Andrew Wessels is the Founder and CEO of The Marque.
Andrew first conceived of the idea for The Marque when, after researching former mentors and colleagues online, he realized information about individuals is often unorganized, inaccurate and outdated. Seeing a significant gap in the market, he set out to build a digital profile management platform that provides leaders in their field with an accurate, current and clearly presented online profile that offers privacy and security from unwanted solicitation.
Today, The Marque is the leader in digital profile solutions for successful individuals. A Marque Profile is a crucial digital asset that serves as the foundation of an individual’s digital communications strategy, allowing them to present themselves in the digital world as they would in their everyday lives. The Marque has grown into a global brand that serves clients in the US, UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East with offices in London, New York and Cape Town.
The Marque’s services extend beyond its digital profiles to include digital audits, athlete profiles, foundation...Andrew Wessels is the Founder and CEO of The Marque.
Andrew first conceived of the idea for The Marque when, after researching former mentors and colleagues online, he realized information about individuals is often unorganized, inaccurate and outdated. Seeing a significant gap in the market, he set out to build a digital profile management platform that provides leaders in their field with an accurate, current and clearly presented online profile that offers privacy and security from unwanted solicitation.
Today, The Marque is the leader in digital profile solutions for successful individuals. A Marque Profile is a crucial digital asset that serves as the foundation of an individual’s digital communications strategy, allowing them to present themselves in the digital world as they would in their everyday lives. The Marque has grown into a global brand that serves clients in the US, UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East with offices in London, New York and Cape Town.
The Marque’s services extend beyond its digital profiles to include digital audits, athlete profiles, foundation pages and dedicated services for boards and companies. It also offers a digital briefcase, which, in addition to a profile and a digital audit, offers clients valuable peace of mind with consistent real-time online reputation monitoring and expert digital partners.
Andrew’s entrepreneurial work ethic is complemented by an innovative mindset and a natural feel for communication and collaboration. After leaving behind a first-class cricket career in his native South Africa, he ventured to the UK where he held senior roles at J.P. Morgan and Carphone Warehouse (later Frontiers Capital). Moving his focus to innovative start-ups, Andrew assisted in the launch of Marquis Jet in Europe (later sold to NetJets) following their launch in the US, and served as CEO of Storm Solutions, a telecommunications business which he successfully exited in 2012.moreless
The Marque offers a broad range of services to help you take control of your personal brand and online narrative. These include digital audits, web monitoring, social media listening and fully-managed digital profiles.
Storm Solutions Ltd
CEO
Jan 2004 - Jul 2012
London, UK
Storm Solutions was a leading provider of best-in-class, future-proof communications and IT services. Working in partnership with Storm Solutions, many of the UK’s best-known brands and retailers benefited from thought-leadership as well as information about changes in technology, legislation and working practices.
Marquis Jet
Vice President, Europe
Jan 2002 - Dec 2004
New York, NY, USA
The prepaid Marquis Jet Card provided access to NetJets - the worldwide leader of private aviation - 25 hours at a time. Andrew assisted with the launch of Marquis Jet in Europe, whilst based in London. Marquis Jet’s headquarters are in New York City, NYC. The organisation became a subsidiary of NetJets, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, in 2010.
The Marque Founder Andrew Wessels says individuals should view their online presence as a digital portfolio, containing assets and liability. Successful people should recognise it as such and set about creating the right portfolio for them and their needs in business.
Andrew breaks down why our digital reputations are particularly important in the age of cancel culture and why a Profile on The Marque is the equivalent of having a digital twin. What do you want your digital twin to say about you?
Meet The LinkedIn For The World's Most Successful People
Interviewed
Apr 2015
Forbes dives into what sets The Marque apart from other platforms.
Andrew Wessels and Trusted Family CEO Edouard Thijssen join LTC’s Simon Pavitt to answer questions about their businesses and the tools they’ve created to serve their clients.
A LinkedIn for the Most Successful
Interviewed
Jun 2016
In this Trending Business spot, The Marque Founder Andrew Wessels chats to Bloomberg’s Rishaad Salamat about the platform’s business model.
Andrew was a speaker at the P&G Alumni Conference which is celebrating 20 years since its foundation. The conference brought together highly-regarded, dynamic thinkers and successful business people from all over the world. This unique virtual event for the P&G Alumni Network focused on 'our best selves' and Andrew talked about Controlling Your Online Narrative.
At the Bloomberg Markets Most Influential Summit, Stryker McGuire asks Andrew Wessels and others about the big challenges business finance will face in the future.
Bloomberg Markets Most Influential Summit
Speaker
Oct 2015
Andrew was a key speaker at the Bloomberg Markets Most Influential Summit in 2015, a conference that brings together prominent leaders in business, finance and government to debate the global economy.