A number of students from the University of Birmingham have gone on to become successful entrepreneurs. Here you can find out about their journeys; the highs and lows of setting up their own business and how they got to where they are today.
James VillarrealAs a student at the University of Birmingham, James Villarreal became frustrated with collecting money for household bills from his university flatmates sparking a simple business idea. Four years later, his company has a multi million pound turnover and he’s just become the youngest ever Birmingham Young Professional of the Year.
Linley LewisLinley Lewis graduated in 2005 with a degree in Economics. Since graduating, his life has been a ride in setting up his own surfing based company Ticket to Ride, across the UK and Africa, and more recently setting up the TTRide Responsible Travel Foundation which enables communities to develop and sustain themselves in the developing world.
