Jonny Dodge

For the British Army officer, see Johnnie Dodge. For the baseball player, see John Dodge (baseball).

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Jonny Dodge (born 30 June 1982) is a British F1, events, aviation & superyacht entrepreneur and founder of the Dodgeball Rally. He has been called the 'Superyacht Influencer' in Forbes Magazine.[1]

Early life and education

Dodge was born in Dorset, and grew up in Wincanton, England. His father was also in the yachting industry. Dodge gained a first class Hons Degree in Product Design at The University of Plymouth, followed by a master's degree at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design in London in 2007.

Early career

After graduation Dodge went on to organise a boat rally called The BladeRun. He went on to work on the Gumball 3000, and then invested in the Mayfair based nightclub Aura Mayfair with his business partner Tony Fernandes.[2] In January 2011, Madonna held talk on investing in the club after her numerous visits and meetings with owners.[3]

Dodgeball Rally started in 2009 and is a bi-annual supercar rally in several European countries.[4] Dodge also founded Concours d'Elegance at the Hurlingham Club, and hosted parties with celebrities such as Jimmy Choo[5]

Dodge's F1 career started in 2010 when he put on Grand Prix Ball at Hurlingham Club prior to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, his company GP Management also ran F1 Rocks parties in several countries, with artists such as Eminem, Jessie J, and Jay Kay.[6]

Charity work

Dodge is a philanthropist and support of The Prince's Trust through his gala dinner in London the Grand Prix Ball[7]

Other activities

He has been an astronaut in training with Zero Gravity Corporation, and is signed up for Virgin Galactic promoting is business for holidays in Space [8]

References

  1. ^ Springer, Bill (28 October 2020). "Superyacht Influencer Interview: Why Watching Formula 1 Races From Your Superyacht Tops Every Aspiring Billionaire's Bucket List". Forbes. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Private members club Aura reopens following refurbishment = date=11 September 2009". Retrieved 11 September 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Madonna wants to become nightclub owner". The Daily Telegraph. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Dodgeball Rally". Top Gear. 27 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Stylo comes to London". The Star. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  6. ^ Telford, William (16 July 2018). "The million-dollar empires of Plymouth's global business big-shots". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Interview Jonny Dodge GP Management". Luxurious Magazine. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. ^ BOOTY-, LETITIA (27 August 2018). "Would you take your next holiday in virtual reality?". Retrieved 5 July 2021.