Martin Bisp

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Executive Director of Global Partnerships & Co-Founder at Empire Fighting Chance

United Kingdom

Overview

Martin Bisp is a social entrepreneur who leveraged a background in corporate transformation to co-found Empire Fighting Chance. He transitioned from a career as a business analyst in financial services to build the charity, which now supports thousands of young people nationally and expanding globally through strategic partnerships.

Martins passion is centered on using non-contact boxing as a vehicle for social change, combining it with psychologically-informed therapy and mentoring. He is deeply committed to supporting vulnerable youth, tackling issues like violence, poor mental health, and social inequality through community-led innovation and direct intervention.

He started his globally recognized charity after intervening in a drug deal he witnessed outside his boxing gym.

Personality Overview

Status Quo Seeker

Late Adopter

Process Oriented

They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach.  They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

Youth Development
Co-founded and leads Empire Fighting Chance, a charity using boxing, therapy, and psychology to support young people facing trauma, violence, and poor mental health.
Social Entrepreneurship
Pivoted from a 25-year career in the financial sector to build a small community boxing gym into an award-winning, multi-national organization.
Global Collaboration
As Executive Director of Global Partnerships, he is expanding his charity's model internationally, with recent work in Canada and Nairobi to prevent urban violence.

Media Appearances

Episode 1: CEO Martin Bisp – The Empire Fighting Chance Podcast. Featured in The Empire Fighting Chance Podcast (Acast)

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#25: Martin Bisp, transforming lives with boxing therapy at Empire Fighting Chance. Featured in Spotify

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Work History

1-2026
Executive Director of Global Partnerships & Co-Founder at Empire Fighting Chance
10-2013 - 1-2026
Co-Founder & CEO Empire Fighting Chance at Empire Fighting Chance
1-2006 - 10-2013
Director at Co-Founder Community Sports Limited

Education

Martin has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Martin

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them

DONT's

  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Martin is

  • For them, low risk and acceptance by others are very important, followed by proof of ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Martin

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Martin move?

  • They do not like to take decisions in a hurry, so they could be slow in making their mind up.
  • Can Martin take some risk or not?

  • They are low on risk-appetite and prefer to make informed decisions.

You And Martin

Personality Compatibility


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