founded 2000 founders aaron simpson ben elliot paul drummond headquarters london england united kingdom key people ian neale ceo europe and us emma sherrard matthew ceo hong kong services concierge and life style management services 1 number of employees 1 500 2014 2 website quintessentiallygroup.com quintessentially group is a british concierge company founded in 2000 by aaron simpson ben elliot and paul drummond . 3 the company is headquartered in london 4 and operates 67 offices worldwide . 5 quintessentially is a members only luxury lifestyle management service that provides concierge services including travel bookings restaurant recommendations and access to events . 6 quintessentially group includes 33 companies including quintessentially lifestyle quintessentially events and the quintessentially foundation . 7 8 9 contents 1 history 2 operations 2.1 quintessentially lifestyle 2.2 quintessentially foundation 3 references 4 external links history edit quintessentially was established in 2000 by aaron simpson paul drummond and ben elliot the nephew of the camilla duchess of cornwall . 10 11 simpson met drummond at oxford university and later started the company with business partner elliot as a small london based concierge service . 12 before founding quintessentially elliot had co founded k bar plc a group of nightclubs and bars and simpson had worked as a film producer . 13 from 2002 to 2005 quintessentially expanded from two offices in the united kingdom to ten around the world . 14 the company grew to over 55 offices in cities such as hong kong cape town istanbul mozambique cairo panama los angeles and sydney . 15 16 in 2010 the company was estimated to have about 86 000 subscribers including 800 billionaires . 15 quintessentially moved its headquarters from soho to portland place in early 2011 . 17 the company grew over 20 percent during 2012 from 13.5 million in turnover to 16.7 million by april 2013 . 10 in 2015 the group s total turnover was 65million . 18 the quintessentially lifestyle app was introduced in early 2014 . the mobile app features recommendations reviews and allows members to make requests to their lifestyle managers . 19 operations edit quintessentially group is a network of 33 companies that operate the personal services provided for its private members . 9 these companies include quintessentially travel group quintessentially aviation 20 quintessentially estates 21 and quintessentially gifts . 5 quintessentially lifestyle edit quintessentially lifestyle is a members only luxury lifestyle management and concierge service . 11 the new york times called quintessentially lifestyle the company that transformed the idea of concierge services into lifestyle management . 14 22 it provides corporate solutions and private memberships that include preferential rates on hotels and other reservations access to events luxury gifts and other services . 9 16 ceo ian neale heads the operations in europe and united states and emma sherrard matthew is the ceo in hong kong . 23 globally the firm employs more than 2 000 lifestyle managers in over 60 offices speaking 35 languages . 24 quintessentially foundation edit established in june 2008 the quintessentially foundation is the charitable arm of the group . 17 it has raised more than 4 000 000 through various fundraisers including the annual poker night . 25 in 2013 the annual poker night fundraiser generated 160 000 for the duchenne children s trust that funds research for the development of a cure for duchenne muscular dystrophy . 26 the foundation has supported organisations like room to read and has also funded medical research to find a cure for type 1 diabetes . 13 the company has also organized a 500 kilometre rickshaw race in india to raise money for elephant protection . 18 references edit afsun smith february 26 2003 . beyond the black card . forbes . retrieved february 6 2015 . ashley armstrong november 15 2014 . quintessentially hopes its fixers can fetch 120m . telegraph . retrieved february 6 2015 . robinson james 30 july 2007 . guardian media group luxury magazines have designs on readers with the deepest pockets of all . guardian online . london . retrieved 2011 01 19 . quintessentially sees hong kong as a natural fit for its hq pdf . a b marrhew schneier december 17 2014 . a gift so right she ll know you got help . the new york times . retrieved february 6 2015 . when it s the gardener s day offand the topiary really needs a trim . new york times . 8 december 2005 . archived from the original on 9 march 2011 . quintessentially the luxury lifestyle . lux worldwide . july 21 2012 . retrieved february 6 2015 . lauren matison october 23 2008 . quintessentially opens event division in new york hires new director . bizbash . retrieved february 6 2015 . a b c matthew kassel march 8 2012 . a personal concierge service that will do your errands and book you a yacht on the french riviera . business insider . retrieved february 6 2015 . a b sarah bridge january 25 2014 . pandering to the jet set sends profits soaring at concierge group quintessentially . this is money . retrieved february 6 2015 . a b jacobs emma . 21st century butlers . http www.ft.com . retrieved 20 december 2010 . external link in website help anna tyzack october 20 2011 . my perfect weekend ben elliot . telegraph . retrieved february 6 2015 . a b leaders in luxury ben elliot . elite traveler . february 5 2009 . retrieved february 6 2015 . a b pham lisa . hey big spender you want value . http www.nytimes.com . retrieved 23 october 2009 . external link in website help a b mark potter june 3 2010 . quintessentially goes upmarket to beat recession . reuters . retrieved february 6 2015 . a b membership to quintessentially the ultimate christmas gift . elite traveler . october 17 2008 . retrieved february 6 2015 . a b business diary ben elliot quintessentially . financial times . august 29 2011 . retrieved february 6 2015 . a b bridge sarah 5 september 2015 . need that table ticket or rare item meet aaron simpson the upmarket fixer who knows the habits of the super rich . this is money . retrieved 30 october 2015 . king jen . quintessentially lifestyle app uses geolocation to curate concierge experience . http www.luxurydaily.com . retrieved 19 march 2014 . external link in website help terry spruce august 23 2011 . quintessentially aviation and blue star jets collaborate . corporate jet investor . retrieved february 6 2015 . angus watson july 4 2009 . the tv or radio is always on . financial times . retrieved february 6 2015 . pham lisa . hey big spender you want value . http www.nytimes.com . retrieved 23 october 2009 . external link in website help yan cathy . what s hot on the concierge list . wsj.com . retrieved 24 november 2010 . quintessentially s most extravagant requests . http www.esquire.co.uk . retrieved 27 august 2013 . external link in website help the quintessentially foundation gives guests the chance to play to their hand for a great cause . chartwell media . retrieved february 6 2015 . juliet conway october 11 2013 . quintessentially foundation annual poker night at the savoy hotel . daily mail . retrieved february 6 2015 . external links edit official website quintessentially foundation website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title quintessentially group & oldid 719990905 categories british brandsconglomerate companies of the united kingdomluxury brandshidden categories cs1 errors external links navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export 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