Business Clinics with Margaret Manning of Reading Room will be available from 25 October to 14 November. Read more about Margaret and JFDI’s business clinics here!
Why meet Margaret?
Margaret is a visionary in championing the power of the Internet from its birth. She believes that this is the beginning of a communications revolution, made possible through the creative use of technology, design and content. With the Reading Room having offices in both the UK and Australia, Margaret has had the opportunity to be involved in many exciting projects. She is also one of the very few female CEOs in a very male-dominated field. Come chat with her to learn from her experiences, gaze into the crystal ball together, and to share your unique perspective on what’s going on in this corner of the world!
What can I expect from a Business Clinic?
Each business clinic, whether you come as an individual or company of 2-3 people, will run for 1 hour. During this session, feel free to discuss your business idea/plan/model, and you may also want to prepare some questions for Margaret. This is not meant to be a review session. Rather, this is a casual chat about your business–be open to what new ideas might come out from this!
As part of the programme, Margaret may continue to work with you or your company to develop your idea, or she may put you in touch with other folks she believes you will benefit from connecting with. We won’t promise the same result for every one who signs up for the clinics, but we can promise that the experience will be enriching for both you and Margaret.
How much do I pay?
With MDA’s support, this programme is absolutely free. To participate, tell us more about yourself, your ideas and your expectations here. Your form will be forwarded to Margaret, who will personally select the companies to meet. JFDI will be in touch to arrange the appointment with you.
For further enquiries on the programme, just drop us an email at [email protected]. See you soon!
The JFDI Team
Margaret Manning’s Profile
Margaret Manning is CEO of Reading Room, currently UK’s top digital agency (Design Week 2010) and in the global Top Ten (Interactive Media Awards). With over 150 staff, Reading Room has offices in London, Manchester, Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney.
Margaret was voted Entrepreneur of the Year in EMEA at the 2009 International Stevie Awards in New York and was voted Female Entrepreneur of the Year in the 2008 Fast Growth Business awards. Margaret was also named one of the top 50 media people to watch in the “Courvoisier Future 500” in the Observer (Sunday 25th November 2007). In addition, Margaret was the winner in the Science & Technology section of the recent Lloyds TSB First Woman Awards and has been highly commended in the Credit Suisse – National Business Awards for Entrepreneur of the Year.
Margaret’s philosophy is to stimulate thinking on the communication benefits of the Internet, advocating the web as a “channel for business”through the creative use of technology, design and content. Margaret has given many keynote speeches, and hosted workshops and seminars, at national and international events- for example at Internet World in London and Sydney, Ad:Tech London; the Internet Advertising Bureau; Creative 3 in Queensland, the Chartered Management Institute; the Princes Trust, Web 2.0 in Canberra and the IDM.
Margaret is frequently asked to comment in the media, and has written articles for both national and trade press, and has been interviewed on BBC radio. She judges awards for Fast Growing Businesses, AIMIA, Fresh Digital, .Net Awards, Revolution Awards and the Daddi awards.
A fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Margaret is a highly respected figure within the New Media Industry and is currently on the IPA‟s Digital Media Committee and sits on the advisory panel of .Net magazine as well as being a committee member for the Media Society for whom she is currently producing a series of debates on the impact of the digital revolution. She was also previously Vice Chair for the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA).
She is extensively involved with charitable work including Future Talent, the charity set up by the Duchess of Kent. She is a judge for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year run by the Princes Youth Business International. Margaret has judged the Student Enterprise Business Plan Presentations at the Henley Business School’s Centre for Entrepreneurship. She has also spoken at Cranfield School of Management’s MBA students, The London School of Economics, The Internet Advertising Bureau, The Institute of Directors, The Chartered
Management Institute and The IDM.
She is a 2010 woman of achievement ambassador for the Lloyds TSB inspirational women association, and is included in Real Business’s report on “Britain’s 100 Most Entrepreneurial Women”. Margaret also joins the judging panel of The First Woman Awards 2010. Margaret qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse in 1987 and spent three years post qualification working on special projects. Prior to joining Reading Room she was a senior manager at 3i plc involved in business process re-engineering.
Links and articles
http://twitter.com/margaretmanning
http://www.readingroom.com/
http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/women/awards/414_2628_20333.cfm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/courvoisier500/success-breeds-success