From a professional Rower to An Entrepreneur | Steve Rowbotham, CCO and Founder, Navigator; Beijing Olympics Bronze medallist

After a successful career as a rower, Steve Rowbotham was dropped from Team GB just weeks before the 2004 Olympics, and he picked himself up. He knew he could win a medal, recommitted himself and worked his way back onto the team – winning bronze in 2008 in Beijing.

Now Rowbotham is a successful entrepreneur, a CCO and founder of Navigator. But it took time to come to him. Here is a story of an ex-Olympian who had lost and found himself on a journey from a sportsperson to an entrepreneur.

About Steve Rowbotham and his journey:

• Steve is the CCO and founder of Navigator. He has been a professional rower for 11 years and competed in 2 Olympic games.
• He won the bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
• After retiring from athletics, Steve embarked upon a business career. In 2014, Simon Leslie, co-founder of Ink Global, the world leader in travel media, offered Steve the opportunity to bring to Ink what he had learned about success in athletics.
• Steve has played a crucial role in helping double the company’s turnover over the last few years.
• Rowbotham was educated at Clifton College and Durham University, where he switched from tennis to rowing.
• He graduated from Durham in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics.