Steffan Aquarone | |
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Lib Dem Group Leader on Norfolk County Council | |
Assumed office April 2020 | |
Deputy | Dan Roper |
Preceded by | Ed Maxfield |
Norfolk County Councillor for Melton Constable division | |
Assumed office 4 May 2017 | |
Preceded by | David Ramsbotham |
Majority | 199 |
Personal details | |
Born | Blickling, Norfolk |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Spouse | Jill |
Relations | Freya (sibling) |
Education | Norwich School |
Alma mater | University of Warwick |
Profession | Entrepreneur |
Steffan Luke Aquarone is a UK entrepreneur in the film and technology sectors. His projects involve collaboration between large groups of people with a common interest [1] and are often crowd-source financed, [2] the most notable example being feature-film Tortoise in Love which was made by a village in Oxfordshire. [3]
In 2014, Aquarone was named by the Daily Mirror as one of the Top 20 most influential media figures under 30. [4]
Born and raised in Blickling, Norfolk, [5] Aquarone was educated at home as a member of Education Otherwise until the age of 12, before attending Norwich School. He then read Politics and International Relations at the University of Warwick, graduating with a BA in 2006.
In 2004, Aquarone co-founded media business Ephex Media Limited with two fellow students at the University of Warwick. Ephex Media received investment from the Advantage Early Growth Fund in 2007 [6] in order to acquire regional post-production facility Oakslade Studios. [7] The company made and edited corporate films for brands including Land Rover, Vodafone, Massey Ferguson and American Express. The business was placed into administration in 2008. [8]
Aquarone co-owned feature film production company Immense Productions with author Guy Browning. [9] Their feature film Tortoise in Love, on which Aquarone was producer, [10] was released in the UK in 2012. [11] Immense Productions was dissolved in November 2015. [12]
He joined online video platform Buto in 2010 [13] becoming strategy director in 2013. Buto sold to TwentyThree in 2019 [14].
In 2011, Aquarone co-founded peer-to-peer [15] mobile payments platform Droplet. [16] In 2013, Droplet was named among the 'Top 25 UK Startups' by influential technology blog Mashable. [17] Droplet closed in 2016 after the founders were unable to scale it to become profitable. [18]
Aquarone writes on digital marketing topics including online video. In 2012 he wrote "Online Video: A Best Practice Guide" for digital publishers Econsultancy. [19]
In 2017, with his sister Freya, he published Fourth to First: How to win a local election in under six months. It recounts how he won a council ward for the Liberal Democrats at his first attempt, even though the party finished fourth in the previous contest for the ward. [20]
On 4 May 2017, he was elected as county councillor for the Melton Constable division of Norfolk County Council. [21] He was elected deputy leader of the Liberal Democrat group on the council. [22]
He stood in the 2019 General Election in the seat of Mid Norfolk finishing third. In April 2020 he replaced Ed Maxfield as group leader on Norfolk County Council. [23]
In September 2022, the Liberal Democrats picked him as the prospective parliamentary candidate for North Norfolk at the next general election. [24]
Steffan Aquarone | |
---|---|
Lib Dem Group Leader on Norfolk County Council | |
Assumed office April 2020 | |
Deputy | Dan Roper |
Preceded by | Ed Maxfield |
Norfolk County Councillor for Melton Constable division | |
Assumed office 4 May 2017 | |
Preceded by | David Ramsbotham |
Majority | 199 |
Personal details | |
Born | Blickling, Norfolk |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Spouse | Jill |
Relations | Freya (sibling) |
Education | Norwich School |
Alma mater | University of Warwick |
Profession | Entrepreneur |
Steffan Luke Aquarone is a UK entrepreneur in the film and technology sectors. His projects involve collaboration between large groups of people with a common interest [1] and are often crowd-source financed, [2] the most notable example being feature-film Tortoise in Love which was made by a village in Oxfordshire. [3]
In 2014, Aquarone was named by the Daily Mirror as one of the Top 20 most influential media figures under 30. [4]
Born and raised in Blickling, Norfolk, [5] Aquarone was educated at home as a member of Education Otherwise until the age of 12, before attending Norwich School. He then read Politics and International Relations at the University of Warwick, graduating with a BA in 2006.
In 2004, Aquarone co-founded media business Ephex Media Limited with two fellow students at the University of Warwick. Ephex Media received investment from the Advantage Early Growth Fund in 2007 [6] in order to acquire regional post-production facility Oakslade Studios. [7] The company made and edited corporate films for brands including Land Rover, Vodafone, Massey Ferguson and American Express. The business was placed into administration in 2008. [8]
Aquarone co-owned feature film production company Immense Productions with author Guy Browning. [9] Their feature film Tortoise in Love, on which Aquarone was producer, [10] was released in the UK in 2012. [11] Immense Productions was dissolved in November 2015. [12]
He joined online video platform Buto in 2010 [13] becoming strategy director in 2013. Buto sold to TwentyThree in 2019 [14].
In 2011, Aquarone co-founded peer-to-peer [15] mobile payments platform Droplet. [16] In 2013, Droplet was named among the 'Top 25 UK Startups' by influential technology blog Mashable. [17] Droplet closed in 2016 after the founders were unable to scale it to become profitable. [18]
Aquarone writes on digital marketing topics including online video. In 2012 he wrote "Online Video: A Best Practice Guide" for digital publishers Econsultancy. [19]
In 2017, with his sister Freya, he published Fourth to First: How to win a local election in under six months. It recounts how he won a council ward for the Liberal Democrats at his first attempt, even though the party finished fourth in the previous contest for the ward. [20]
On 4 May 2017, he was elected as county councillor for the Melton Constable division of Norfolk County Council. [21] He was elected deputy leader of the Liberal Democrat group on the council. [22]
He stood in the 2019 General Election in the seat of Mid Norfolk finishing third. In April 2020 he replaced Ed Maxfield as group leader on Norfolk County Council. [23]
In September 2022, the Liberal Democrats picked him as the prospective parliamentary candidate for North Norfolk at the next general election. [24]