Nick is a serial entrepeneur and the CEO of Whisk.com, a smart grocery shopping list application that allows users to send their lists into online grocery supermarket baskets with a few clicks.
Since launching in June 2012, the company has won many of the UK’s biggest Retailers, FMCG brands and digital food publishers as clients. Dan Cobley, Google MD UK and Ireland, said “Whisk is making the moment to buy really matter”. Nick has raised over $2m in funding from technology investors for Whisk, after pitching the business to Lord Sugar following getting to the final of the BBC Apprentice 2012, where he achieved the series’ best task-win record.
Before Whisk, Nick founded two successful start-up companies after graduating with a 1st in International Business from Aston University. In 2011 he was named Birmingham Young Professional of the Year for entrepeneurship after being named Emerging Entrepeneur of the Year by Business Insider in 2010.
Nick has keynoted at some large conferences on both enterprise and technology, taken part in panels and talked at educational institutions. His talks are usually focussed on start-ups, entrepeneurship, The BBC Apprentice and technology.
Recent Talks:
- London: IGD Online Grocery Retailing 2013 ‘Whisk.com’s Nick Holzherr on Shopper Marketing‘.
- London: eCommerce Expo 2013, keynote ‘The Apprentice runner-ups start up story‘.
- San Francisco: Semantic Tech Conference 2013, keynote ‘Whisk.com’s Tasty Data: More Rewarding Grocery Shopping through Semantic Technology‘.
Recent Awards:
- PPA Digital ‘Newcomer of the Year’ winner Sept 2013.
- Winner of The Drum New Year Honours ‘One to watch’ Jan 2014
- Winner of The Grocer’s ‘Top New Talent’ award Nov 2013
- Cisco British Innovation Gateway winner Nov 2014
Nick has been featured in various publications including The Guardian, The Telegraph, BBC.co.uk., Internet Retailing, Management Today, Food Manufacturer, The Next Web and various others.
