Ben Robinson

Ben Robinson is a multi-award winning media professional and trainer. BBC trained, he has broad experience in both public service broadcasting and the commercial arena. His area of expertise is in media training, presentation skills and project management and he is constantly in demand by top corporations.

Ben's training experience in media led him to be Director of the Midlands Media Training Consortium and he continues to be a consultant on a variety of training initiatives worldwide.

Using his TV production experience; shooting, editing, budgeting and production management he brings to his trainings all the experience of developing and leading large production teams and training those new to television.

In 1995 Ben became managing director of Mentorn Barraclough Carey's Midlands office. Here he recruited and ran large production teams on a raft of quality long-running series including Question Time for BBC1 and the BAFTA nominated ‘Massive'.

In 2000, Ben set up his own independent production company, Isis Media, making series for most of the major channels. With awards from the Commission For Racial Equality and The Royal Television Society, the company has built a reputation for programming excellence in many genres. After approaches from the universities of Birmingham, Lincoln and Leeds, Ben has mentored young newcomers to the industry and trained graduates in a range of formalised programmes.

Managing director, MBC midlands

Question Time (BBC1) You Decide With Jeremy Paxman (BBC1) The Street with Kirsty Young (BBC2)
Scratchy & Co (ITV1) Massive (ITV1) RTS Winner. BAFTA nominee)
Today's The Day (BBC2)
You Are, Are You Not Russell Harty (BBC2) RTS Award-winner

Managing director, Isis Media ltd

Challenge Tommy Walsh 3 series (Discovery)
Nearly Famous (ITV 1 Carlton)
My Greek Kitchen 2 series (Discovery)
Drumbeat (ITV1 Central) Winner of CRE Award 2001.
First Dance (UKTV Style)

Positions Held

Former Vice Chair - Children's BAFTA Committee
Director - Midlands Media Training Consortium
CEO – The Television Workshop
Member - Salford Television in the Regions Committee
Chairman – The Young Disciples
Producer/Panellist –Edinburgh Television Festival and RTS Cambridge TV Festival
International trainer – The Thompson Foundation