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Alison Sharman
Business speaker and talented event host Alison Sharman was Controller of BBC1 & BBC2 Daytime, Head of BBC Children’s and ITV’s Director of Factual & Daytime. Furthermore she was also a high profile media executive at SBS Australia. Consequently she has a great reputation for being an inspirational and innovative leader. Alison is now a very busy business coach and motivating speaker.
About Alison Sharman
Alison Sharman commissioned many of the UK’s most popular television programmes and in 2013 was headhunted for a senior role at SBS, one of Australia’s most ambitious broadcasters. Since returning to the UK she has lectured at the University of Arts. Alison’s experience across public service and commercial organisations makes her a tour de force in stimulating and channelling creativity and innovation.
She has also become a much in demand an Executive Coach. She is a certified coach with a Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching from the globally respected Henley Business School, accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), Association for Coaching (AC) and the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC). Alison coaches individuals and teams to be more effective, successful and fulfilled.
Alison Sharman has a Midas-like ability in spotting and nurturing talent. She has been involved in the development and creation of many global formats and worked with household names including Joanna Lumley, Michael Winner, Billy Connolly and Trevor McDonald.
In addition Alison has an enviable track record making and commissioning some of the UK’s most famous shows including ‘MasterChef’, ‘Saturday Kitchen’, ‘Bargain Hunt’, ‘The Chase’, ‘Tipping Point’, ‘Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs’, and ‘Long Lost Family’
As Head of BBC Children’s she provided a defining vision for CBeebies and CBBC. She built their reputation through content such as ‘Horrible Histories’, ‘In the Midnight Garden’, ‘Charlie & Lola’ and ‘The Sarah Jane Adventures’.
ITV came knocking on Alison’s door in 2005 offering her the position of Director Factual & Daytime. Alison created a programming strategy and brand identity that delivered enormous commercial and reputational success. She revitalized the channel’s performance and managed many creative teams, delivering shows as diverse as ‘This Morning’, ‘Loose Women’ and ‘The South Bank Show’, alongside numerous other successful programmes.
Down Under
In 2013, SBS recruited Alison as its first Head of Commissioning. This was a significant position at the ambitious public service broadcaster based in Sydney, Australia. Alison thoroughly enjoyed her time in Sydney, living by the beach with her youngest daughter who attended school there. At work she commissioned multiple award-winning dramas, comedy and documentary series. Additionally she continued to attract world-class talent to the broadcaster, such as Heston Blumenthal.
Alison returned to the UK in 2016 and now lectures on MA Television at UAL: London College of Communication and has a variety of media related advisory roles including executive coaching of senior executives at BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
Leading the Way
Alison has a reputation for dynamic leadership, building world-class brands and creating a culture that enables teams to deliver excellence. This speech will reveal how to stimulate and channel creativity and innovation; and how to manage people and teams in order to deliver great results.
How to Create a Hit
Alison has developed, created and scheduled some of the UK’s biggest television shows. How do you create a hit? The foundation stones of building a successful brand are the same whether it is a hit show or a best-selling marmalade. She outlines the ten secrets to creating a winner.
My Best Friend is called Change
Change management is here to stay. Technologies and global developments mean change is now a permanent state. Change is not just good, it’s great and organisations must wholeheartedly embrace change in order to survive. Her experience of change and how it’s become her best friend in life.
How to Be Successful in Television as a Woman
Alison joined the BBC as a secretary on consumer show Watchdog and then went on to hold some of the biggest media jobs in the broadcasting industry. How did she do it? She will take you behind the camera of building a career in the TV industry.
Creation in the Digital World
Television has been through a seismic technological revolution and the revolution continues. As a media executive who has lived through this incredible modernization, Alison will share the strategies and approaches for building success in the digital age.
Testimonials
"I run creative leadership and senior diversity programmes across television. Alison soon became the coach of choice. Her exec level background combined with her personality and coaching approach meant she was always in demand. Alison combines style, warmth and humour. Her coaching has been truly transformational for my clients. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her."
"Such a set of profoundly-insightful and experience-based advice."
"Your speech changed the way I think about my life."
