Matt co-founded Aurora Demand while still studying at BU, and since graduating has grown the company to become an award-winning marketing agency with an international reach.
Alongside running the business, Matt has taught two university courses and now teaches apprentices and adult learners in the London area. His work has gained external recognition, including winning the 鈥楽cale-up Business of the Year Award South West鈥� and being named a finalist of the 鈥榊oung Entrepreneur of the Year Award鈥�, run by the Federation of Small Businesses.
Matt draws on his expertise to support good causes, including serving as a Trustee for the Round Table Children鈥檚 Wish and as a volunteer with the Hackney Pirates literacy scheme.
Factfile
Name:聽Matthew Hughes
Age: 26
Job role:聽Editor in Chief and Co-founder
Organisation:聽Aurora Demand
Course studied: BA (Hons) Digital Media Design
Graduated: 2015
What their colleagues say
鈥淢att has been paramount to the success of our business, showing grit through the tough and gruesome start-up years which were very tough. He's a one-man marketing team with a wealth of knowledge that he passes on to his team and his students.鈥�
- Joe Allen, Managing Director/Founder, Aurora Demand