Rob O'Donovan

Co-founder & Chairman @ CharlieHR

Rob is the Co-Founder & CEO of CharlieHR, the free HR platform for small businesses. He and his co-founders started Charlie because they felt that while building a company is a hard old gig, running one shouldn't be. Rob arrived at Charlie via a myriad of accidental moments that ended up becoming not just real companies but his great passion in life. Previously, and alongside his long-time co-conspirator and best friend Ben, Rob founded a trio of marketing agencies under the umbrella of The Eleven — most notably Born Social, which now goes from strength to strength under the stewardship of a team far smarter than him. He spends most of his time counting himself lucky and desperately trying not to be found out.