BIG - BUSINESS INVESTOR GUIDE If there is one thing I’ve learnt after more than 20 (OK, 30) years in business publishing and digital consulting it is that if you want to have any chance of being successful, you must love what you do. Launched in February 2014 as Eurasian Business Briefing and ...more

BIG - BUSINESS INVESTOR GUIDE If there is one thing I’ve learnt after more than 20 (OK, 30) years in business publishing and digital consulting it is that if you want to have any chance of being successful, you must love what you do. Launched in February 2014 as Eurasian Business Briefing and re-launched in June 2020, my multi-platform website and social media news and information service BIG is a labour of love. Regularly updated, BIG covers business news and investment opportunities around the world CUSTOM PUBLISHING Sponsored supplements and custom publishing are key revenue generators for most successful media owners. I have been a regular contributor to Fortune, National Geographic and Wall Street Journal Asia - as well as to several in-house publications - since 2002. FILM Scriptwriter and co-producer of a series of films about the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council http://vimeo.com/38023121, and of several corporate videos BUSINESS PUBLISHING I specialise in helping publishers maximise the commercial potential of web-based and related digital innovations, particularly professional networking and specialist search. I can draw on over 20 years’ track record in print and digital media with some of the UK’s leading publishers, including The Economist Group and EMAP, and am highly experienced in strategy formulation and execution, M&A, project managing new business start-ups and effecting post-acquisition integration Specialties: •Web 2.0 and specialist search •Proven ability to harness new technology for publishing profit •Over 20 years’ track record in print and digital media with some of the UK’s leading publishers •Highly experienced in strategy formulation and execution, M&A, project managing new business start-ups and post-acquisition integration •Successful track record at Managing Director level •Award-winning journalist and regular advertorial writer •International publishing experienceless