Jen Topping

Jen is a consultant working with a range of clients across TV, film, online and arts; helping them devise and implement strategies to grow their businesses, transform their operations, build talented teams and take advantage of online platforms to find new audiences and income streams in this age of tech disruption. Her clients include 100+ independent TV, film and content production companies; Channel 4’s Emerging Indie Fund as well as organisations such as the Booker Prize Foundation, STV and Beano Studios. 5,000 industry professionals subscribe to her weekly newsletter businessoftv.substack.com, which covers the TV and media trends producers need to know so they can plan for the future. Previously, she worked at the Microsoft studio making interactive TV for Xbox and was at Channel 4 for seven years working across 4oD, multiplatform TV shows, channel4.com, YouTube and social. She started her career as a BBC news trainee. She has an MBA and a professional certificate in executive coaching from Henley Business School. She was vice chair of BIMA, the trade body for the British digital industry.