PROFILE OF SHERIDAN ‘SHED’ SIMOVE - IDEAS MAN
Shed Simove is a performer, author, motivational speaker and serial entrepreneur. Harnessing a constant stream of ideas from his astonishingly active mind, Shed has learned to transform his unconventional concepts into lucrative new business ventures which form the basis of his books, unique comedy shows and corporate speeches on creativity and innovation. To date, Shed has sold over one million products worldwide and also holds the honour of being the first person to reach the Amazon Top 50 with a blank book - Shed's masterpiece entitled 'What Every Man Thinks About Apart From Sex' reached 44 on the chart and has been translated all over the globe... It also achieved a Guinness World Records for 'Most Pages In Published Book'.
BACKGROUND OF A MAVERICK
Following a degree in Experimental Psychology at Balliol College, Oxford, and two years working in DisneyWorld, Florida (as a Sixteenth Century Gentleman), Shed worked in TV Production, heading up programmes including ‘The Big Breakfast’, ‘Space Cadets’, and ‘Big Brother’. Shed soon became known industry-wide for making innovative, ground-breaking television shows. In 2003, Shed was appointed Commissioning Editor of Channel 4’s ‘Big Brother’ and throughout his TV career was also involved in discovering and launching many stars including Kelly Brook, Tess Daly, and Russell Brand.
RELENTLESS AND PROVEN INNOVATOR
As well as a successful career in television production, Shed has forged a highly innovative merchandising empire – creating novelty gifts, executive toys, best-selling adult sweets, books, greetings cards, and even his own currency. He’s won ‘Gift Of The Year’ twice for two of his creations – a range of birthday candles that spelt “You’re Old” and the smash hit 'Sound Machine'. See the PRODUCTS section on Shed's site for a showcase of Shed’s creations and the LATEST NEWS section for some of his adventures.
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