About

I’m a publisher, editor and author with more than 20 years of experience developing products and content for a wide range of markets. I’m also a nutritionist, registered with the Association for Nutrition, the only register of qualified nutritionists recognised by the UK Health Security Agency and the NHS.

My reputation is built on delivering innovative product, dynamic content, effective project management and a willingness to pull out the stops – all delivered with a genuine passion and good humour.

I built my career in London working for leading global publishing houses writing and editing books across all genres, from picture books, fiction and novelty to non-fiction and gifting. I went on to manage publishing programmes and the portfolios of best-selling authors, artists and top entertainment brands. Since qualifying as a nutritionist, I have extended my portfolio to produce nutrition and health communications for both the private and public health sectors.

I am now based in Bath and would welcome the opportunity to help you create content or product that really hits the mark.

BRANDS

Managed global brands:

Disney Princess, Disney Junior, Spiderman, Marvel Avengers, My Little Pony, Transformers Robots in Disguise, DC Comics, Scooby Doo, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Paw Patrol, Spongebob, Victorious, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dora the Explorer, Charlie and Lola, Angelina Ballerina, Harry and a Bucketful of Dinosaurs, Guess How Much I Love You, Num Noms, Tsum Tsum and more

STRATEGY

Delivered global publishing programmes:

for Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Mattel, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros, The World of Eric Carle, HiT Entertainment, Hasbro, El Bebe Productions, CCI Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Animation, E-One, Tiger Aspect Productions, MGA Entertainment

Built movie tie-in programmes for box office smashes from Disney, Disney/Pixar and Marvel

Managed high-profile authors and artists including Michael Rosen, Allan Ahlberg, Lauren Child, Helen Oxenbury, Nick Sharratt, Anita Jeram and many other great creative talents

GROWTH

Launched fiction and non-fiction imprints:

Paper Rocket was founded to showcase Disney and Marvel IP in the UK and Australian markets. The imprint list includes best-selling fiction series written by international authors, targeting a broad age range from tween to teen.

Launched three non-fiction imprints:  Toran Press, Open door Editions,  Little Chilli Books

A boutique health and wellbeing imprint, Toran Press was founded in 2020 to create beautiful, thought-provoking books that promote positivity and wellbeing in both adults and children.

Open door Editions was set up in 2021 to house a client’s growing list of illustrated edutainment titles for children targeting the global home learning and schools markets.

Specialising in novelty books, from sound, lift-the-flap and bath books to board, craft and booksplus, Little Chilli Books was launched in 2022 to provide a value range of products for the co-edition market.

AWARDS

Built an award-winning creative team:

Received awards from Disney, including:
* UK Publishing Licensee of the Year 2014
* Australia and New Zealand Licensee 2014
* UK Publishing Licensee of the Year 2013
* Global Operations Book Licensee 2013
Plus product innovation awards from Mattel and Nickelodeon including:
* 2015 Product Innovation Award (Nickelodeon)
* Publishing Product of the Year 2014 (Mattel)
* Barbie Publishing Product of the Year 2013 (Mattel)