FIVE MINS WITH ...
JASON ROBERTS
JASON ROBERTS IS THE CEO AND FOUNDER OF KALEIDA , EUROPE ’ S FIRST , FULLY INCLUSIVE , INTERACTIVE B2B MARKETPLACE FOR TENDERS AND A CONDUIT WITH WHICH BUYERS CAN MEET AND ENGAGE WITH SUPPLIERS .
Q . WHO ARE YOU , AND WHAT DO YOU DO ?
» I ' m Jason Roberts , the founder and CEO of Collider international . We ' re a B2B marketplace for tenders , and we specialise in helping suppliers , and buyers find and identify innovation through new suppliers whilst helping B2B suppliers and diverse suppliers find new revenue opportunities .
Q . CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO KALEIDA ?
» I spent about 24 years working in financial services . The first 11 years were within investment banking . I worked for JP Morgan for five years and a few other international investment banks . Then I left banking on the technology side and moved to selling technology and services to banks , asset managers , and hedge funds .
Q . DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WERE AS SUCCESSFUL AS YOU COULD HAVE BEEN IN SALES ?
» No , I wasn ' t . “ I ' m a six-foot-five black man . When I walk into an office building to sell my company ' s products and services , they see me first of all , before anything I ’ m selling or representing . And with that comes challenges that I have to try to get around and that I have to try to help them overcome as
“ I SPENT ABOUT 24 YEARS WORKING IN FINANCIAL SERVICES ”
22 June 2021