13 Reasons To Interview Me

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1. I organised the largest 'Gangnam Style' flashmob in the UK

In my first year of University I founded the King's Flashmob society. As President I recruited 300+ members, led the society, and closed deals with high-end entertainment venues for our socials.

I also organised and led the largest 'Gangnam Style' flashmob in the UK, check out the footage above (timestamp- 1:12). The event saw a turnout of 350-400 people, and was featured on the BBC, ITV and in a Korean K-Pop documentary on PSY!

2. I was broke .. so I risked all I had and taught myself how to trade

Soon enough student life caught up with me, and with it so did debt.

So, I taught myself how to trade the financial markets using both fundamental and technical analysis, and created a strategy which completely inverts the traditional risk:reward ratio. I have since generated 109.8% ROI with this innovative strategy.

3. I always push for more

From this success I developed a strong portfolio. Using this I pitched to dozens of potential investors and secured over $20,000 capital investment from multiple private investors.I now trade on behalf of multiple clients and am in control of a portfolio with a net worth in excess of $30,000.

In this role I was the sole point of contact for each individual account, meeting with each investor on a monthly basis. As part of this role I was also responsible for creating concise monthly reports on KPI's and future trade projections.

4. When I get bored ... I teach myself something

When I wasn't organising flashmobs and socials I got really bored over summer - seeing as my job was now not to sit in front of a computer trading and analysing graphs.

So, I taught myself how to code Android apps and websites. Fun right? As a result I created the 'Snowball Seminars' app, an extension to a trading mentoring service I run where I teach amateur traders the basic principles of the financial markets.

... I also taught myself how to play 'Dani California' on expert mode on Guitar Hero which I'm quite chuffed about.

5. I've secured sponsorship from one of the worlds largest trading platforms

In my second year I co-founded the 'King's Trading Academy'. This was a society designed to teach students from any discipline the basics of training, whilst also providing exclusive networking opportunities with industry professionals.

In this role I pitched to and secured £3,500 annual sponsorship from one of the worlds leading trading platforms 'Intertrader'.

6. I created a prank YouTube channel with 2 friends

In my final year I realised I was watching way too many Youtube videos every night. In an attempt to get up off the sofa, I realised it would be even more fun to make my own.

So, with two friends I created a YouTube prank comedy prank channel! Check out our channel here.

7. With our social media strategies we went viral!

Using my growth hacking strategies, which you can find here, we went viral within 4 months garnering over 3 million views and 12,000+ subscribers.

We were shown on major media streams like 'Good Morning America!', 'The Huffington Post', and 'Rude Tube'. We were also featured on the front pages of 'Mashable', 'Reddit', 'Break.com', 'College Humour' and many more!

8. I founded Chameleon.la

As the owner of Chameleon.LA I help small start-ups get noticed on a global scale with our innovative growth hacking strategies. Since launching our work has been featured on major media streams from the front page of sites like Elite Daily, The Huffington Post, Bustle and The Washington Post to ABC News.

We also offer a social media management service to SME's, showing clients how to creatively leverage social to build brand loyalty and find new customers!

Check out our work now on www.Chameleon.la!

9. In less than a month I secured 3 clients

In our first 1 month I secured 3 clients. We are now currently working with multiple budding start-ups, helping them create viral campaigns to generate massive rapid exposure. We also manage the social media for a number of clients, ranging from SME's such as high-end bars, clubs and restaurants!

10. Then... I graduated!

In June 2014 I graduated from King's College London with a 'First' (equiv. 4.0 GPA) in BSc Business Management.

Then, after living in London for 20 years I wanted to see what the sun looked like - so I moved to LA!

11. I'm a legit Lord.

BUT, before I made the move to LA I took a trip to the breathtakingly scenic Scottish countryside. After talking to the locals I was surprised to find out that much of the land was being demolished to make space for factories ... so, I begun to do some 'digging' of my own.

I read about an online movement where people could purchase small plots of land to help conserve Scotlands natural beauty. With this purchase you can become legal owners of the plots, preventing it from being built upon... and as a result you also became a legal Lord of Scotland.

So... now my official legal title is Lord James Samir Shamsi!

12. I secured a $10,000 brand deal and an affiliate marketing deal.

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Since moving to LA I begun working closely with the viral YouTube channel 'Simple Pickup', helping them optimize their social and launch viral campaigns (whilst also running Chameleon.la).

In this role I've:

● Responsible for the creative launch strategies for Simple Pickups Vine (3million+ views within 3 months) and Snapchat (20,000+ avg. views per snap).

● Increased Facebook enagement (comments, likes & shares) by 668%, increased reach by 975% and generated 13,000 news likes in 3 months.

● Created innovative ways to monetise social media, such as Snapchat flash sales which generated $2,000+ with a single 10-second snap.

● Personally secured an brand sponsorship deal worth $10,000 and an affiliate marketing deal.

Using Twitter I contacted and pitched a viral idea to 'Fleshlight'. After securing a $10,000 brand deal, and a an affiliate marketing contract with them, I then project managed and lead the entire #Fleshcash campaign.

The success of the event was was featured in major media streams such as 'Elite Daily'. Being responsible for the project from start to finish, I gained experience in account management; securing $10,000 from Fleshlight and being the main point of contact throughout the campaign.

13. BUT there's more, I've skipped a ton of things!

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I've also done a few other things you might be interested in. For instance, to showcase my ability to growth hack, I thought why not growth hack myself? So, I created the viral 'Tinder Resume' campaign, which was featured on major media streams and resulted in over 27,000+ LinkedIn views in a week!

For a brief summary please see my video resume on www.JamesSamirShamsi.com.

If you would like to consider me for an interview feel free to get in touch on [e-mail], thanks! :)

Please find my video resume on: www.JamesSamirShamsi.com.

Please find my LinkedIn profile here.

Please find my recent Tinder growth hack here.

Please visit my agency Chameleon.la here.