Who is Ben Loyd Holmes? It’s a fair question… I’ve asked it more than once. This one is written by me about me, god that feels painful… but here goes!
I’m a person that’s live three or four lifetimes and reinvented myself more times than I can count. If something is no longer good for more I’ve moved on and used those times as stepping stones to take me from a place I didn’t like, to a better one. Now I’m a multi business owner living just outside south west London.
Contrary to my last name, that sounds like I had a silver spoon well wedged in my mouth at birth, I have actually lived a life of relative struggle. Nothing compared to others, but certainly not a privileged nor easy one.
Taking Charge
I had my first job at 11, working as a butcher boy 12 hours a day on a Saturday and Sunday and I’d cycle the 6 miles each way. I was so happy that I made £24 per weekend, getting it in my little brown envelope that you did back then. Happy until I realised I was exchanging my time for £1 an hour that is. It’s funny.. but that job in a butcher shop actually taught me so much. It taught me not to simply exchange my time for money and that.. is everything. It would lead me to my first business, a “Tuck Shop” operated out of my school bag. I was maybe 13 years old and on a path that would forever change me.
Don’t get me wrong, I have had the odd job where I have had to do nothing more than exchange time for money, but the entire time I did them, it was only to set up another thing, create another opportunity. The misery of the job creating the fire underneath me to create opportunities.
Then & Now
These days, I run my businesses and develop more opportunities to grow personally, while spending a lot of my time efforts and most of my hard earned money helping causes I care about, like animals, homeless people and those in vulnerable situations.
I’ve gone from being nothing, leaving home at 16 to a person that speaks at top universities, lives a good life and creates awesome projects, opportunities for people to work in, to watch, visit, enjoy and consume. I’ve made endless mistakes don’t get me wrong, I just keep learning and keep working and keep developing.
In my personal life I love shooting stills and video of a range of subjects, most often wildlife. Sharks, Crocodile, Lions, Tigers, Wolves and much more.
My passions extend beyond imagery to art, cars, property and all kinds things that ultimately come back to the beauty of perfect design.
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