Jen Topping
Stage 1 business development consultant
stage 2 business management consultant
stage 2 digital & multiplatform consultant
stage 2 leadership consultant
Jen specialises in strategy and management of digital content propositions for media businesses covering all aspects including budgeting, revenue generation, editorial output, creative leadership, commercial performance, partnership management, talent and team building, operational and cultural change.
As a consultant, she works with a range of clients across TV, film, digital and the arts. She helps them devise and implement strategies to grow their businesses, transform their operations, build talented teams and take advantage of online platforms to find new audiences and income streams.
Previously she was EVP of Digital for Beano Studios where she was responsible for defining the digital strategy to build a global content network for kids. She was director level at Microsoft working for the studio producing interactive TV for Xbox. She spent seven years at Channel 4 in a range of senior roles including managing channel4.com, helping launch 4oD, and latterly business manager for the online commissioning team.
Jen is currently studying for a professional certificate in executive coaching at Henley Business School. She has an MBA and started her career in newspapers and then joined the BBC as a news trainee. Jen was vice chair of BIMA from 2013 to 2016, the trade body for the British digital industry. She’s also on the advisory board for a cultural centre of a UNESCO world heritage site.
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