Alison Jones
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Emma Meheux
I have recently done the 10-day Business Book Proposal Challenge with Alison Jones and I learnt so much from doing it. I found it to be an informative, thought provoking and rewarding programme. Alison helps you to really think about your writing project from beginning to end and provides an easy to follow structure for the challenge alongside tips that are incredibly helpful. Each day there is an assignment and I found the feedback she gave on each one of these to be both comprehensive and valuable. I’m happy to recommend this challenge to other writers planning to write business books as I feel I gained a lot from doing it. Thanks very much Alison for providing such a great writing course.
Karen Skidmore
Alison was our guest speaker for our Momentum client event. The ‘Sorting The Spaghetti’ session that she delivered was absolutely brilliant and I loved the mix of inspiration alongside the practicalities of giving the 6 minute timed exploratory writing a go there and then. Everyone was raving about it and it was certainly a highlight of the day.
Emma Meheux
I have recently done the 10-day Business Book Proposal Challenge with Alison Jones and I learnt so much from doing it. I found it to be an informative, thought provoking and rewarding programme. Alison helps you to really think about your writing project from beginning to end and provides an easy to follow structure for the challenge alongside tips that are incredibly helpful. Each day there is an assignment and I found the feedback she gave on each one of these to be both comprehensive and valuable. I’m happy to recommend this challenge to other writers planning to write business books as I feel I gained a lot from doing it. Thanks very much Alison for providing such a great writing course.
Karen Skidmore
Alison was our guest speaker for our Momentum client event. The ‘Sorting The Spaghetti’ session that she delivered was absolutely brilliant and I loved the mix of inspiration alongside the practicalities of giving the 6 minute timed exploratory writing a go there and then. Everyone was raving about it and it was certainly a highlight of the day.
Emma Meheux
I have recently done the 10-day Business Book Proposal Challenge with Alison Jones and I learnt so much from doing it. I found it to be an informative, thought provoking and rewarding programme. Alison helps you to really think about your writing project from beginning to end and provides an easy to follow structure for the challenge alongside tips that are incredibly helpful. Each day there is an assignment and I found the feedback she gave on each one of these to be both comprehensive and valuable. I’m happy to recommend this challenge to other writers planning to write business books as I feel I gained a lot from doing it. Thanks very much Alison for providing such a great writing course.
Karen Skidmore
Alison was our guest speaker for our Momentum client event. The ‘Sorting The Spaghetti’ session that she delivered was absolutely brilliant and I loved the mix of inspiration alongside the practicalities of giving the 6 minute timed exploratory writing a go there and then. Everyone was raving about it and it was certainly a highlight of the day.
Emma Meheux
I have recently done the 10-day Business Book Proposal Challenge with Alison Jones and I learnt so much from doing it. I found it to be an informative, thought provoking and rewarding programme. Alison helps you to really think about your writing project from beginning to end and provides an easy to follow structure for the challenge alongside tips that are incredibly helpful. Each day there is an assignment and I found the feedback she gave on each one of these to be both comprehensive and valuable. I’m happy to recommend this challenge to other writers planning to write business books as I feel I gained a lot from doing it. Thanks very much Alison for providing such a great writing course.
Karen Skidmore
Alison was our guest speaker for our Momentum client event. The ‘Sorting The Spaghetti’ session that she delivered was absolutely brilliant and I loved the mix of inspiration alongside the practicalities of giving the 6 minute timed exploratory writing a go there and then. Everyone was raving about it and it was certainly a highlight of the day.
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Practical Inspiration Publishing
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United Kingdom
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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Apr 2014 - Present
The home of books that mean business. The home of books that mean business.
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CEOWORLD magazine
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Opinion Columnist
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Dec 2022 - Present
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Alison Jones Business Services
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Hampshire
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Director
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Apr 2014 - Present
Coaching and training for business leaders in strategy, writing and publishing. Speaking, writing and innovating. Host of The Extraordinary Business Book Club podcast, for readers and writers of extraordinary business books. Coaching and training for business leaders in strategy, writing and publishing. Speaking, writing and innovating. Host of The Extraordinary Business Book Club podcast, for readers and writers of extraordinary business books.
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Maverick Publishing Specialists
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United Kingdom
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Affiliate Associate
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May 2014 - Present
As Affiliate Associate I am a member of the Maverick network, and can offer services to organizations looking to clarify their strategy, upskill their workforce, and manage their content and publications more effectively. Maverick is the leading, specialist consultancy and outsource services company for the publishing industry. We focus on providing high-level publishing transition and e-publishing strategy development; M+A assistance; strategic and operational marketing and direct sales; market research; product, content and technical development and consultancy; and distributor / partner relations support for publishers in all market sectors. The Maverick team are publishing specialists with specific expertise across all areas of print and electronic information. We supply customized project-based or interim management services that can be tailored to our individual customers' needs. Maverick resources cover UK and Europe, USA and Canada, Latin / South America as well as Asia Pacific. Visit www.maverick-os.com for more information. Show less
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Business Book Awards
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United Kingdom
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head Judge
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Sep 2017 - Jun 2021
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Palgrave Macmillan
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United Kingdom
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director, Innovation Strategy
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May 2013 - Apr 2014
Responsible for the future direction of Palgrave Macmillan's innovation strategy - serving the research and publication needs of the scholarly community across humanities and social sciences.(Opted to leave 2014 rather than relocate.)
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Digital Publishing Director
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May 2012 - May 2013
Reinventing scholarly publishing - strategy, content, services and user experience.
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Director of Digital Development
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Jul 2008 - May 2012
Responsible for business strategy and technical build for online publishing projects and the systems that support them.
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Palgrave Macmillan
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Basingstoke
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Reference and Online Publisher
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2000 - 2008
Responsible for commissioning and developing Palgrave's prestigious reference list, including The Statesman's Yearbook and The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, and for the commercial and technical strategy behind migrating them from print to online subscription products. Responsible for commissioning and developing Palgrave's prestigious reference list, including The Statesman's Yearbook and The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, and for the commercial and technical strategy behind migrating them from print to online subscription products.
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Oxford University Press
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United Kingdom
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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700 & Above Employee
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Editor, Reference Books
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Feb 1997 - Nov 2000
Development Editor, Reference books Development Editor, Reference books
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Reader's Digest Association
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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700 & Above Employee
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Editor
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1996 - 1997
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Assistant Editor
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1992 - 1996
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Bookseller
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1991 - 1992
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Education
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1987 - 1991
The University of Edinburgh
Master of Arts (MA), English Language and Literature (joint Hons) -
2001 - 2005
The Open University
MBA, Business -
1980 - 1987
Stockport Grammar School
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