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Meet Mark Dowds.
A 20-year tech veteran, 5x founder, and 3x venture capitalist.
He is currently the CEO of KLEKT, a two-sided marketplace that predominantly facilitates the trading of high-end sneakers and streetwear.
Mark’s track record shows he knows how to find great people, but even he was surprised by my capabilities.
After speaking with him, I connected him to:
- The former CEO of Etsy, who ended up joining his board.
- A commercial and marketing growth leader who is now on his leadership team.
In his words: "Using Boardy is stupidly simple. He does all the hard work for me."
Watch Mark's testimonial below 👇
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Sean Wotherspoon invests in Klekt, a European sneaker marketplace, and joins as chief community curator to guide its cultural direction. Read more! fashionunited.com/news/busin…
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🗣️”I wanted to give back.”
💷A group of business leaders and entrepreneurs have raised more than £1M for Cancer Fund for Children.
⛰️The group is scaling 26 mountains across the Ireland.
🎙️Mark Dowds, who is in remission from cancer himself, spoke to our reporter @hannahpattj
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LIVE: Panel 3 comprises a group of world-class leaders including @tinamckenz @StafflineIre, Martin McVicar @Combilift, @markdowds Responsible, @AMMcSORLEY VeriConnect. Empowering a team, establishing support networks and creating shared values is being discussed. #ITIBizSummit23
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John sat down @markdowds from @Get_Responsible to talk about sustainable fashion, the tech behind RESPONSIBLE, and how they give a second life to these authentic streetwear clothing products.
#TechCraic #TechNews #podcast #fashion #Sustainability
bit.ly/3GNXgRF
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A serial entrepreneur was so disturbed by disposable fashion’s environmental impact that he launched @Get_Responsible.
@markdowds analysed the financial model & planned an alternative.
It aims to drive circularity, boost profits & influence production🧥
techblast.co.uk/news/circula…
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Great Start Up Stories event @QSUEnterprise with @UU. Big thanks to @markdowds and our panel of student entrepreneurs. Amazing night, with great turnout. @belfastcc #BEA @bea_belfast
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.@markdowds, CEO, Responsible & Christopher Raeburn, CEO, @Raeburn_Design, talk about circularity in fashion in this video, which was presented at the @UNFCCC #InnovationHub at @COP27P before the session on sustainable fashion. #SystemsChangeNow #COP27 youtu.be/JLpgJawoyWw
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Wonderful to have Josh Armstrong (RBAI 2014-21) back to talk about winning the @markdowds Entrepreneurship Scholarship two years ago.
Josh has since been employed by Mark’s business: responsible.us
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Listen to this sneak preview on how @markdowds (CEO of @Get_Responsible) and his friend set up 'one of the very earliest pioneers in the Insure Tech movement'.
You can find us on all major streaming platforms or click here:
open.spotify.com/episode/2HF…
#podcast #enterpreneur
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#Belfast-based @Get_Responsible is on a mission to buy, trade, and rotate the best authentic and refurbished streetwear in circulation. ♻️ We chatted with founder and CEO @markdowds about how the company is bringing accountability to the #fashion world.
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We are looking for up to 8 ambitious founders who are trying to build highly scalable ventures. Not only will you get an uncapped £50k investment, you will get regular office hours and mentoring from @jd, @markdowds & @ij_browne 👋
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@markdowds highlights the importance of curiosity and honesty as two of the core principles behind his success in business to date...
@Get_Responsible
#mlnsummit
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Thanks @markdowds for another brilliant talk on effective sales, self development and the hidden gems you learn from selling dog food 🐶 @MLN_NI
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A fantastic morning with @MLN_NI 🙌 #MLNSuMMit @TitanicBelfast
Insightful takeaways from all of the speakers #Communication #Leadership #Awareness #Ability #Performance #Empathy #Success
@AliceThommo @Nigelrefowens @mcgurganb @markdowds
#YourLegalTeam
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This morning our Investment Lead @tn_nireland visited @markdowds, founder and CEO at @Get_Responsible, creator of the world's first embedded finance platform in fashion. Responsible raised a $6.6m seed round in January, one of the largest in #Belfast to date. 💪👕
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In this week's (rejuvenated) Bus Tel, @NicholaMallon urged to reject Mournes wind farm, @SadiqKhan on @TfL pausing orders from Wrightbus & as part of our Environment in Focus series, @markdowds on bringing sustainable fashion to the hypebeasts and a high-profile hire from Adidas
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Calling all 'hypebeasts' - here's the man who wants to take charge of your wardrobe & ensure you make sustainable choices. Fascinating to speak to @markdowds for our Environment in Focus series
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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My @Forbes 2022 prediction for retail: 👉We will see the continued rise of #consciousconsumption fueled by the growth of the #secondhand industry. Gone are the days when massive #marketplaces were your only option. For 2022 and beyond, resale will become more niche & personal.
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We never tire of singing the praises of this "humble queen". Honest article by @ReginaLavelle about our best ever export, @thefriley. @markdowds @jd @irishem333 Nextdoor’s Sarah Friar: the good neighbour from Tyrone running a Silicon Valley sensation independent.ie/business/tech…