James Mishreki

James Mishreki is a serial entrepreneur, investor and consumer health innovator, best known as the Founder and Chairman of +Me, the health group behind personalised treatment brands including Skin + Me and Hair + Me. He has transformed ideas into successful multi-million-pound businesses, combining commercial vision with hands-on experience of building companies from the ground up. His strengths lie in developing innovative consumer products, building and leading early-stage teams, raising capital and overcoming the challenges that can restrict business growth. Today, his expertise centres on the intersection of health, hardware and technology, which he shares in his keynotes and conference talks.

After earning a degree in Business and Marketing from Northumbria University, James took an unconventional route into entrepreneurship, spending two years as a professional poker player. He later founded Bright Gravity, helping companies improve their digital performance through SEO, PPC, CRO and social media. James subsequently co-founded Competitor Monitor, a retail intelligence SaaS business that he bootstrapped from his bedroom. Under his leadership, the company developed a client base that included LEGO, Diageo and Ford, grew to multi-million-pound revenues and he successfully exited the firm in 2018.

James used the funds from his technology exit to move into personalised healthcare, founding +Me. The vertically integrated business combines healthcare brands with its own compounding pharmacy and personalisation technology. Its flagship brand, Skin + Me, reached £10 million in annual recurring revenue during its first year and has since served more than one million UK customers. The group has expanded with Hair + Me and Renew + Me, while James has also founded Life Supplies and S3 Sensitivity Science, which is developing new technology for sensitive teeth. Alongside building businesses, he is an angel investor in more than 20 early-stage companies across AI, technology and beauty.

As a speaker, James translates practical entrepreneurial experience into actionable lessons on leadership, innovation, fundraising, product development and scaling. At Ideas Fest in 2026, he delivered the talk, Build It to Run Without You: The Founder’s Guide to Scaling Beyond Yourself, drawing directly on his experience of creating businesses that can thrive without constant founder involvement. From co-founding and exiting a SaaS company to building personalised healthcare brands serving more than one million customers, James offers audiences tested insights rather than abstract theory. Ideal for founders, executives and organisations pursuing ambitious growth, book James today as a keynote speaker!