Francis Boulle
Francis Boulle | |
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| Born | 20 October 1988 |
| Occupation | entrepreneur |
Francis Maximilien Yvan Christophe Boulle (born October 20, 1988 in London, England) is a British entrepreneur, television personality and diamond heir [1] [2] of French, Norwegian and British descent.[3]
Early life and educations
Boulle was born in London, England but spent most of his childhood living between France and the US. He completed his secondary school education at The Oratory School and later went on to study Philosophy atThe University of Edinburgh.[4]
Career
Commodities and Diamonds
Boulle began sourcing diamonds for private clients base whilst at boarding school and went on to set up an independent commodity brokerage in his second year of study at the University of Edinburgh. He sourced brokered and traded precious metals and diamonds and facilitated the exportation and brokerage of soft and hard commodities from West Africa and South America to Europe and the Middle East.[5]
Television
In 2010 Boulle was approached by a subsidiary of NBCUniversal to participate in a pilot for a London based version of hit US reality TV show The Hills which became E4 reality show "Made in Chelsea".[6] In episodes 1-5 of the second series of Made in Chelsea Boulle's tongue in cheek storylines offer light relief from the male leads' unstable lovelives. Boulle's supposed difficulties in speaking to women are often contrasted with the easy success the other male cast members find with their female co-stars, and the ease with which they can communicate [citation needed].
Fundmine
In November 2011 Boulle announced via twitter that in response to the lack current financing options available to SMEs he would be launching fundmine.com a new type of intelligent investment platform in partnership with private art dealer Jacob Harmer. The website, set to launch in December 2011, allows entrepreneurs to dynamically sell their company visions to private and Institutional investors. To date it has atracter £8.7 million worth of backing. [7][8]
Online Activity
In May 2011 Boulle received considerable press coverage for establishing the website, www.sexymp.co.uk,[9][10] which allows visitors to rate the attractiveness of members of the House of Commons. On the website, Francis said that he wanted "to create a fun and memorable tool to help the British public get to know their Members of Parliament".[11]
References
- ^ Dennys, Harriet (16 November 2011). "MADE IN CHELSEA DIAMOND HEIR DIGS DEEP FOR HIS NEXT VENTURE". CityAM. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ Channel 4 Biography - http://www.channel4.com/info/press/press-packs/made-in-chelsea-cast-biographies. Retrieved 4 October 2011
- ^ Marsh, Jenni (5 May 2011). "The Sloaney way is Chelsea". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ Hastings., Rob (27 APRIL 2011). "Chelsea". Retrieved 20 November 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ JJ Anisiobi and Giles Lucas. "The world according to Francis Boulle". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 8November 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Bell, Matthew. "Francis Boulle". The Independent. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ Dennys, Harriet (16 November). "MADE IN CHELSEA DIAMOND HEIR DIGS DEEP FOR HIS NEXT VENTURE". CityAM. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Fundmine". Fundmine. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ Bloxham, Andy (31 May 2011). "'Sexy MPs' website ranks most attractive politician". The Telegraph. Retrieved 31May 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Gabbatt, Adam (31 May 2011). "Voters given chance to choose Britain's sexiest MPs". Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ Boulle, Francis. "sexymp.co.uk". Retrieved 31 May 2011.