Author Biography
Author Biography
The Voices Behind The Creative Podcast
Author of 7 published books and co-founder of Briton Publishing LLC. Originally from London I am an entrepreneur with businesses launched in London and here in the US. My own story told in my autobiography; One of A Kind Making Things Happen, tells of tough beginnings, in orphanages and foster homes before gaining my engineering degree during a 5- year apprenticeship in London at 21 years old. Moving to the US. From Brussels, I Worked for a Swedish Fortune 500 company where I launched a global business strategy, placed into 36 countries. As GM of a privately held glove company, I then became the only certified technical, certified glove designer in the US. I was invited to take part in a Rapid Field Initiative to develop and produce gloves, for the US Army, entering Desert Storm and Desert Shield. My glove designs are still widely used and one of my gloves is now in every GI’s kit bag. I also designed firefighting gloves which are now in many fire departments across the US. I am now a professional writer with published business articles and celebrity biographies. I have also contributed to Professor Emeritus, Malcolm Mc. Donald’s 8th edition “Strategic Planning,” required reading for MBA Students. My latest book SWIFT and The Falcon, is an international crime conspiracy about global terrorism. I live in the US with my wife Sue and have 2 daughters in London and 2 sons here in the US.
Born in Northampton England, my mother Rosina, died of TB When I was 5 years old, I lived my early childhood in Lowestoft Suffolk with an aunt before moving back to London. Both my adoptive parents died before I was 12-years -old and I was sent to boarding school in Cheltenham at 13-years-old. I moved back to London, to begin a 5 year apprenticeship, earning a degree in engineering.
I then a Swedish Fortune 500 company, where I worked my way up to becoming International Marketing Manager based in Brussels. I developed a successful global Marketing strategy launching it into 36 countries. I then moved with my family to Indianapolis Indiana, as Vice President of an acquired company, where I tripled sales within 2 years. I then launched a startup fragrance company ‘Perfumes Llewellyn’ with a fragrance called ‘Stardust’
I then became GM of failing US Glove Company and turned it around into becoming the biggest glove manufacturer in the US. As the only certified glove designer in the US. I was part of a Rapid Field Initiative where I designed gloves for the US Military and the firefighting service. One of my glove designs is now in every US GI’s kit bag while my firefighter glove became the biggest selling glove in US firefighting history.
I am married to Sue for 30 years and have 4 children: Amanda and Georgia, living in London and. Nicholas and James both living here in Indianapolis.
