“Alison Grade quickly understood my business better than I do and her advice transformed the way I plan for and get new work. Transformed.
WILLIAM GALLAGHER
About Alison
Alison Grade brings a rare mix of creative, academic and business experience to help transform creative concepts into business realities. She has transformed many entrepreneurs’ ideas into scalable businesses. A career freelancer herself, Alison has also transformed the careers of thousands of other with her bestselling book, The Freelance Bible, published by Penguin.
Alison has senior management experience in many media companies – predominantly in international television and film production, rights management and strategy – but she also has formal academic training and is a Nesta-accredited Creative Enterprise Trainer.
Add to that mix that Alison is also an entrepreneur who has established her own businesses and it becomes clear why she is in such demand by many creative businesses as a consultant and non-exec.
PRAISE FOR THE FREELANCE BIBLE
Alison demystifies what it means to be a freelancer and helps the reader decide if a freelance career is for them.A very useful guide for anyone contemplating a career in the creative industries.
Alison strikes an excellent and inspirational balance; sharing tips and advice that help you work out how to be secure in insecurity and ace the journey to becoming a freelancer.
Alison’s experiences as both a freelancer and an advisor shine throughout this book.An indispensable, easy-to-read guide to freelancing.
I would have found The Freelance Bible incredibly valuable when starting my freelance career.It’s equally helpful for successful freelancers looking to drive their careers to the next level of success.
If you have talent and passion this is a very practical guide to turning that into a career, from someone who’s not just done it but taught many others how to do it too.
No freelance stone is left unturned with this book.I wish this book had existed when I started freelancing 20 years ago.
Invaluable advice for navigating the complex freelance world.
Experience
ALISON HAS PRODUCED OVER 7,000 MINUTES OF FILM AND TV, HAS MENTORED HUNDREDS OF SMEs AND THOUSANDS OF ENTREPRENEURS INDIVIDUALLY AND VIA PROGRAMMES WITH GOVERNMENTS, NGOs AND TOP UNIVERSITIES.