Ash Turner

Mission Statement

At BankMyCell, my vision is to transform how individuals engage with the mobile market. With my extensive experience, from global network carriers to top manufacturers, I am committed to offering unmatched insights, ensuring our clients make the most informed decisions. Simplifying gadget or phone purchases, buyback, and trade-ins with a trustworthy, data-driven platform that mirrors the real-time market is my primary goal.

Experience

Cell Phone Buyback, Retail & Plans: He has been the CEO & founder of BankMyCell.com, one of the leading US cell phone comparison websites for buyback, carrier plans, and retail since 2017. Consolidating price and service-based data feeds from all the over 30+ leading brands like Decluttr, Gazelle, and BuyBack Boss, giving a 360-degree view of the market and providing impartial comparisons for consumers.

Globally, over in the UK, he was also CEO of phone and gadget buyback comparison sites CompareMyMobile.com for 8 years.

Since 2009, Ash Turner has provided accurate price-driven data and content, resulting in over $250 Million being paid to consumers - putting him in the top percentile of industry experts.

Cell Phone Refurb & Distribution: Prior to this, since 2005, he has had significant experience in cell phone refurbishment and distribution, working for 3 years rebuilding and managing the cell phone buyback site ‘PhoneRecycleBank’ at 20:20 Mobile Group and Brightstar, a global leader in cell phone distribution. This experience gives Ash Turner unique knowledge and experience on how the buyback market works in every part of the customer journey.

Carriers & MVNO Plans: At Brightstar, he worked on projects for global network carriers like Vodafone, O2, EE, T-Mobile, and Orange. Furthermore, Ash Turner also helped launch several carrier MVNOs for ASDA mobile, TalkMobile, Argos, and Family Mobile (Ikea). During the several years at Brightstar, he developed in-depth knowledge of the benefits and drawbacks of MVNOs vs. traditional carrier plans.

Manufacturers & Brands: He worked for 6 years on web retail projects with smartphone and tech manufacturers like Apple, Samsung, Motorola, and Blackberry. Anyone reading his content can truly appreciate his expertise - he has worked directly with smartphone brands, carriers, buyback, and refurb stores for decades.

Mobile News Columnist: From 2013 to 2017, Ash Turner was a smartphone data columnist in the industry print magazine Mobile News, famous for their year industry awards and industry insights.

Smartphone Pricing Data Provider: Over the years, Ash Turner has provided both media publishers and industry brands with smartphone/gadget pricing data and trends. These features include Forbes, Statista, Sky, and MVNO carriers.

Education

Ash Turner's academic journey in digital media, resulted in a Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons) from Solent University. It was this degree that resulted in them joining Kondor LTD, an £80 Million revenue cell phone accessory distributor, starting his journey in tech. He has continued to grow this skill set with various journalism and copywriting courses from respected education vendors like Foundr, Udemy, and Skillshare.