Tommie Edwards

Tommie Edwards

Tommie Edwards is
an Award-Winning Serial Tech Entrepreneur

About Me

Tommie Edwards is
an Award-Winning Serial Tech Entrepreneur

About Me

Early Life

Tommie Edwards is the first child in a family of four. She was born in Nigeria to an engineer and midwife who were employees by day and entrepreneurs by night, setting the stage for what would become her captivating journey into the world of entrepreneurship.

Early Entrepreneurial life

Tommie embarked on her entrepreneurial journey at the age of 16. Entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing various businesses whenever her mother was away, she quickly found herself thrust into a leadership role, becoming an interim boss for a water bagging factory and a bustling supermarket with a team of 12 staff.


Her inaugural venture involved importing captivating African textiles from a neighbouring country, a venture that resonated particularly well with her target audience: working-class bankers who barely had time for shopping. But Tommie's entrepreneurial spirit didn't stop there. Her innate flair for both business and fashion propelled her into the modelling industry, where she modelled for renowned brands such as Coca-Cola, which led her moving to the UK..


For Tommie, entrepreneurship is all about identifying challenges and offering ingenious solutions, even if they appear deceptively simple. This mindset became the cornerstone of her journey.


Tommie believes in the power of blending her entrepreneurial acumen technology to create impactful solutions for the challenges of today's business world.

Corporate Career

Tommie began her career in the corporate world, spending over a decade delivering digital transformation to Fortune 100 companies within the financial services industry. She navigated the corporate world by successfully delivering on large transformation projects with multiple work streams for companies.

Within Tommie's role as a Lead Business Analyst, one of her highlights involved successfully delivering a £45 million digital transformation programme and strategically optimising the organisation's process, people, and systems within a two-year period.

Early Life

Tommie Edwards is the first child in a family of four. She was born in Nigeria to an engineer and midwife who were employees by day and entrepreneurs by night, setting the stage for what would become her captivating journey into the world of entrepreneurship.

Early Entrepreneurial life

Tommie embarked on her entrepreneurial journey at the age of 16. Entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing various businesses whenever her mother was away, she quickly found herself thrust into a leadership role, becoming an interim boss for a water bagging factory and a bustling supermarket with a team of 12 staff.


Her inaugural venture involved importing captivating African textiles from a neighbouring country, a venture that resonated particularly well with her target audience: working-class bankers who barely had time for shopping. But Tommie's entrepreneurial spirit didn't stop there. Her innate flair for both business and fashion propelled her into the modelling industry, where she modelled for renowned brands such as Coca-Cola, which led her moving to the UK..


For Tommie, entrepreneurship is all about identifying challenges and offering ingenious solutions, even if they appear deceptively simple. This mindset became the cornerstone of her journey.


Tommie believes in the power of blending her entrepreneurial acumen technology to create impactful solutions for the challenges of today's business world.

Corporate Career

Tommie began her career in the corporate world, spending over a decade delivering digital transformation to Fortune 100 companies within the financial services industry. She navigated the corporate world by successfully delivering on large transformation projects with multiple work streams for companies.

Within Tommie's role as a Lead Business Analyst, one of her highlights involved successfully delivering a £45 million digital transformation programme and strategically optimising the organisation's process, people, and systems within a two-year period.

Tech Entrepreneurship Journey

2010

Genesis

In 2010, Tommie embarked on her tech entrepreneur journey by establishing her logistics and courier firm, Multi-Droppers. The company thrived, serving clients like FedEx, UPS, DPD, and more across the UK. In 2015, she ventured into a new business, exiting the last-mile parcel delivery industry.

2018

Eventbree

Tommie looked back at the challenges she faced while planning her wedding, which inspired her to start Eventbree, an event management application using artificial intelligence to find the best vendor for any event, which she successfully exited in 2020.

2019

Tedbree

In 2019, Tommie created Tedbree, a tech startup leveraging its unique scoring algorithm to match world-class talent teams to innovative software engineering and marketing projects on its project delivery platform.

Under her leadership, she completely bootstrapped Tedbree to millions of dollars, expanding from a team of 2 in one location to over 30 full-time staff operating in the UK, Ukraine, India, Ghana and Nigeria.

2022

Tech1M

In 2022, Tommie Edwards, with Dami Ogunmoye, co-founded Tech1M, an AI-driven enterprise software that is transforming the way businesses evaluate, hire, and pay talents on a global scale.

Tech1M is designed to expedite talent evaluation and recruitment with utmost efficiency. With an advanced AI assistant, talent evaluation becomes 6 times faster and remarkably streamlined, mitigating slow or delayed hiring timelines that cost startups millions of dollars every year.

Backed by Techstars NYC and powered by J.P. Morgan, Tech1M addresses the evolving demands of talent and the industry presenting hiring managers with multiple data points on candidates to help them effectively make the right hiring decision.

Tech Entrepreneurship Journey

2010

Genesis

In 2010, Tommie embarked on her tech entrepreneur journey by establishing her logistics and courier firm, Multi-Droppers. The company thrived, serving clients like FedEx, UPS, DPD, and more across the UK. In 2015, she ventured into a new business, exiting the last-mile parcel delivery industry.

