James Grant

James is a driven, passionate and ambitious entrepreneur, with experience in sales, leadership, strategy, product, digital marketing and fundraising.

He started a fledgling events business at 15, which grew to a team of 30, catering for over 1,200 weekly guests.

After completing a Philosophy degree at University of Birmingham, James worked for Barclays Wealth, in the Chief of Staff Team, within the Office of the Chief Executive, helping to set the Division's strategic agenda and taking responsibility for the implementation of sponsored projects.

James is a co-founder of MyTutor, creating a new world of one-to-one tuition. The team are unwaveringly focused on their mission to give every student access to 1-1 support. The platform provides live, online one-to-one lessons, delivered by bright, inspiring undergraduates studying at the UK’s leading universities - their secondary aim is to become the leading provider of work to these students.

MyTutor uses AI-driven matching algorithms to ensure perfect student-tutor matches and every lesson is taught in an interactive online learning space, which facilitates live video and audio chat, document editing, file sharing and lesson recording.

The company's proudest achievement has been helping 92% of their pupils in 2016 hit or exceed their grade targets.

James enjoys public speaking and has presented at a number of education and business events.

His other interests include sport (football, rugby, athletics), music (blues & hip hop), travelling, reading and all things startup.

He has won a number of awards over the past few years, including Unltd's 'Do it', Mercia's 'The Pitch', O2 ‘Think Bigger’ and Santander’s ‘Spark’.

James Grant is the Co-Founder & Managing Director at MyTutor, based in Europe. With a background in E-Commerce, James Grant has a rich history of leadership and innovation.James Grant studied BA Philosophy at University of Birmingham. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.