Simon Beard

About

🚀 About Founder–operator who never had a “job.” I bootstrapped Culture Kings from a market stall to a $600M exit and into a NYSE-listed roll-up. Still a major shareholder. Today I build and back companies across software, AI, e-commerce, retail, and hospitality—focused on brand, demand creation, and speed. 🏗️ Now • Building Beard.com / Beard Capital into a demand-led PE platform • Scaling a diverse portfolio where marketing is the moat, not leverage • Incubating startups at the intersection of the creator economy and experiential retail 🧠 One Life Club Founder of One Life Club—an entrepreneur community with ~500 members averaging ~$10M in annual turnover. We share playbooks, do deals, and actively launch companies together in the creator + experience economy. 🧾 Receipts • Culture Kings → bootstrapped → $600M exit → NYSE listing (roll-up) • Post-exit: built a personal brand reaching 5M+ founders and rising operators, sharing no-BS playbooks to create alpha and out-execute legacy incumbents • Operator-investor with repeat wins turning attention into revenue ⚡ Operating Thesis • Demand > everything. If you own demand, you set the terms. • Content is the new sales call; distribution now rewards quality and speed. • Entrepreneurs lift productivity; productivity lifts living standards—especially in Australia. 🎯 How I Help • Diagnose growth bottlenecks and install a demand engine (creative + media + offer) • Architect brand, positioning, and experiential moments that convert • Fund, advise, and co-build where my edge moves the needle fast 🤝 Connect • Founders: DM “OLC” for One Life Club • Operators/Creators: DM “Builder” to help spin up new ventures • Investors: DM “Deal” for co-investments or strategic roll-ups