Emma Gannon (16 June 1989) is a writer, broadcaster, podcaster who is best known for her Webby nominated podcast ''Ctrl Alt Delete'' and ''

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'' Bestselling business book ''The Multi-Hyphen Method''. In 2018, She was one of ''

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'' 30 Under 30 in media and marketing. The Evening Standard called her ‘the spokesperson for the internet generation.’

Early life

Gannon grew up in

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, Devon. She attended

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in Exeter. She was recently featured in the Maynard Magazine ‘The Word’ in the article ‘Old Maynardians with their own businesses’. She studied English and Film at the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

Early career

At the age of 21 Gannon moved to

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and took her first job working at the

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agency working on P&G PR campaigns.

Writing career

In 2015, Gannon landed a book deal off the back off her then blog ''Girl Lost In The City'', called ''Ctrl Alt Delete: How I Grew Up Online''. Her first book ''Ctrl Alt Delete'' came out in 2016 with

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, Penguin Random House. In 2017, Gannon signed a book deal with

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for ''The Multi-Hyphen Method'', ‘a new business book for the digital age’ which became a Sunday Times Business Bestseller. It also became an immediate no.1

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bestseller and was endorsed by

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. The Independent voted it one of the ‘10 best business books by women’. In 2020 she published her debut novel, ''Olive''.

References

External links

Official Website

Instagram
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