Christopher Norris

Getting to know people is the best way of finding out what makes them tick in terms of goals, ambitions, dreams, interests & life in general. I help people by listening to what they need, suggesting ideas, sending links, making introductions, adding value & offering relevant products and services, where appropriate. When friends have a problem, I love to help them fix it.

My varied portfolio career means I have knowledge, experience & contacts in many fields. I am an expert in book publishing, media, mentoring, writing, editing, marketing, crowdfunding, sponsorship, social enterprise & commercial start-ups.

I'd love to get to know you better, so I can help you get to where you want to be.

Career:
• Book trade professional since 1990
• Consultant Producer, YOU'RE BOOKED! (ITV book series)
• Pioneer, World Book Day UK
• Research Director, StoryCode (online recommendation engine for fiction, featured on BBC TV’s DRAGONS’ DEN)

Current:
• Founder, CopyGhosting Publishing Services (editorial, marketing, PR & digital agency)
• Editor & Development Executive, Insight Film Festival
• Founder, Jolabokaflod CIC (promoting Icelandic 'Christmas book flood' tradition)
• Director of Crowdfunding, CrowdPatch CIC: free crowdfunding platform for social enterprise
• Founder, The Wisdom of Coffee: online Meetup gatherings for sharing best practice about business, enterprise & alternative finance
• Founder, Smart Crowd Productions: integrated arts, media, business & alternative finance production consultancy
• Director: Corporative Sponsorship, SMGlobal Catwalk: global fashion events brand
• Social entrepreneur, 12R Prizes: solving social issues & commercial problems via sponsored cash-prize comptetions
• Co-founder, Founders and Mentors: networking platform, comprising forum, communities & courses for mentors to help pre-launch founders launch start-ups successfully
• Co-founder, 12Ronnies: hub that provides founders, inventors & creatives tools for launching startups successfully
• Co-founder, CrowdMall: "Amazon for everything that doesn't yet exist"

Charities:
• Chairman, Seeds Creatives (charity): runs the ‘Artist in Your Own Residence’ collaborative network mentoring scheme for creatives in all disciplines
• Director, Arts Centre Group (charity): membership organisation for arts & media professionals

Committees:
• All-Party Parliamentary Committee for Crowdfunding (chair: Barry Sheerman MP): meets quarterly at the House of Commons

Author:
• Six published books
• Several books in progress