Dragons鈥� Den star Steven Bartlett has made another key hire ahead of his planned move to the United States.
The appointment of Jules Davies Marriott comes a week after Amy Golding was named at the new CEO of his private office.
Bartlett recently announced he鈥檇 signed a deal with the world鈥檚 No 1 talent agent, WME, to represent him in the USA.
The 32-year-old tech entrepreneur will be splitting his time between Los Angeles and the UK.
Bartlett鈥檚 burgeoning private office now consists of more than 50 companies and both Davies Marriott and Golding will have key roles going forward.
Marriott has clocked up nearly 20 years鈥� experience advising some of the world鈥檚 most influential figures, including her tenure as chief operating officer for Simon Cowell鈥檚 empire.
She also served as chief of staff to the late Dame Zaha Hadid, an Iraqi-born British architect, artist and designer.
Davies Marriott joined Bartlett鈥檚 new company, FlightStory, a year ago and was appointed chief of staff to his private office, ahead of his planned move to the US.
She鈥檒l oversee content, brand partnerships, IP monetization, and venture strategy, as well as drive global market expansion.
A key focus will be Bartlett鈥檚 US operations, ensuring a seamless Anglo-American infrastructure to support him as he transitions to life in America.
Davies Marriott said she was delighted to take on the new role.
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鈥淪teven Bartlett is redefining what it means to be a modern entrepreneur 鈥� he鈥檚 building an ecosystem that fuses media, business, and influence in a way that hasn鈥檛 been done before,鈥� she said.
鈥淢y role is to take that vision and scale it into a global force 鈥� structuring opportunities in media, technology, and consumer brands that will shape the future of entrepreneurship.鈥�
Bartlett added: 鈥淛ules is one of the most exceptional strategic operators in the industry. Her ability to structure and scale high-impact businesses into global powerhouses is unmatched.
鈥淚 first spoke to her several years ago, and even then, it was clear she had a rare kind of brilliance. I remember thinking at the time that there would come a day when I鈥檇 need her on our team.
鈥淔our years later, I reached out as our business started to expand globally, and I鈥檓 incredibly grateful she chose to join us. She鈥檚 already made a profound impact.鈥�
Davies Marriott played a defining role in Cowell鈥檚 business empire, spearheading the acquisition of the remaining 60 per cent of Syco Entertainment from Sony Music and securing a $125m deal against the Got Talent franchise.
In January, Bartlett spoke about his excitement of signing for talent agency WME on Instagram.
鈥淚t was a really f*cking surreal pinch-myself moment to sit in their LA offices as we agreed the deal, looking at posters of their other talent who are icons and are idols of mine – like Adele, The Rock, Christopher Nolan, Denzel Washington, Drake and so on,鈥� he said.
鈥淲ho would have ever thought that a podcast recorded from my east London kitchen might lead to this鈥�.. absolutely not me. But here we are, trying to figure this out.鈥