Emma Gannon (16 June 1989) is a writer, broadcaster and podcaster, who is best known for her Webby nominated[1] podcast Ctrl Alt Delete and Sunday Times bestselling business book The Multi-Hyphen Method. In 2018, She was one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in media and marketing.[2] The Evening Standard called her "the spokesperson for the internet generation".[3]
Emma Gannon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Emma Gannon 16 June 1989 |
| Occupation(s) | Author, Broadcaster |
| Website | https://www.emmagannon.co.uk |
Early life
editGannon grew up in Exeter, Devon. She attended The Maynard School in Exeter. She was featured in the Spring 2018 edition of the Maynard magazine The Word, in the article "Old Maynardians with their own businesses".[4] She studied English and Film at the University of Southampton.
Early career
editAt the age of 21, Gannon moved to London and took her first job working at the Hill & Knowlton agency working on P&G PR campaigns.[5] She then worked for the magazine The Debrief, followed by Condé Nast.[6] In 2016, she was selected by Microsoft to appear in their TV campaign showcasing her multi-hyphenate working life.[7]
Writing career
editIn 2015, Gannon landed a book deal[8] off the back off her then blog Girl Lost In The City, called Ctrl Alt Delete: How I Grew Up Online. Her first book Ctrl Alt Delete came out in 2016 with Ebury, Penguin Random House.[9] In 2017, Gannon signed a book deal with Hodder & Stoughton for The Multi-Hyphen Method, "a new business book for the digital age" which became a Sunday Times business bestseller. It also became an immediate No.1 Amazon bestseller, and was endorsed by Richard Branson.[10] The Independent voted it one of the "10 best business books by women".[11] From 2016-2023, Emma ran the podcast Ctrl Alt Delete, which has had over 12 million downloads,[12] and voted one of the best podcasts for curious minds by Wired.[13]
In 2020, she published her debut novel, Olive with Harper Collins.[14] The novel was nominated for a Dublin Literary Award in 2022.[15] In 2020, she also published the non-fiction title SABOTAGE with Hodder & Stoughton,[16] a book that was previously published with independent publisher The Pound Project.[17]
In 2022, she published (Dis)Connected with Hodder & Stoughton,[18] a book about being more "human online" positively endorsed by The Financial Times.[19]
In 2022, she also launched The Hyphen on Substack, one of the most popular newsletters on the platform. In 2023, The Times called Gannon “one of Britain’s most prominent Substack bloggers”. Press Gazette profiled her as one of the first in the UK to make six figures from the platform.
In 2023, she published The Success Myth with Transworld, Penguin Random House[20] which was endorsed by Annie Mac,[21] Martha Beck, comedian Tom Allen, columnist Meera Sodha[22] and actress Sian Clifford.[23]
References
edit- ^ "Ctrl Alt Delete Podcast - The Webby Awards".
- ^ "30 Under 30: 2018". Forbes.
- ^ "Women in tech: Emma Gannon, podcast host of Ctrl Alt Delete". 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Old Maynardians with their own businesses" (PDF). p. 31. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Fold Woman: Emma Gannon - The Fold - thefoldlondon.com". 16 May 2018.
- ^ McLean, Christina (24 July 2018). "Emma Gannon on the freelance revolution". Freelance Corner. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Microsoft "Real people: Emma Gannon" by McCann Erickson". Campaign. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Ebury acquires memoir about online life - The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com.
- ^ Sudjic, Olivia (23 April 2018). "Olivia Sudjic: five books to get a grip on internet addiction". The Guardian.
- ^ "61 unmissable books to read this spring". 29 March 2018.
- ^ "10 best business books written by women". Independent.co.uk.
- ^ "Ctrl Alt Delete Podcast". Emma Gannon. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "53 of the Best Podcasts For Curious Minds". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Emma Gannon: I'm made to feel guilty for not having children". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ IGO (9 November 2021). "Olive". Dublin Literary Award. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Sabotage. 24 March 2020. ISBN 978-1-5293-4002-0.
- ^ "The Pound Project | Emma Gannon". The Pound Project. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Disconnected. 29 June 2021. ISBN 978-1-5293-7373-8.
- ^ Berwick, Isabel; Conboye, Janina; Moules, Jonathan (13 January 2022). "FT business books — January edition". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ Gannon, Emma (18 May 2023). The Success Myth.
- ^ "Annie Macmanus - 1883 Magazine". 11 May 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "The books that shaped me: Meera Sodha". Good Housekeeping. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Clifford, Sian (14 May 2023). "#8 Sunday Cultural Digest: The Success Myth by Emma Gannon". Still Space with Sian Clifford. Retrieved 25 July 2023.