Andrew Sharland is a skilled businessman with a keen interest in online platforms.

Working in business development at the American Sports Marketing agency, IMG, Andrew gained experience in evolving sports stadiums and arenas in order to establish naming and sponsorship rights for the company.

As Director at a small digital agency he successfully built the company into a UK Top 100 digital agency. He won prestigious clients such as Bauer Media and Channel 4 to name a few.
Through his business experience Andrew observed the trend that companies were increasingly finding their customers migrating from print to new media/online channels. As the Internet developed there became more opportunity for online advertising and Andrew spotted an opportunity. There was a progressive shift from static banner advertising that was seen as spam by the user and low investment for the company, to highly personalised dynamic content, which he believed could be highly capitalised on.

Andrew established Connected Ventures with his co-partner Peter Cowley in 2010, after recognising that online advertising revenues were low and that publishers were increasingly moving into ecommerce. Now with a team of 10, Connected Ventures provides connections between content and sales for online retailers. They create personalised adverts that provide utility through highly targeted campaigns that are relevant to the user and produce high revenue results.