Xavier Parkhouse-Parker

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  • Cambridge Future Tech

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Volunteer Experience

  • Cambridge University Social Impact & Sustainability Society Graphic

    Co-Founder | Junior Treasurer & Sponsorship Director

    Cambridge University Social Impact & Sustainability Society

    - 1 year 1 month

    Environment

    Promoting the awareness and implementation of positive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices into businesses, industry, government, and communities worldwide.

  • Advisor

    Fish on Toast

    - 11 months

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    Volunteer

    Cancer Research UK

    - 7 months

    Health

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Projects

  • Sartup Weekend Southampton 15 - University Edition

    Known to organise one of the craziest and most open Startup Weekends on this planet, the organising team pushed to inspire young talents while keeping any path open.
    The event was successful with 8 very high quality businesses spewing out. Networking, collaboration, education, and mentoring are all services that we are dedicated to providing to our attendees and your participation helped us achieve these goals.
    Event metrics: 38 attendees, 16 ideas pitched, 8 teams formed, 5 sponsors

    Known to organise one of the craziest and most open Startup Weekends on this planet, the organising team pushed to inspire young talents while keeping any path open.
    The event was successful with 8 very high quality businesses spewing out. Networking, collaboration, education, and mentoring are all services that we are dedicated to providing to our attendees and your participation helped us achieve these goals.
    Event metrics: 38 attendees, 16 ideas pitched, 8 teams formed, 5 sponsors

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  • Student Apprentice Southampton

    I am an advisor and organiser for the student apprentice. There are 4 stages of tasks aimed to mimic the TV show to find the best candidate who is competing for a cash prize and a potential internship.

  • The Worldly

    Co-Founder of Sabco Publishing Ltd. A publishing company aimed at being educational, informative and engaging to its readers. Covering areas such as Business, Economics, Politics & World affairs.

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  • Goldens Society

    A society for self-improvement through debate in the areas of politics, economics and business.

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  • RedGiantProducts

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    RedGiantProducts was a joint venture where we imported electrical goods from Chinese wholesalers and sold them via the Amazon market place. We were successful in the short run gaining profit margins of over 500%. However the market place became flooded with sellers with the same ideas and our profit margins disappeared entirely.

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Honors & Awards

  • Highly Commended - One To Watch

    Cambridge Independent - Technology and Science Awards

    Cambridge Future Tech was awarded "Highly Commended" in the category of One To Watch in the 2022 Cambridge Independent - Technology and Science Awards sponsored by Cofinitive.

  • CVC Young Innovators

    CVC Capital Partners

    PLATO Intelligence was a CVC Young Innovator for 2017

  • Student Entrepreneur of the Year (2016)

    National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs (NACUE)

    NACUE awarded Xavier this for my dedication to entrepreneurship and my constant entrepreneurial activity whilst running start-up businesses (PLATO Intelligence) as a student and leading Southampton University's entrepreneurship and business society - Fish on Toast.

  • Southampton University Take-Off Competition - Winners

    University of Southampton

    PLATO won Take-Off prize money for being one of the top pitches and business ideas.

  • HiStar HiTech Start-up Semi-Finalists

    HiStar CHIEF

    PLATO solutions reached the top 20 start-ups in the HiStar competition out of over 100 applicants. The competition is for UK technology business start-ups and connecting them with Chinese investors and business people.

  • Southampton and Santander Hatchery Winners 2015

    Southampton University and Santander

    PLATO solutions was selected as a final team for the 2015 hatchery competition and received start-up funding, mentoring and business connections.

  • Loughborough Big Idea - Runners Up

    Loughborough University

    PLATO was the runner up prize for the best and biggest business idea.

  • PwC Talent Academy presentation winner

    PwC

    A member of the winning team for the best presentation about a business strategy for a hypothetical airlines company. Judged from 13 teams by a panel of company partners.

  • Excellence in Volunteering - Enterprise

    University of Southampton

    Fish on Toast executive committee was awarded this prize for our perpetual efforts in improving enterprise at Southampton and creating and providing opportunities for Southampton students to make things happen.


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