Nationality British Name Brad Burton | Role Author | |
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Full Name James Bradley Harold Burton Born 6 February 1973 (age 51) ( 1973-02-06 ) Salford, England Occupation Entrepreneur, author, motivational speaker Books Life. Business: Just Got Easier Notable credits BBC Breakfast, BBC World News, BBC News | ||
BRAD BURTON 2011 - AUTHOR, GENIUS & SPEAKER
Brad Burton (born 6 February 1973) is an English entrepreneur, the founder and managing director of the international business networking group 4Networking. He is the author of four business books and is hired as a motivational speaker.
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- BRAD BURTON 2011 AUTHOR GENIUS SPEAKER
- Brad burton i love entrepreneurship interview
- Early life
- Career
- Media
- Personal life
- References
Brad burton i love entrepreneurship interview
Early life
Burton was born James Bradley Harold Burton in Salford. and stayed in this area throughout his childhood and school years.
Career
After leaving school Burton entered the computer games industry, eventually becoming a commentator on Channel 4's computer games show, Gamesmaster.
In 2004, with £25,060 of personal debt, Burton started a marketing business in London, financing the company by delivering pizzas.
In 2006, Burton shut down his marketing business and set up 4Networking in Taunton, Somerset, a company which provides joined-up networking to businesses in the UK. By 2010 4Networking had a reported annual turnover of up to £1.7million. In April 2012 4Networking was reported to have 280 networking groups and 40,000 members across the UK. In 2014 the company maintains 334 networking groups and 50,000 members across the UK as well as groups in Australia.
In 2009, Burton self-published his first business book, Get Off Your Arse, This was followed by Get Off Your Arse Too in 2011, also published by Burton. A third book, Life. Business. Just Got Easier. was published in 2013 by Capstone (part of Wiley). A fourth book, Now What?, was published in 2016 by Burton.
Burton has written the foreword to Business Networking For Dummies by Stefan Thomas, former Network Director of 4Networking. This book contains a number of references to 4Networking and to Burton's role as founder.
Burton gives talks as a motivational speaker across the UK.
On Feb 16 2016, ten years to the day since he started the company, Burton stood down as managing director of 4Networking, taking on the title of Founder, handing over the role of MD to Jason Dutton. Burton also runs workshops and events to assist the small business community.
Media
Burton has been interviewed about business and entrepreneurship, with appearances on Working Lunch on BBC2, The Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2, and articles in national newspapers The Times, and The Guardian, business magazines, business websites, and local newspapers. He has also created several motivational videos and podcasts for entrepreneurial and business websites. Burton was listed by Richtopia as one of the 100 most influential British entrepreneurs.
Media appearances in 2015 include being a key backer in the TV series Money Pit on Dave, hosted by Jason Manford. Burton is also the regular anchor presenter on 4NTV, a business magazine show.
Burton has worked with the "Visit Somerset" campaign to promote Somerset as a destination for travel and business. Burton also advocates for the work of wildlife charity Lion Aid.
Personal life
Burton lives in Taunton, Somerset with his wife Kerry and their two sons and one daughter.