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CEOBrighton, United Kingdom
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Samantha Kingston

CEOBrighton, United Kingdom
Professions
  • Account Director
  • Entrepreneur
  • Marketer
LevelSenior
AvailabilityFreelance
About me
Samantha Kingston is the CEO at Virtual Umbrella. Virtual Umbrella is a marketing consultancy specialising in virtual reality. Samantha fell into the VR industry by accident but has spent her time in the industry building up her own company and working with the VR industry in the UK, Europe, and US. Samantha is an advocate for Women in tech and VR and she is often found moderating panels on equality in the workplace. In 2016 she won the regional and national ‘New Business’ award at Venus Awards, highlighted as one of MCV 30 under 30 and one of the rising stars of BIMA100 2016. She has been featured in a range of publications from Forbes, BBC, The Guardian and more. Recently been identified as one of the #Progress1000 2017. Samantha is also the Co-founder of #HelloFounder, a platform to help Founders across the UK.
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Projects
  • Anonymous - 360 Film
    Anonymous - 360 FilmAnonymous is a 360 narrative film telling the personal tale of the child of an alcoholic. After 28 years, Samantha shares her story of living with an alcohol dependent parent, hiding the secret, and dealing with their death. 
  • Letter to my younger self - Guardian article
    Letter to my younger self - Guardian articleI wrote a letter to my younger self and felt proud to have it published and shared with the Guardian.
  • The Meteoric rise female tech boss
    The Meteoric rise female tech bossI was featured on BBC Tech page. This was an incredible moment for me and my company.
  • Featured as one of the #Progress1000
    Featured as one of the #Progress1000http://www.virtualumbrella.marketing/virtual-umbrella-wins-evening-standard-progress-1000-2017/
  • Unrest VR Tour in the UK
    Unrest VR Tour in the UKWe were very luck to work on the Unrest VR tour. Unrest is all about ME and helping to document and share the world of ME.
  • Launching #HelloFounder
    Launching #HelloFounderWe launched #HelloFounder officially in January 2018. I wanted to create something to support every other founder in the UK. I want to build something that is built by founders for founders.
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Work history
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    Co-founderVirtual Umbrella
    Brighton, United KingdomFull Time
Skills
  • Marketing
  • Virtual Reality
  • Event
  • Entrepreneur
Education
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    BA honors journalism University of Winchester, Hampshire
     - Winchester, United Kingdom
Awards
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    #Progress 1000The Evening Standard Magazine
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    National Winner - New Business AwardsVenus Awards
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