Kizzi Nkwocha

Australian Entrepreneur Kizzi Nkwocha

Publisher Marketing: An inspiring, thought-provoking insight into the stories behind some of the most successful business people in Australia. Australian Entrepreneur showcases the real-life stories of business people who have mastered the fields of technology, fashion, retail, real estate and more. Through perseverance, determination and a refusal to accept second best, the leaders showcased in this book have overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles to become an inspiration to countless people all over the country. The Australian business leaders we showcase in this book include: Carly Vidal-Wallace - Director, Glitter and Dance Australia Susan Sohn - Community Builder & Engagement Consultant, Get Real Live Edward Bryant - MD, Creative Solutions Liz Atkinson - Director of Zest Possibilities, Co-Founder of The League of Extraordinary Women Nicholas Richardson - MD, Tide Apparel Pete Haselhurst - MD, iRock Entertainment Dave Peters - Founder and CEO, Emagine International Nigel Fellowes-Freeman - Director, ExpenseCheck Judy Sahay - Director of Crowd Media HQ Rosalind Cardinal - The Leadership Alchemist and Principal Consultant of Shaping Change Kat Dawes - Director, Closet Thief Arthur Lee - Physiotherapist Richard Kuipers - Director, Two Men And a Truck Kym Williams - Director, BRS, easyconsult and easygovernment Mark Kelman - MD, Achieve Property Wilhelmina Elsa Ford - Pack Leader/Director Doggy Pause Mia McCarthy - Director, Yummia Kim Stokeld - Director, It's About the Customer David Strang - Managing Director of Wicked Sally Arnold - Speaker, Author and Performance Coach Contributor Bio:  Nkwocha, Kizzi Nigerian-born married father Kizzi Nkwocha lived in Cyprus for five years where he wrote Heavens Fire, his first novel. He has since produced SocMed: Social Media For Business and the PR master class book, How To Run A Successful PR Consultancy. He made his mark in the UK initially working for 12 years as a newspaper and magazine journalist, and at the age of 21 became the youngest newspaper editor for the Recorder Group. He subsequently worked as the programming editor for Emap's Broadcast magazine, acted as guest editor for the international celebrity magazine, Society, and finished his journalistic career as a News International reporter. Now a widely respected and successful media consultant and public relations specialist, Nkwocha has represented a diverse range of clients including the King of Uganda, mistresses of President Clinton, Pakistani cricket captain Wasim Akram, campaign group Jubilee 2000, Dragons Den businessman, Levi Roots, world record teenage sailor, Michael Perham and the Vass Foundation, an international charitable organisation that focuses on alleviating the problems of AIDS and malaria in the Third World. He was voted one of the hundred most influential black people in the UK. Nkwocha has also become a well-known face in both radio and television, having been the focus of a Channel 4 documentary on publicity and having hosted his own talk show, London Line, on Sky, interviewing such names as Lennox Lewis and Muhammad Ali. He has also co-presented a weekly current affairs programme in Spain on Radio Onda Cero International and both radio and TV shows in Cyprus