Thomas Markland
Sale , Manchester
Thomas Markland
Sale , Manchester
Currently the Director of Blue Mango Marketing LTD, I have a passion for marketing and entrepreneurship.
I finished at The Manchester Grammar School (MGS) in 2014 after my A Levels. Continuing into Blue Mango after its establishment during my time at MGS.
My first experience within business was at the age of 9. During a school fundraiser at my primary school I noticed a product on a rival stall outselling mine. Having identified this product "Charlotte Smiths Chocolate Brownies" I proceeded to purchase all of them off of her stall. Reselling them at mine at an elevated price. This is where my passion for business was ignited.
Throughout my infancy at MGS I was always looking for my next opportunity from founding The Traders Club a virtual stock market club for pupils. That was sadly not allowed to charge for membership, to raising money on stall for charity.
My next big venture came in the Christmas of my fist year at MGS and involved, selling Santa Clause letters door-to-door around my local community. These were later delivered on Christmas Morning. With a growing piggy bank and an admission to be the next Branson, I took some great advice and started a business within an area I was passionate about.
Bootsandrackets was an online shop that sold, wait for it, football boots and tennis rackets, revolutionary I know. Buying my stock online, the local community and eBay I started to make a fair amount of money comparably to my school friend’s pocket money.
After finishing with Bootsandrackets I spent a couple of years concentrating on my education. After which the opportunity was presented to me to get involved in Blue Mango. Following discussions with my now business partner Akeel Malik we I decided to pursue with Blue Mango during my final year at MGS.
After some success I decided that upon leaving MGS I would concentrate full time on building Blue Mango.