2018

Eventbree

Tommie looked back at the challenges she faced while planning her wedding, which inspired her to start Eventbree, an event management application using artificial intelligence to find the best vendor for any event, which she successfully exited in 2020.

2019

Tedbree

In 2019, Tommie created Tedbree, a tech startup leveraging its unique scoring algorithm to match world-class talent teams to innovative software engineering and marketing projects on its project delivery platform.

Under her leadership, she completely bootstrapped Tedbree to millions of dollars, expanding from a team of 2 in one location to over 30 full-time staff operating in the UK, Ukraine, India, Ghana and Nigeria.

2022

Tech1M

In 2022, Tommie Edwards, with Dami Ogunmoye, co-founded Tech1M, an AI-driven enterprise software that is transforming the way businesses evaluate, hire, and pay talents on a global scale.

Tech1M is designed to expedite talent evaluation and recruitment with utmost efficiency. With an advanced AI assistant, talent evaluation becomes 6 times faster and remarkably streamlined, mitigating slow or delayed hiring timelines that cost startups millions of dollars every year.

Backed by Techstars NYC and powered by J.P. Morgan, Tech1M addresses the evolving demands of talent and the industry presenting hiring managers with multiple data points on candidates to help them effectively make the right hiring decision.

Recognitions & Achievements

Tommie, as the CEO of Tedbree, has garnered numerous accolades, including the SME Business Awards for Business Innovation in 2023 and the 2021 Tech for Good Award. She was recognized as one of the top 100 most influential leaders in UK tech in 2019. Additionally, in 2022, she was named a top-three finalist for the Black British Business Awards in the category of Entrepreneur Senior Leader, among other achievements.

Tech1M, under Tommie's Leadership has been selected and participated in notable programmes such as Techstars'23 NYC powered by J.P. Morgan accelerator programme, Barclays Eagle Labs Black Venture Growth Programme as one of the 20 UK’s most promising scale-ups, and the London & Partners Grow London Global Programme, supported by the Mayor of London and the UKSPF.
, all in 2023.

She boasts an impressive publication history, having been featured in prestigious platforms like the Institute of Directors' "In Good Company" documentary, as well as renowned publications including Bank & Entrepreneur Magazine, Forbes, The Guardian, The Sun, and The Financial Times. Notably, she has graced the cover of High Profile magazine and Director magazine, and she has also shared the cover of Business Cloud magazine with fellow female entrepreneurs.

Tommie regularly speaks at events, providing insights and solutions on topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Leveraging technology for business growth, The Future of Work, among others.

Recognitions & Achievements

Tommie, as the CEO of Tedbree, has garnered numerous accolades, including the SME Business Awards for Business Innovation in 2023 and the 2021 Tech for Good Award. She was recognized as one of the top 100 most influential leaders in UK tech in 2019. Additionally, in 2022, she was named a top-three finalist for the Black British Business Awards in the category of Entrepreneur Senior Leader, among other achievements.

Tech1M, under Tommie's Leadership has been selected and participated in notable programmes such as Techstars'23 NYC powered by J.P. Morgan accelerator programme, Barclays Eagle Labs Black Venture Growth Programme as one of the 20 UK’s most promising scale-ups, and the London & Partners Grow London Global Programme, supported by the Mayor of London and the UKSPF.
, all in 2023.

She boasts an impressive publication history, having been featured in prestigious platforms like the Institute of Directors' "In Good Company" documentary, as well as renowned publications including Bank & Entrepreneur Magazine, Forbes, The Guardian, The Sun, and The Financial Times. Notably, she has graced the cover of High Profile magazine and Director magazine, and she has also shared the cover of Business Cloud magazine with fellow female entrepreneurs.

Tommie regularly speaks at events, providing insights and solutions on topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Leveraging technology for business growth, The Future of Work, among others.

Associations

Tommie Edwards is involved in the G20 YEA, functioning as the UK President for G20 YEA, leading a delegation of ambitious entrepreneurs to the G20 summit. She is also the G20 YEA Vice President for Governance, Finance and Membership. 

Tommie sits as the President of the United Kingdom Entrepreneurship Alliance (UKEA), the sole and official representative of the UK at the G20 Summit of Young Entrepreneurs Alliance.  

She is also a member and IT director at the Institute of Directors and a member of the London Chamber of Commerce.

Associations

Tommie Edwards is involved in the G20 YEA, functioning as the UK President for G20 YEA, leading a delegation of ambitious entrepreneurs to the G20 summit. She is also the G20 YEA Vice President for Governance, Finance and Membership. 

Tommie sits as the President of the United Kingdom Entrepreneurship Alliance (UKEA), the sole and official representative of the UK at the G20 Summit of Young Entrepreneurs Alliance.  

She is also a member and IT director at the Institute of Directors and a member of the London Chamber of Commerce.

Tommie Edwards is an award-winning serial tech entrepreneur, the Chief Executive of Tech1M, Tedbree, G20 YEA UK delegation president, mentor, an executive board member and one of the Top 100 Most Influential BAME Leaders in Tech UK by the Financial Times and Inclusive Boards.

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Tommie Edwards is an award-winning serial tech entrepreneur, the Chief Executive of Tech1M, Tedbree, G20 YEA UK delegation president, mentor, an executive board member and one of the Top 100 Most Influential BAME Leaders in Tech UK by the Financial Times and Inclusive Boards.

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