Luke Lang, Crowdcube

Aged 32, Luke Lang graduated from University in 2001 with a BA (Hons) in Marketing and Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

After working in China as a teacher for 18 months he joined Eclipse Internet in 2003 and played a key role in expanding the brand from a regional ISP to a thriving national broadband and internet services business over a 6 year period.

He was responsible for the development and execution of a new competitive brand positioning and marketing strategy that saw the company grow from a £5m to £26m business. Eclipse Internet was acquired by the KCOM Group PLC in 2004.

Luke founded his own marketing consultancy in 2009 and has successfully grown the business with several key clients in the south west of England. He specialises in business-to-business and digital marketing.

Luke co-founded Crowdcube PLC in 2010. Luke is a keen mountain biker and regularly rides on Dartmoor, Exmoor, Quantocks and South Wales. Luke has run two half marathons, raising over £15k for charity and he also enjoys playing football, swimming and is training for his paragliding Club Pilot licence.