Alison Jones, MA, MBA has been a pioneer of  publishing since 1992, from her days as an editor with Chambers Harrap and Oxford University Press to Director of Innovation Strategy at Macmillan, before setting up Practical Inspiration Publishing in 2014.

Alison Jones

Today she helps businesses leaders write and publish exceptional business and self-development books, and also champions the value of both reading and writing in business.

She is the host of The Extraordinary Business Book Club podcast, Judge with the Business Book Awards, and author of the #1 Amazon bestsellers, This Book Means Business: Clever ways to plan and write a book that works harder for your business (2018) and Exploratory Writing: Everyday magic for life and work (2022).

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‘I cannot recommend working with Alison highly enough. She is professional and personable and more than that, she cares as much as you do about the message you have to share.’