Brad Burton
| Brad Burton | |
|---|---|
 bradburton.jpg Portrait photo of Brad Burton in front of Brad Burton logo | |
| Born | James Bradley Harold Burton Salford, England |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British |
| 💼 Occupation | |
James Bradley Harold Burton (born 6 February 1973) is an English entrepreneur and motivational speaker who founded the business networking group 4Networking.[1][2][3] He is the author of four business books.[3][4][5]
Early life[edit]
Burton was born in Salford, Greater Manchester,[6] and stayed in this area throughout his childhood and school years.[5]
He claims that someone tried to shoot him in 1995. This has never been proven. [7]
Career[edit]
After leaving school, Burton entered the computer games industry, eventually becoming a commentator on Channel 4's computer games show, Gamesmaster.
In 2004, Burton started a marketing business in London, financing the company by delivering pizzas.[4][8] In 2006, Burton shut down his marketing business and set up 4Networking in Taunton, Somerset,[4][5] a business networking company.[2][5]
In 2009, Burton self-published his first business book, Get Off Your Arse,[4] This was followed by Get Off Your Arse Too in 2011,[3][5] also published by Burton. A third book, Life. Business. Just Got Easier. was published in 2013 by Capstone (part of Wiley). A fourth book, Now What?, was self-published in 2016. Burton also wrote the foreword to Business Networking For Dummies by Stefan Thomas, former Network Director of 4Networking.[9]
From 2009 Burton proclaimed himself as the UK's No 1 motivational speaker.[10][11][12]
In January 2013 Burton was on BBC Newsnight discussing his opinion on Europe increasingly putting in legislation that ties small businesses down.[13]
In February 2016, Burton stood down as managing director of 4Networking.[14] His replacement was childhood friend Jason Dutton. Dutton eventually left that role when Burton's interference made it impossible for him to move the organisation forward.
Burton also gives talks as a motivational speaker across the UK,[15][16][17] and is an ambassador for Visit Somerset, which aims to promote Somerset as a destination for travel and business.[18]
In April 2017 Burton ran the first Now What Live event in Reading[19] alongside a number of other speakers such as Paul Bohill, an enforcement officer from Can't Pay We'll Take it Away now hosting two events a year, with an average attendance under 100.
14 November 2019 Burton was keynote speaker at the International Xerocon conference [20]
In 2019, Burton bragged that 4Networking Limited had achieved turnover in excess of £2 million annually
In 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, Burton quietly formed 4Networking Online Limited and began moving assets away from 4Networking Limited.
In July 2022, Burton sold his 51% share of 4Networking Online Limited for between £35,000-£50,000.
In October 2022 Burton began insolvency proceedings at 4Networking Limited
Media[edit]
Burton has been interviewed about business and entrepreneurship, with appearances on Working Lunch[21] on BBC2, BBC Newsnight [13] The Jeremy Vine Show [22] on BBC Radio 2, various appearances on London Real[23] and articles in newspapers The Times,[1][2] and The Guardian,[3] business magazines,[24] business websites, and local newspapers.[25] He has also created several motivational videos and podcasts for entrepreneurial and business websites. Burton was listed by Richtopia as one of the 100 most influential British entrepreneurs.[26]
In 2015 Burton appeared as one of the backers in an episode of the TV series Money Pit on Dave.[27][28] He paid £5000 to be on the show
Personal life[edit]
Burton lives in Taunton, Somerset with his wife Kerry and their two sons and one daughter.[4]
He also has an adult son from another relationship
Burton speaks about twice being addicted to drugs before turning life around.[29]
Bibliography[edit]
- Get Off Your Arse (2009, 4Publishing) ISBN 978-1907451003 Search this book on
. - Get Off Your Arse Too (2011, 4Publishing) ISBN 978-1907451027 Search this book on .
- Life. Business. Just Got Easier (2013, Capstone) ISBN 978-0857084835 Search this book on .
- Now What? (2016, 4Publishing) ISBN 978-1907451041 Search this book on .
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frary, Mark (23 June 2009). "The IT guy rides to the rescue". The Times. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Frary, Mark (24 July 2012). "Contacts are key to the door of opportunity". The Times. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Tims, Anna (22 June 2012). "The secret to surviving a recession". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Shannon, Laura (13 November 2010). "How do I turn my cash around?". The Times. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Copps, Alan (3 April 2012). "Pressure is just not the British way". The Times. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ↑ "Brad Burton birth record". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ↑ "Brad Burton".
- ↑ Dan Matthews (17 May 2013). 150 Ultimate Business Secrets: From beer and chocolate to lingerie - exclusive tips for success from Britain's elite entrepreneurs. Harriman House Limited. pp. 155–. ISBN 978-0-85719-322-3. Search this book on
- ↑ Stefan Thomas (17 March 2014). Business Networking For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 54–. ISBN 978-1118833353. Search this book on
- ↑ "JCB inspires new starters at be your own boss day".
- ↑ http://www.greatbritishexpos.co.uk/brad-burton-keynote/
- ↑ "The Business Show".
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfCDAhnpoz8
- ↑ Burton, Brad (host) (10 Feb 2016). "Episode 6". 4NTV. Season 1. Episode 6. 4NTV.
- ↑ "Business: JCB supports digger drivers looking to start their own companies". The Sentinel April 02, 2014
- ↑ "Startup Diaries: Social Media or Bust" Archived April 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. The Next Woman, 29 January 2015 by Lorraine White
- ↑ "Business networking event creates buzz at Windsor Racecourse" Archived June 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Maidenhead Advertiser, 02 July 2013 Written by Lucy Golding
- ↑ "Visit Somerset announcement". Visit Somerset. Visit Somerset. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
Local entrepreneur Brad Burton is joining Visit Somerset as a Ambassador to help promote the county as a destination for travel and business.
- ↑ "The UK's No 1 Motivational Business Speaker Brad Burton leads Now What? Live event in Reading | Latest press releases | PressGo | Journalism.co.uk". 12 April 2017.
- ↑ "Xerocon London 2019 Day 2".
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSJgF3zxfs0
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl7qIXEpQ_E
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=brad+burton+London+real
- ↑ "Brad Burton interview". Business Matters Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Five-minutes with 4Networking's MD Brad Burton". Weston & North Somerset Echo. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Derin Cag (12 March 2016). "British Entrepreneurs Top 100". Richtopia. Richtopia Ltd. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
The 100 most influential British entrepreneurs: number 51 Brad Burton
- ↑ Manford, Jason (host) (29 October 2015). "Episode 1". Money Pit. Season 1. Episode 1. Dave.
- ↑ Burn-Callander, Rebecca (29 October 2015). "Dave's new Money Pit show is 'a Jean-Claude Van Damme film meets Gladiator'". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ "I've been £25k in debt and addicted to drugs twice: Meet business guru Brad Burton".
External links[edit]
This article "Brad Burton" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Brad Burton. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
