Jo Elvin

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Jo Elvin Biography

Jo Elvin - keynote conference speaker, inspiration, leadership, creativity, woman, entrepreneur

Topics:

Entrepreneurs
Innovation & Creativity
Leadership
Women

Australian-born Jo Elvin headed to London in 1992 with very little money, a very short CV and very big aspirations. She is now the award-winning editor of GLAMOUR, Britain's no.1 women's magazine and is an inspirational keynote speaker.

Early Career

After cutting her teeth as a junior writer on the Australian teenage bible, Dolly, Jo had a brief stint as publicist for Neighbours. This only helped convince her that publishing was her true calling. After months of waitressing in London, she finally landed a job as deputy editor on TV HITS magazine, before moving on to become launch editor of Sugar – it was the first ‘glossy’ for teenagers here and quickly established itself as the market leader, ultimately changing the way all teenage magazines in the UK were produced.

In 1997 she launched the young women’s title B, which under her editorship achieved sales of 220,000 a month. In 1999 she was appointed editor of New Woman and steered the title to sales increases.

Glamour Magazine

Conde Nast asked Jo to launch GLAMOUR magazine in 2001, which as everyone knows, sent shockwaves through the women’s market as well as spawning copies of its revolutionary format in several other markets, including the broadsheet press.

Within a week of hitting the shelves in March 2001, GLAMOUR needed to hastily print an extra 50,000 copies to keep up with demand. Its debut ABC figure was over 451,000, and nine years on, it is well established as the market leader, despite the ever-increasing competition in the market. Until GLAMOUR came along, Cosmopolitan had enjoyed market leadership for 30 years.

Awards

In her 14 years of working in British magazines, Jo has won a fistful of awards for GLAMOUR and other titles she has worked on, including the coveted BSME award for Editor’s Editor of the Year. Her role has also brought with it many colourful experiences – from flying in a RAF jet to interview Tony Blair, to being pursued by the paparazzi in LA with Teri Hatcher, and all sorts of ridiculousness (like Miss World judging!) in between.

Television Appearances

Jo is also a regular contributor on GMTV, as well as appearing in many other TV series such as The Apprentice You’re Fired, such as Gok Wan’s Miss Naked Beauty.

National Newspapers

Jo’s writing has been published in many newspapers including The Independent, The Evening Standard and The Observer.

Inspirational Speaker

Jo's journey, from young traveller to becoming one of the most successful magazine editors in the UK, is an inspirational story. Jo is a charismatic and natural speaker, and the messages of focus, determination, success, communication, leadership, teamwork and an entrepreneurial spirit are all told in a humorous and interesting manner.

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Jo Elvin News

A selection of relevant news related to Jo Elvin and Entrepreneurs stories. For more information on Jo Elvin or details as to how to book Jo Elvin for your corporate event, then please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0) 20 8365 3200 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk

Introducing Jo Elvin to the corporate speaking circuit
3rd January 2010Editor of GLAMOUR magazine, Jo Elvin revolutionised the magazine industry with the handbag sized monthly glossy. Jo speaks on a variety of topics such as the magazine industry, building and developing a brand, and the constant evolution and innovation that is required to stay at the top.

Global Entrepreneurship Week (16-22 November 2009) - an initiative to encourage new entrepreneurs in over 70 countries worldwide
17th November 2009Celebrity entrepreneurs, including former BBC Dragons, Rachel Elnaugh & Doug Richard and business entrepreneurs are involved with the week-long Global Entrepreneurship Week from the 16th to 22nd November 2009. The initiative is a worldwide movement of entrepreneurs from over 70 countries.

Ten Secrets of Success in Business
29th December 2008Kerry Keeling, founder of construction company, A Woman's Touch, and 9 other entrepreneurs share their top tips for success in business.

Young entrepreneurs find innovative use of security system and the backing of Dragon Doug Richard
19th October 2009Two young entrepreneurs, Pilgrim Beart and Adrian Critchlow founded the security company Alertme in 2006. With the backing of Tudor Investments introduced by BBC Dragons' Den Doug Richard, they have now entered the domestic energy efficiency market. With the envirnomental and sustainability message becoming more prolific, this could prove to be a very lucrative move

James Caan's tips from the Dragons' Den
2nd November 2008James Caan, entrepreneur and business speaker and star of Dragons Den, gives his advice to small businesses on coping in the economic downturn.

Is University Necessary for Success?
19th August 2010As A-level results are released today pressure on students is higher than ever but there are several successful keynote speakers such as Simon Woodroffe who have succeeded without university, so is it really the be all and end all?

This year TED Global will focus on the good news
9th July 2010TED Global, the famously invite only conference starts in Oxford on Monday. This year, speakers have been chosen to highlight the good news - the breakthroughs, discoveries, new science, new technology and new thinking beneath the troubled newspaper headlines.

Real Business & the CBI sponsor The Growing Business Awards
18th August 2009The Growing Business Awards is on the hunt for tomorrow's entrepreneurial stars and today's heroes. For 10 years, Real Business and the CBI have assembled the A-list of British entrepreneurial life to pay tribute to the future stars of the UK economy. In the words of John Caudwell, winner of a previous Entrepreneurs` Entrepreneur award "this is one of the best business awards events of the year."

Entrepreneur Challenge: Going for gold
16th September 2008The action moves to the capital as the Sunday Times Bank of Scotland Corporate Entrepreneur Challenge unveils its second set of five regional finalists.

The winners of the Social Entrepreneur Awards were announced in London last night
26th June 2009Last night the Bank of Scotland Social Entrepreneur Awards were held at Christ Church, Spitalfields. The winner of the Upper Tier award went to Anne Wexelstein at Columba 1400 which provides leadership development experiences for young people in Scotland who have faced such challenges as homelessness, addiction, poverty and growing up within the care system, the Lower Tier winner was the charity A Way Out founded by Jessie Joe Jacobs which aims to help the most vulnerable people in North East England.

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