Andrew Wood

WeBuyVintage

Andrew Wood is the 28-year-old Founder and CEO of WeBuyVintage, one of the UK's fastest-growing buyers of gold, jewellery, antiques and collectables - a business he has scaled to around £60m in annual turnover in under 3 years without any external investment.

Andrew built WeBuyVintage on a contrarian bet: that in an economy racing to put everything online, people still want to deal with a human being. While competitors pushed customers towards postal valuations, faceless auction houses and app-based offers, Andrew went the other way - sending expert buyers directly to people's doorsteps and into their communities. Today the company runs more than 250 roadshow events every month across the country, has completed over 4,000 events, and pays out millions to customers each month, all on a single principle: face-to-face service isn't old-fashioned - it's simply the best way to earn trust.

From a standing start, Andrew has turned that idea into a national brand with a 4.8-star reputation, an "Excellent" Trustpilot rating, and a employer culture that puts people at the heart of everything. Proud to be a 4-day working week employer, Andrew introduced this bold initiative to his business in the first year of trading - long before it was commercially obvious!

Andrew openly shares the unfiltered story of building a high-growth business before 30: how to spot a market everyone else overlooks, how to scale a people-first model without losing the human touch that made it work, and the hard lessons of hiring, cash and momentum that nobody warns a young founder about. He shows vulnerability through his story - such as his mention in The Sunday Times on losing a parent as a company founder. Direct, practical and refreshingly honest about what actually moves the needle, he offers a rare, real-time view from inside one of Britain's most unconventional growth stories.