James Blake (entrepreneur)
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James Blake is a British businessman and author from Belfast, Northern Ireland. James is known for being a finalist in the 2019 Business Awards in the Young Business Person of the Year category, and for being the first Northern Irish member of the Forbes Agency Council. Early life James went to Fort Hill Integrated College. According to a report published on the Irish News, he had mixed academic experiences at school, which led him to become an entrepreneur, and he launched his first online business shortly after completing his A-Levels. James played youth football for Lisburn Rangers F.C. and Lisburn Distillery F.C. Career He founded Vindicta Digital, a digital marketing and SEO company, in 2016. In 2021 the company released a statement regarding their client revenues surpassing £48M for the year and £300M in total. He owns and operates multiple e-commerce companies through Black Holdings Group and is also an investor in others. James is also a contributor, author for online publishers such as Forbes writing on topics such as entrepreneurship, digital marketing and business. In 2019, James was a Belfast Chamber of Commerce, Belfast Business Awards 2019 Finalist in the Young Business Person of the Year category. In 2020, James became the first Northern Irish member of the Forbes Agency Council.
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