About Andrew

Andrew is a Birmingham-based tech Entrepreneur, Powerlifter, and Serial Author of the books Execute Your Tech Idea and The ChatGPT Guide for Business. He has won the British Bench Press Championships in his class three years running, once in 2020, again in 2021, and most recently in 2022, and won a World Bronze Medal at the IPF Classic Bench Press Championships 2023 in South Africa.

Andrews wants to see a future where technology continues to enrich people’s lives and grows business productivity, and wants to take steps to ensure that this kind of future will happen. Andrew aims to achieve this future by supporting or enabling businesses of all sizes to embrace technology to innovate, especially those that don’t think of themselves as tech businesses, because he sees a future where every business is a tech business.

Andy is a focused and innovative individual who has had a consistent impact across community, sport and business projects. Though currently more focussed on powerlifting competitions than business awards, his passion for entrepreneurship and technology is widely recognised, earning him the 2023 Birmingham Young Professional of the Year Award in the Technology and Innovation category and past awards, including “most influential male” award at the inaugural Silicon Canal Tech Awards and Chamber of Commerce’s Future Face of Entrepreneurship title. 

From a young age, Andrew showed a keen interest in computers, the internet, and business, crafting websites for his friends' parents while in high school from the age of 14. This early passion laid the foundation for his future endeavours. As an adult, Andrew channelled this experience into founding Scorchsoft, an app development company, in 2010. He also holds a First-Class degree in Computer Science with Business Management from The University of Birmingham, a testament to his dedication and expertise in the field.