Greg Marsh is a British entrepreneur who founded hospitality company onefinestay and household money-saving tool Nous.
Early life
editMarsh was born in London.[1] He read English and philosophy at Christ's College, Cambridge. He later attended Harvard Business School on a Fulbright Scholarship, and was twice named Ford Scholar.[2][3][4] Marsh is the grandson of Amnesty International founder Peter Benenson, who was the only child of campaigner Flora Solomon.[5]
Career
editIn 2009, Marsh came up with the idea for hospitality business onefinestay. It launched in 2010 and was acquired six years later by AccorHotels for at least $170 million (£117 million).[6] After Marsh left the company in September 2016, he was appointed as a panel member of the 2017 Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices, commissioned by then British Prime Minister Theresa May.[7][8] That year, he joined the faculty at Harvard Business School, teaching entrepreneurship, and was also elected to the International Board of Amnesty International. Marsh is also a visiting professor at Imperial College Business School.[9][10]
In 2021, Marsh co-founded Nous, a money-saving tool which manages households' bills, such as energy, mobile and broadband. In February 2022, the platform announced it had raised £6.6m ($9m) in seed funding.[11][12][13]
Marsh is a household finance commentator who appears regularly on Sky News and LBC, and has contributed to British newspapers and other broadcast media on topics including entrepreneurialism, consumer finance, the cost of living crisis and mental health.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Personal life
editIn 2011 Marsh polled 11th in a list of London's most eligible start-up CEOs.[21]
References
edit- ^ "Home - Mr Greg Marsh". www.imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ "Innovation and entrepreneurship: Fulbrighter Greg Marsh | US-UK Fulbright Commission". www.fulbright.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ "Greg Marsh - Board Member at Amnesty International". THE ORG. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ "Greg Marsh - bio". www.gregmarsh.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ "Eit samla og sterkare Amnesty". amnesty.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ "Accor to acquire online home rental site Onefinestay". Financial Times. 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ Cook, James. "The CEO of Onefinestay has left the company". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ "Good work: the Taylor review of modern working practices". GOV.UK. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ "Home - Mr Greg Marsh". www.imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ Tobin, Lucy (2018-09-26). "Focus: You've sold up, so what's next? Five founders tell all". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ "'Google meets Which': cost of living data platform Nous raises $9m". UKTN | UK Tech News. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ "This UK startup got $9M so you'll pay it to shrink your household bills". news.yahoo.com. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ "This UK startup got $9M so you'll pay it to shrink your household bills". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ Nixon, George (2024-07-26). "Why broadband and phone bill crackdown may actually cost you more". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ Marsh, Greg (2023-05-25). "The energy price cap is welcome, but won't be the end of painfully high bills". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ "Onefinestay won't destroy hotel industry: CEO". CNBC. 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ "How to look after your mental health through the cost of living crisis". The Independent. 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ Oldacres, Mark (2022-04-10). "Pensioners urged to claim DWP benefit to fight rising bills as energy cap could hit £3,000". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/get_nous/status/1529138393183137801. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Braeger, Emily (2024-10-16). "I'm still working at 67 - the state pension boost won't touch the sides for me". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ Yiannopoulos, Milo (18 October 2011). "London's most eligible startup CEOs". Real Business.