My Story
Eighteen months ago, I set out to solve a problem: organisations struggle to reach young people who want to volunteer, and young people don't know where to start. The result is Impactful, an engagement platform that bridges that gap.
I'm looking for partners who share that mission. Read my article here and go to Impactful website.
For 30 years, I have been building software with a simple belief at the centre of it: technology should be useful to real people.
The best technology disappears into the lives it improves. It does not draw attention to itself. It simply works, quietly making life a little easier.
— Paul King, Enjoy Development
I wrote my first production code on a green-screen terminal, creating a system to process bounced cheques long before the modern internet took shape. Since then, I have built and sold businesses, supported senior leaders with technology strategy, and created software that people genuinely value.
Across every stage of that journey, my focus has remained the same: using technology in practical, effective ways that make a meaningful difference.
The best technology disappears into the lives it improves. Every product I build starts with people, how they work, what frustrates them, and what would genuinely help.
Life is too short to build software nobody needs. I focus on work that is useful, purposeful, and worth putting into the world.
The most meaningful products I have built have grown from genuine community need. Technology matters more when it helps people participate, connect, and contribute.
The best solutions rarely begin with code. They begin with understanding, asking the right questions, and staying with the problem long enough to see it clearly.
First Line of Production Code
Started building enterprise software. It wasn't beautiful, but it solved real problems for real people.
Entering the world of Field Marketing
Moved to web and full stack development in the age of the Internet. Built the first mobile data capture platform in the industry in partnership with Microsoft.
Fairway Leisure
Built a fully end to end e-commerce platform for the sale of golfing equipment. Before paypal, before shopify.
Teamhaven
The first SaaS product in the field marketing industry. Helping agencies and brands easily run their field operations through mobile data capture and reporting.
Risk Free Solutions
Consulting the field marketing industry on tech strategy. Providing bespoke development, data analytics and product analysis.
Fieldology
Launched Fieldology as part of the UK's largest independently owned field marketing agency. Ran the tech strategy and built the field management platform that was used by blue chip clients, helping win multiple agency of the awards.
Tech for good
Transitioned to tech for good. Investigated the third sector as a comparison to field marketing. People, Technology, Data. Saw the difference in technology maturity. Started to investigate how I could help this space.
Enjoy Development
Ideas without a commercial backing are doomed to fail after the funding runs out. Enjoy Development is a enterprise quality organisation with a heart. Services, products, honesty. We balance doing good with doing it properly.
Impactful
Impactful is born. The most modern technology platform for engaging young people with volunteering. Helping organisations and young people connect. Co-designed, research backed, technology great.
“Paul is one of the founding members of Tech4Good South West. He clearly saw the value in bridging sectors to drive innovation and create products that actually meet community needs.”
Ed Howarth — Director, Tech4Good South West