Jon Smith
| Jon Smith | |
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 Jon Smith in Barcelona, Spain on 6 January 2010 | |
| Born |
19 December 1975 London, England |
| Occupation | Writer, chief marketing officer |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Master of Arts |
| Alma mater |
University of Reading University of Texas at Austin Bournemouth University |
| Period | 2004–present |
| Genre | Fiction, children's fiction, musical theatre, film and TV |
| Notable works |
The Bloke's Guide To Pregnancy Get into Bed with Google |
| Children | 1 daughter, 1 son |
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Jon Smith (born Jonathan Nicholas Smith; 19 December 1975) is a British writer of fiction, non-fiction, screenplays, and musical theatre.
Biography
Of Irish Heritage, Jon Smith was brought up in Merseyside, where he remained until he was eighteen. He studied for a degree in American Studies at the University of Reading which included a semester at the University of Texas, at Austin. After graduating in 1997, Smith spent a year in South Korea, teaching English as a foreign language.
Returning to the UK in 1998, Smith worked for a number of Internet companies, including Amazon.co.uk and Kitbag.com, before launching his own online toy business called Toytopia in 2002. It was whilst working in the shop that Smith wrote first drafts of Toytopia and The Blokes Guide To Pregnancy, which were both published in 2004. Smarter Business Start Ups and Web Sites That Work followed shortly after.
Jon married long-term partner Lisa Grant in 2003. They have two children; Alia and Ronin. Smith and Grant divorced in 2008. He currently lives in London. Smith was awarded a Masters Degree in Screenwriting in June 2012. Jon Smith continues to work in the internet industry, his most recent role was as Vice President, Marketing[1] at Whisbi. Smith married Elena Tsapochkina April 6th, 2016.
Bibliography
- The Bloke's Guide To Pregnancy (2004) (Hay House)
- Toytopia (2004) (Wrecking Ball Press)
- Web Sites That Work (2005) (Infinite Ideas)
- Smarter Business Start Ups (2005) (Infinite Ideas)
- The Bloke's Guide To Baby Gadgets (2006) (Hay House)
- The Bloke's 100 Top Tips For Surviving Pregnancy (2006) (Hay House)
- The Bloke's Guide To Getting Hitched (2007) (Hay House)
- Get into Bed with Google: top ranking search optimisation techniques (2008) (Infinite Ideas)
- The Bloke's Guide To Babies (2008) (Hay House)
- Google AdWords That Work: 7 Secrets to Cashing in with the No.1 Search Engine (2008) (Infinite Ideas)
- Dominate Your Market With Twitter – Tweet your way to business success (2009) (Infinite Ideas)
- Start An Online Business In Easy Steps (2010) (In Easy Steps)
Musical theatre
- Like Me (musical) – (The Waterloo East Theatre, London) (2015) [2]
- Like Me (musical) – (Courtyard Theatre, London) (2014) [3][4]
- Naughty Pour Homme[5] (The Park Theatre, London, Script Accelerator Programme) (2014)
- Scary Musical – (standIN'OVATION, Waterfront Hall Belfast) (2010)
- Scary Musical – (with Leon Parris) (standIN'OVATION, Belfast) (2009)
- Monte Cristo[6] (with Leon Parris) (Birmingham Hippodrome) (2005)
References
- ↑ Yahoo! Finance. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ | Broadway World | retrieved 12/04/15
- ↑ . Whats On Stage. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ↑ . Like Me official page on Facebook. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ↑ . The Park Theatre. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ . The British Theatre Guide. 5 June 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
External links
- Review of The Bloke's Guide To Pregnancy – The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2005/jan/26/childrensservices.healthmindandbodyreviews
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