, social media accounts and messaging platforms each year, and index billions of documents.
Mike Anderson
CEO of Padoq
Mike Anderson is the chief executive of Padoq, a Manchester-based networking platform which launched in May 2018 following a £400,000 fundraising round. The platform provides spaces for community organisers to more easily engage with and organise their communities. The serial entrepreneur’s first venture, Jolly Goods, was sold in 2017. He then started award-winning digital agency Nothing But Epic. He has raised over £1m in funding in the past two years and was named ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the UK Business Tech Awards last year.
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About Padoq, Rabipearl: Padoq is the intelligent mobile platform that allows companies to launch branded mobile apps at a fraction of the normal time and cost.
Michele Kuegler
Wine Educator, Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief of Peku Publications
Michele Pesula Kuegler is the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of PeKu Publications and has held this role since March 2010. Prior to that Ms. Pesula Kuegler was the director of content for PeKu Publications (formerly known as Wasabi Media Group) since its inception in July 2008. Prior to this position Michele was the editor of Tasty Thoughts, an independent food and restaurant website that she started in 2007. Ms. Pesula Kuegler entered the world of publishing with a unique background and fresh perspective. Having built a small audience in her initial niche property, Tasty Thoughts, she decided to combine her management and editing skills from her teaching career with her newly developed publishing skills by expanding from one property to a network of publications. Since the launch of Wasabi Media Group, she has overseen the continued growth of content and readers. Michele holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education. She volunteers for several non-profit groups, which are focused on literacy and education.
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About Peku Publications, Think Tasty, Wasabi Ventures Stables: Founded in 2008, PeKu Publications is one of the fastest growing media companies that delivers original quality content.
Phillip Hayes
CEO & Founder of Kloodle
Phillip Hayes is a CEO & Founder at Kloodle.
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About Kloodle: Kloodle is the Social Network for Graduate Recruitment and Student Employability in the UK.
