Taimur Khan

Founder of Skylightit.com, WIDEi-Films.com & Blueberrycreatives.co.uk

Taimur is a serial entrepreneur with a string of successful companies to his name. He founded Blueberry Creative, a post-production talent management company which connects professional TV and film editors, graphic designers and directors to media industry projects for all major broadcasters. Over the last 12 years the company has helped high-profile clients including BBC, Channel 4 and CNN, source talent for projects.

Having identified a gap in the market, in 2009, Taimur set up Skylightit.com to fulfil a simple need for every business; to centralise all key business data in one application.SKYLIGHTit.com offers a web-based business collaboration solution that includes project management, tasks, time billing and invoicing among layers of features specially designed for businesses and freelancers. It is available in multiple languages including Spanish and German making it a complete business management app.

Following Blueberry’s success, Taimur formed WIDEi Films in 2005, a production company that offers both production and post-production facilities. The company also supports young directors and editors in developing and nurturing their talents.Taimur has over 17 years experience in the production of commercial films and documentaries airing across international broadcast networks including the BBC, Channel 4, and HBO. In 2012 his work won the best documentary award at Grierson. Taimur’s work has been screened at Cannes, Berlinale, Sundance, RTS, and Emmys and has been nominated for RTS and various other awards.