Peter Jones Peter Jones was first seen on our screens in 2005 when he appeared as one of the panelists on BBC2’s ground-breaking business programme Dragons’ Den. Peter then went on to co-create and star in the programme American Inventor, which was to become an instant hit for America’s largest TV network, ABC. When the first show aired it went straight in as a No. 1 hit show and was ABC’s biggest success for years on a Thursday night. The show was re-commissioned for another series and has now been sold too many other countries around the world including France and Russia. Peter Jones' business ambitions can be traced back to his early childhood. He spent many an occasion whiling away the hours after school at his father’s place of work, dreaming of entrepreneurial success while sitting in his father’s executive leather chair. He went on to make that dream a reality, building a £200 million business empire by the age of 35. He is Chairman and Chief Executive Office of a portfolio of businesses ranging from telecoms and leisure to publishing, media and recruitment. The success of this empire is the latest in a long line of achievements for Peter. At the age of 16, after completing the Lawn Tennis Association’s coaching examinations, he set up his first company, a successful tennis academy at a local club. Peter loves playing tennis and regularly plays with ex-professionals. He started his first major business at just 18, providing computers and services to corporate clients. Failure to insure the business properly led to its collapse when Peter was in his twenties and he lost the trappings of his success. This made Peter even more determined to succeed and to use everything he learnt from this failure to ensure he did not make the same mistakes again. He started his telecoms business, Phones International, in 1998. The firm, experienced explosive growth with revenue totaling £14 million by the end of the first year and £44 million by the end of the second. Group turnover for 2005/2006 was in excess of £180 million. The group counts every leading brand in the wireless communications industry among its business partners, whether as a supplier, customer or collaborator. Peter is passionate about developing Britain’s young entrepreneurial talent and that’s why he created Britain’s first National Enterprise Academy to help train the next generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs. Wine is one of Peter’s great passions. Peter has always been interested in wine (and enjoyed drinking it) and that is one of the reasons he invested in Wines4Business.com. Peter is also passionate about cars and has a Maybach, Ferrari and Porsche. Billy Marsh Associates Homepage
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