Jon Seaton
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| Jon Seaton MBE | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 1982[1] Cambridgeshire, England, UK |
| 💼 Occupation | Businessman & entrepreneur; CEO of Twinkl |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Susie Seaton[2] |
Jonathan William Seaton DL MBE (born December 1982) is a British businessman and entrepreneur who is the co-founder and CEO of Twinkl Educational Publishing.
Early life and career[edit]
Seaton was born in Cambridgeshire but moved to Sheffield in 1992, where he was raised and educated.[3][4] His first entrepreneurial experience came from starting a tuck shop as a child at school.[4] Seaton studied at the University of Sheffield.[3]
Before going into business, Seaton trained as a lawyer;[5][6] he co-founded Twinkl three months into his training period.[7]
Career in business[edit]
Seaton co-founded Twinkl, a classroom resources provider, in 2010 with his wife Susie, at the time a primary school teacher.[8] As of 2019, Twinkl had an annual turnover of over £18 million.[9]
As well as serving as CEO of Twinkl, Seaton is a currently a director at Natterhub, a social media platform for children, Twinkl Hive, an edtech accelerator hub, and the electricity provider Mobile Power.[1]
Through Twinkl Hive, in 2020 Seaton launched an entrepreneurship scheme offering grants for young entrepreneurs.[10]
Posts and honours[edit]
Seaton is an Enterprise Ambassador at the University of Leeds’ Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies,[11] and a visiting professor at the University of Strathclyde’s Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship.[12]
In 2018 Seaton won the ‘Scale-Up’ award at the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year North Awards.[13][14]
In March 2020 he was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of South Yorkshire.[5][15]
In October 2020 Seaton was awarded an MBE for services to technology and education during COVID-19;[16][17] Twinkl had offered free access codes to its teaching resources during the pandemic to support home learning in lockdown.[18]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jonathan William Seaton - Personal Appointments Companies House. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ Q&A with Jonathan Seaton, Twinkl GrowingBusinessIntelligence.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jonathan Seaton, Twinkl: Entrepreneur of the Month Interview Insider Media. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jon Seaton: Sheffield makes me ask 'what next'? WhatMakesSheffield.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Deputy Lieutenants of South Yorkshire Barnsley Council. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ Shining Brightly UnltdBusiness.com. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ Business Live: Jon Seaton, CEO, Twinkl and David Battle, NEX Exchange Sheffield Live. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ Innovative Children's Education Business, Twinkl, Celebrate Second Queen's Award! Queen's Award for Enterprise. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ TWINKL LTD - Filing history Companies House. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ Twinkl to offer South Yorkshire entrepreneurs £40,000 to get started Yorkshire Post. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ Enterprise Ambassadors: Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies University of Leeds. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ Our staff: Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship University of Strathclyde. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ Two Yorkshire businesses awarded at the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 North Awards YorkshireBusinessDaily.co.uk. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ Fresh ideas - just a Twinkl in the eye Sheffield Hallam University. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ Lieutenancy of South Yorkshire: Deputy Lieutenant Commissions The London Gazette. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ Which Sheffield people have been honoured in the Queen's birthday honours 2020? Sheffield Star. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ The Queen's Birthday Honours list 2020 in full Evening Standard. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ Sheffield company Twinkl offers free resources to schools amidst coronavirus Sheffield Star. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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