Hello.


I help people see around corners with TBD Group (intelligence products, advisory and events). I wrote ‘Disruptive Technologies’ and created TBD Conference from it. I write ‘What Did Amazon Do This Week? and regularly contribute to ‘Cool Hunting’ and other outlets.

I am a trusted tech expert for the FT, WSJ, BBC, and CNN. I speak on a range of topics for corporates and at conferences. I am a lover of good design, coffee and GIFs.

 

Media on deadline? Text +447590328221
Speaker request? Karen O’Donnell / +353 868227275

I speak about and comment on a range of topics/areas to do with technology, innovation and business.

Media: BBC Breakfast, CNN, News At Ten, News, Reuters, Financial Times, WSJ, New York Times, Marketwatch, The Guardian, Cheddar, Evening Standard, Campaign, Sky News, The Times +++
Speaking: Google, Accenture, Visa, Facebook, Microsoft, TransferWise, ASOS, Samsung, PwC, Arcadia, Mumsnet, The British Council, 10 Downing Street, Panasonic, General Assemb.ly +++
Conferences: British Council, Disruptive Innovation Festival, Thought Leader Global, The Drum, Disruptive Technology World Forum, Voxburner, SMWF, FUTR, ISBA Conference, IoIC, Guardian Media Summit, Future Stores, Slush, The Marketing Society, ATCOM, IDM, WebSummit, Courier LIVE!, Get In The Ring +++

TBD Group

2013 – Present

TBD Group helps you see around corners through its advisory, intelligence products and event arms. We work with new startups to P&G, Coca-Cola, Omnicom, PwC and more.
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TBD Conference

2018 – Present

‘Technology. Behaviour. Data’ is an annual one-day conference based on the framework in ‘Disruptive Technologies’. Voted one of the top 50 global technology conferences in the world. Recently launched the audio show; Mouthwash on Twitter Spaces (a world-first).

 

Journalism

2008 – Present

Coverage areas: technology, innovation and disruption to global trends, Amazon and breaking news. Outlets include Cool Hunting, The Information, Inc, Shortlist, Business Insider, Fortune, Reuters, Evening Standard, Atlas of the Future, Topia, OnOffice and Courier.
Email me all pitches/questions, no calls please.

 

The second WD_DTW title covers the most disruptive and talked about company since Amazon; OpenAI.
Subscribe here; £15pm or £100pa.

 

Called ‘Obsessive…in the best way,” WDADTW (a Substack bestseller) chronicles the movements of Amazon; one of the most powerful companies in the world. 33% of subscribers are Amazon employees [03/23].
Subscribe here £15pm or £100pa.

 

‘Disruptive Technologies’

2017 (Vol, 1) + 2023 (Vol. 2)

A clear and actionable guide to understanding emerging technologies and how to implement them into businesses faster and easier thanks to the unique TBD [Technology. Behaviour. Data] framework. Available on Amazon, book stores and special venues like Tate Modern.

 

TNN (The New Normal)

2017 - On hiatus

The New Normal (TNN) is a paid Slack product where original content meets curated insights on everything from blockchain to Facebook, whole continents to the political landscape. HuffPo called it; "a free-thinking collective that raises real questions and shares in knowledge, empowering a more partisan agenda in tech and cultural innovation."

 

C_NCENTRATE

2010–Present

“The first good decision you make each week”, C_NCENTRATE is paid-for newsletter that focuses on the emerging side of things; technologies, territories, tools, strategies and ideas. Delivered every Sunday @7pm GMT.

 

@themediaisdying

2008–2023

The influential Twitter account that chronicles the changing landscape of the media industry. Featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, AFP, NY Magazine amongst others. Twooced.