Alex Partridge

Alex Partridge is one of the leading pioneers of social media content in the way we know it today. At age 21, he founded UNILAD and LADBible, two of the most popular social news and entertainment internet companies in the world with an astonishing following of 100 million people around the globe. Now fully detached from both brands, Alex is a mental health advocate. He has been praised for his raw vulnerability; unashamedly opening up to audiences about how litigation turned him into an alcoholic.

At 34 years old, Alex was diagnosed with ADHD and has quickly become a leading voice on social media around neurodiversity. His impassioned views on entrepreneurship and neurodiversity have quickly amassed him a following of over 250,000 people. Alex hosts the chart-topping podcast, ADHD Chatter which attracts an audience of thousands every week. 

Other prominent roles of Alex’s have included being the Social Media Manager of The Hook Group, which boasted over eight million social media connections, and the Head of Facebook for Steven Bartlett's Social Chain. Alex has also claimed countless coveted awards, such as eight Cannes Lions Awards at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

Alex has spoken over 200 times for various brands, conferences and events including Formula 1, BBC, Drapers, TED, Experian, The Business Show and British Airways. Alex focuses his interests on advocating for mental health, praised for his authentic stories about how litigation caused him to turn to alcohol and alcoholism. Having experienced a three-year legal battle over his company, Alex was hospitalised twice due to his alcoholism and almost lost his life to drinking. Today he shares his personal experiences of mental health issues, and how he found the resilience to overcome them. If you are looking for an expert speaker on technology, social media, entrepreneurship and mental health, don’t hesitate in hiring Alex Partridge today.