Bex Burn-Callander – Business, economics and technology journalist, editor, copywriter, author and commentator

Business, money and technology journalist, editor, copywriter, author and commentator

Introduction

Bex Burn-Callander is a freelance journalist, editor and podcaster specialising in small businesses, entrepreneurs, personal finance and economics. Former enterprise editor of The Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, she was previously associate editor at Real Business Magazine and web editor at Management Today. She is currently the host of Sound Advice: Entrepreneurs Unfiltered, a UK Top 10 business podcast, sponsored by Sage.

Recent clients include: LDC, BGF, Microsoft, Insight Partners, Advent International, Visa, Amazon, Deloitte, Knight Frank, The Telegraph, and The Times. Bex is a public speaker on small business issues, most notably hosting the main stage at the Telegraph’s annual Festival of Business, and commenting on current affairs for Sky News, Channel 4 and BBC Radio 4.

She is the author of the Daily Telegraph Guide to Investing. Contributing author to Startup London, which was published by Hoxton Minipress in 2017.

Rebecca is author of The Daily Telegraph Guide to Investing, published by Kogan Page, which is aimed at both complete beginners and more seasoned investors. The book currently boasts a five-star rating on Amazon.

In 2024, Bex became director of communications for Leeds-based technology start-up Build Concierge. This fast-growth platform helps homeowners with everything from maintenance to major renovations, all through a single intuitive website.

Smith & Williamson named Rebecca in its Power 100 ranking for her work championing entrepreneurs. She is one of the top 100 journalists to follow on Twitter, according to Enterprise Nation and Gorkana. Her work on the Coffee Versus Gangs project, which helps young people in Honduras escape gang violence, has also received multiple media awards. She was shortlisted by Santander Financial Media Awards for SME Journalist of the Year.

Notable interviewees include: Sir Richard Branson, Prince Charles, Arianna Huffington, James Dyson, Heston Blumethal, John Vincent, Lord Young, Sir Martin Sorrell, Lord Sugar, Lord Maude, Vince Cable, Boris Johnson, Duncan Bannatyne, Peter Jones, Dame Mary Perkins, Brent Hoberman, Martha Lane Fox, Mary Portas, Doug Richard, Ed Wray, Charles Dunstone, Kathryn Parsons, Michelle Mone, Gerard Basset, Theo Paphitis, Kanya King, Lily Allen, Simon Woodroffe, Saul Klein, James Caan, Julie Deane, Richard Reed, Charlie Mullins and many more.

Rebecca is available for freelance commissions for:

Financial news
Business and technology features
Profiles
Industry reports and whitepapers
Corporate copywriting
Ghostwriting for CEOs
Magazine editing
Panel hosting and speaking gigs
TV and radio commentary
Editorial consultancy

Sound Advice: Get year one in business right

Sage

Sound Advice is your one-stop shop to make your small business financially successful – in year one and beyond. Whatever you want to know, we will tackle it with a super line-up of entrepreneurial stars. They will share not only how they did it, but how you can do it, too.

Sound Advice: Entrepreneurs Unfiltered

As a small business owner, you’ll have a million different questions. The award-winning Sound Advice podcast is the place to go for answers. In Season 1, we talked about how to make your business financially successful—in year 1 and beyond. Writing a business plan that works, finding your first customer, starting up with zero capital, and being tax compliant—you name it, we covered it. For Season 2, we dug even deeper into what it’s really like to run a business, with unfiltered advice and real, human stories from successful founders and CEOs. The wait is over: Season 3 Entrepreneurs Unfiltered, now explores business from the perspective of startup superstars, from British fashion, PR, and human rights guru Lynne Franks’ experience growing London Fashion Week from scratch to Christopher Money, founder of Kith and Kin, on having the guts to start a business with a Spice Girl. Season 3 is jam-packed with essential tips, stories, and ways to build a business from the ground up. With a little help from your host and esteemed finance journalist, Bex Burn-Callander, get a everything you need to build your own business future one episode at a time.

In this exciting season finale, we dive into the secrets of building a powerful personal brand, sharing your unique story, and reaching millions on social media.
This is the second episode in our 2-part special on how you can utilise your online presence to drive business growth. We welcome Ash Jones, visionary founder of Great Influence—a platform designed to help businesses and individuals elevate their brand.

With over a decade of experience, Ash has helped shape the personal brand strategies of some of the most successful entrepreneurs, including Steven Bartlett and Gary Neville. In this episode, Ash reveals how a well-crafted personal brand can dramatically benefit your business by increasing brand recognition and loyalty, building trust and credibility, attracting new opportunities, and driving sales.

So if you're looking to grow your online presence and create content that not only engages your audience but also converts them into loyal customers, then this is an episode you don’t want to miss!
Tune in now to learn how to leverage personal branding to successfully scale your business.

Ash Jones: Turn social presence into business growth – Part 2

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Written on 21 March 2023

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Written on 10 February 2023

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Written on 9 February 2023

All these ladies on my 7.30 train with immaculate nails, hair and makeup. What time did you get up to achieve this level of perfection? How do you muster the energy when I can barely manage to brush my teeth and dress myself? #morningmysteries #goddesses

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