Precisely one, if Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin succeeds in his challenge.
CEO of Sebastien International and its sole employee, the Australian entrepreneur is embarking on the kind of quest one would expect from leftfield stand-up comic Dave Gorman (most famous for his TV series premised entirely on finding other people from around the world who shared his name).
He is embarked on a dizzying 12-day journey that takes in Tokyo, Paris, New York, San Francisco and London with the ultimate goal of winning enough clients to make his eponymous company the first-ever one-man multinational.
In today’s business world, you don’t have to be big to be big and I aim to prove it
Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin
Eckersley-Maslin, a serial entrepreneur who left the Australian Navy to set up his first venture with a budget of just $500, is about to do the London leg, appearing in Covent Garden at the Walkabout bar on Monday 4 October.
If he can succeed in securing multinational status in 12 days then he intends to submit a film of his journey to the Guinness Book of World Records.
He will also be championing the cause of the Oneforone Group, which gives people a socially conscious choice when making a purchase by donating a similar product on a one-for-one basis to an individual of need in an impoverished local or international community.
“In today’s business world, you don’t have to be big to be big and I aim to prove it. This is a great example of an Aussie business punching above its weight on the global stage,” he says.
