Michelle Rodger, journalist, entrepreneur, co-founder and COO of Bloom
Amanda Boyle, portfolio entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Bloom Amanda has vast experience in dealing with startup companies, business growth and entrepreneurs; her experience to date includes being the co-founder of Caledonia Contracts Limited, one of the UK’s leading fit out contractors for retail shops, former winner of the Female Director of the Year at the prestigious Institute of Directors Scotland awards and chairperson of Scottish Enterprise Tayside. This career path, and the connections and experiences gained along the way, has given Amanda invaluable insight and education, which has led to Bloom – Amanda’s goal to provide potential entrepreneurs with the chance to not only raise the money they need, but to stick with them and help them succeed through the collated expertise and networks brought together as Bloom.
Co-founder of an award winning tech company in the ‘90s, Michelle now uses the knowledge and experience this gave her to deliver guest lectures in entrepreneurship at various universities as well as talks on entrepreneurship, social media, communications and crowdfunding at numerous corporate events throughout the country. As founder and Top Cat at Tartan Cat Communications she delivers business, communications and social media strategies to dynamic, growth businesses and also writes a weekly business column for one of the country’s leading national newspapers. At Bloom Michelle is Chief Communications Officer, working with project owners to help them create successful campaigns and spreading the word about crowdfunding at events, exhibitions, workshops and startup clinics. She is passionate about supporting entrepreneurs and helping them create successful businesses of scale and ambition.