Adam Sutcliffe FRSA

Adam Sutcliffe FRSA has a diverse and extensive work experience. Adam currently serves as the Head of Mentoring at the British Design Fund, where they create and deploys the mentoring strategy for invested startups. Adam also works as a Business Mentor at Imperial Venture Mentoring Service, supporting startup and scale-up companies in gaining traction and making an impact. Additionally, they hold the position of an Entrepreneur In Residence at Falmouth Launchpad, where they assist a select group of startups in overcoming hurdles and providing guidance in various aspects of business development.

In 2008, Adam founded Orbel Health Limited and served as the Chairman and Founder, overseeing the invention, development, and distribution of a unique healthcare alcohol gel dispenser. Adam managed teams across business development, marketing, and manufacturing, and successfully transitioned the company from a start-up to established distribution on multiple continents.

Adam is also the Managing Director and Founder of Mental, a boutique consultancy that focuses on disruptive ideas, innovation, and inventions to reconceptualize business processes and products. Adam primarily works with global-lean start-ups, providing product and business model design and development.

Throughout their career, Adam has held various roles that highlight their expertise in mentoring and supporting start-ups. Adam has served as an Industry Fellow at InnovationRCA, where they helped start-ups refine their offerings and guided them through the challenges of their initial years. At Kraydel, they were the Head of Experience and led a team in developing digital-physical-aural experiences for an IoT healthcare tech hub.

Furthermore, Adam has significant experience in academia. Adam was the Programme Co-Director and Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London, where they oversaw program development, engaged partners from academia and industry, and mentored students. Adam also designed and delivered modules to a large number of cross-discipline students.

Earlier in their career, Adam founded Fagence & Foster Ltd., a branding and business consultancy that emphasized the integration of brand personality into all operations. Adam also worked as a Business and Change Consultant at PwC Consulting, contributing to the development and roll-out strategy of a mission-critical extranet.

Overall, Adam Sutcliffe FRSA's work experience showcases their expertise in mentoring, business development, innovation, and academic instruction.

Adam Sutcliffe FRSA pursued a Master's degree in Industrial Design Engineering from the Royal College of Art from 2004 to 2006. Prior to that, they completed a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London between 1992 and 1996.