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Ed Whelpton

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Co-Founder at Bold Bean Co
📍 United Kingdom

Ed Whelpton is the Co-Founder of Bold Bean Co, specializing in finance, operations, and scaling teams. With a background in product operations and supply chain management at startups like Weezy and Foodchain, he has a proven track record of driving growth and profitability. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Newcastle University.

Ed is passionate about transforming peoples relationship with food, moving beyond restrictive eating habits to embrace healthy, enjoyable meals. He is dedicated to building a company with exceptional customer service and a thriving team culture where employees feel empowered to do brilliant work.

His company recently sold more jars of beans in a single week at one store than they did across their entire website in their first big month of business.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Ed shows up

Persuasive
Values Relationships
Charismatic

They like to keep things under control. If they come to believe in your value proposition, they will be your champion. They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions.

Priorities

Topics Ed cares about

Startup Scaling
He has direct experience scaling operations rapidly, growing a previous company from two to 24 warehouses in six months and now overseeing Bold Bean Co's explosive growth.
Operations Automation
In a prior role, he built an automated ordering system from scratch to increase profitability and save administrative hours, demonstrating a focus on efficient systems.
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Career

Work history

1-2022
Co-Founder
Bold Bean Co
5-2021 - 1-2022
Product Operations Manager
Weezy
1-2021 - 5-2021
Senior Commercial Associate
Weezy
9-2019 - 1-2021
Head Of Operations
Foodchain
1-2018 - 9-2019
Supply Lead
Foodchain
In the press

Media appearances

The Secret Ingredient in Bold Bean Co.'s Category Defining Growth. Featured in Spotify
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The Secret Ingredient in Bold Bean Co.'s Category Defining Growth. Featured in YouTube
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Education
2014 - 2017
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Newcastle University
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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