Marshall Cavendish Author Profile

Name: Jonathan Gifford

Age: 57

Birthplace: Wimbledon, London

First job: Advertising sales

Current job: Owner/director of small design
and marketing agency

Home: Holton, near Oxford

Car: Beaten up old Chrysler Voyager:
Good for transporting children, shrubs and compost.

Favourite book: Anything by Joseph Conrad

Favourite film: Some Like It Hot

Favourite music: Classical Baroque or Steely Dan

Favourite gadget: Corkscrew

Favourite website: Amazon

Best holiday: Provence

Career highlight: Launch Publisher of BBC
History Magazine, 2000

Career lowlight: Closing down advertising sales
consultancy Hughes Roche Gifford in recession of early ‘90s

Normal working day: Working at home: emails, client calls,
proposals, copy-writing. Early evening and any spare time: book research/writing
Downtime: Family, gardening, DIY, playing guitar and saxophone (to myself!)
Best piece of advice: Have confidence in your own abilities
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