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About Jamie Harrop
12 June, 2007 - General Business - 7 Comments
If you always do what you always did, you always get what you always got!
The Quick Intro
At 20 years old, Jamie is a serial Web Entrepreneur and a recognized expert in a variety of Web authoring areas. Having featured in several media outlets, including BBC radio, Jamie has attracted the attention of many in the world of business and Internet marketing. His positive attitude to life, his constant desire to make decisions for himself, and his willingness to teach and be taught is what continues to inspire and motivate himself and those around him.
His primary work is as Web developer and co-owner of Equentity LLC, the company he formed at 17 years old with his two business partners, Paul Hirsch and Paul Riddick. Jamie has blogged at a personal level for almost four years, and has guest blogged across a wide range of sites, including in front of a 10,000 strong audience at John Chow Dot Com.
The Full Whack!
I’m a 20 year old entrepreneur located in West Yorkshire, UK. Fully immersed within the millionaire mind set, my business career started at the age of 14 when I started completing online surveys.
I left school before completing my A levels after becoming hooked on my business dream in 2001 while chatting with a fellow Scout. I now hope my company will turn over its first million within five years.
“Web wizard has designs on a million”
After merging my Web site development business with two friends’ in late 2004 to form Equentity LLC, I began to appear in the local media. The first of this media coverage came close to home, with a half page spread in the business supplement of my local newspaper. This sparked great interest among the local business community. Read the Article
“On now is an 18 year old entrepreneur… the next Alan Sugar”
After being the feature article in the Halifax Courier’s weekly business supplement, I was contacted by both radio and television stations. As a direct result, I travelled to the BBC Radio Leeds studios to conduct a live interview. Again, this sparked great interest within my county of West Yorkshire, and I was praised for the manner in which I handled my first radio interview, at the age of just 18. Listen to the Interview
“And his time with the scouts has helped him approach his business plans sensibly.”
I have always maintained that Scouting has played a significant role in helping me achieve my goals. Having been a Scout since the age of six, I have gained a wealth of knowledge and experience. Now 20, I am an Explorer Scout leader, preparing and running an adventurous and challenging programme for 14-18 year olds. In 2006, I organised a trip to Kandersteg, Switzerland for 18 of my Scouts and Scout leaders, a trip that I enjoyed six years earlier, which I class as the most rewarding ten nights of my life. The three things I feel I have gained most from Scouting are leadership skills, confidence in groups and respect for the outside world. Shouting For Scouting - Video
“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know!”
Although I say I am self taught, what I really mean is I didn’t spend four years of my life at business school. However, what I did do was spend the last six years of my life frequenting online forums and networking with people who have already achieved the same goals that I would like to achieve. Eventually that networking pays off, and there is absolutely no way I would have the knowledge I have today if I didn’t work to meet the right people, whether it is online or face to face.
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Great information! Thanks for writing this. It is an honor to participate in the discussion.
Jamie,
I have been following you for months now - i first encountered your writing on Brazen Careerist — in my neverending search to find great insight from blunt an honest internet genius’s.
I, lol, am unfortunately about 4 years behind in my effots (it seems) to do almost exactly what you are doing (have done) I started an internet strategy consulting firm while in school (in 2004 ) and am preparing to merge with two other small start-ups to form a one-stop web shop — relatively similar to equentity, LLC…
I just wanted to say hello, introduce myself, and let you know that you’re doing this right - and I can’t wait to see what develops next.
Keep up all the hard work,
Nick Eubanks
Hey Nick,
It truly makes me day when I receive a comment like yours.
It looks like you’ve got off to a fantastic start in your career, and it sounds like it’s only going to get better. I wish you the best of luck. My last few years have been one heck of an adventure. I hope you get to experience something similar.
Please do come by and write more comments and keep me up to speed with where your business plans are going.
It must be a really exciting time for you.
Jamie
Something to note (take it for what it’s worth):
I got a few links to other sites that I thought were good from your site, but I wasn’t going to subscribe until… I read your About page where it says that you’re 20 years old.
For many, that might make them not want to subscribe, but for me (I’m 19), it was an extra connection. Just thought I’d let you know.
Hey Marshall,
Thanks for subscribing and thanks for the comment.
I’ve actually found that displaying my age increases the number of subscribers I get. It’s just another way to open up and make a connection, like you said.
As it happens, I’m now 21 so I better update this page. Thanks for the reminder.
Thanks for subscribing, once again.
Jamie
Hey, you’re welcome.
I’m looking forward to reading more from you.