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| image              = Jodie Cook August 2022.jpg
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| name               = Jodie Cook
| birth_name         = Jodie Elizabeth Cole
| birth_place        = [[Birmingham]], West Midlands, England
| occupation         = {{hlist|Entrepreneur|author}}
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Jodie Cook is a British entrepreneur and author from [[Birmingham]], UK.<ref name="living-mag"/> Cook featured in [[Forbes 30 Under 30|Forbes’ Europe's 30 Under 30]] list of social entrepreneurs in 2017.<ref name="forbes-30-30"/> She is an international [[powerlifter]] for Great Britain.<ref name="ipf"/>

==Early life and education==

Cook was born and raised in [[Birmingham]], England. Cook then attended [[King Edward VI Five Ways School|King Edwards VI Five Ways School]] in [[Bartley Green]],<ref name="living-mag"/> achieving 10 A grades at GCSE,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.birminghampost.net/news/local-news/brainy-brothers-share-the-honours-3993273|title=Brainy brothers share the honours|last=Post|first=Birmingham|date=25 August 2005|website=birminghampost|access-date=10 January 2019}}</ref> before studying [[Business Management]] at the [[University of Sheffield]].<ref name="shef-uni"/>

==Career==

===JC Social Media===

Jodie Cook founded JC Social Media, a specialist social media agency, in 2011 the day after<ref name="bqlive"/> completing a year in the National Skills Academy for Social Care graduate scheme.<ref name="catalyst"/> Cook was selected as one of the original twelve ambassadors of the Start-up Loans scheme, as an example of someone who started their business with less than £1000.<ref name="independent" />

In 2016, JC Social Media was shortlisted for a national award for its work with [[Subaru]] UK.<ref name="social-buzz-awards"/> In November 2017, JC Social Media won the national [[British Chambers of Commerce|Chamber of Commerce's]] "Best use of Social Media" award.<ref name="british-chambers"/> Cook also published several books on social media management for business.<ref name="jodiecook.com"/>

In 2021, JC Social Media was acquired by Low&Behold, a marketing agency group.<ref name="jcsocial-acquired"/>

===Clever Tykes===
In 2013, Cook co-founded and co-wrote Clever Tykes, a series of children's storybooks written to inspire enterprising behaviour in primary school children.<ref name="clevertykes"/> Cook was invited to discuss the project with the Prime Minister's enterprise advisor [[David Young, Baron Young of Graffham|Lord Young]],<ref name="gov.uk"/> and the project was included in a national government report entitled "Enterprise for All" after receiving his endorsement.

In January 2016, support from [[Lloyds Banking Group]] enabled the distribution of 24,000 sets of Clever Tykes books to primary schools across the UK.<ref name="birmingham-mail"/>

===Writing and podcasts===

In May 2017, Cook recorded her [[TEDx]] talk "Creating Useful People" at TEDx Aston University.<ref name="tedx"/> She delivered the opening keynote at the 2018 [[NACUE]] Student Enterprise Conference.<ref name="nacue" />

In 2017, Cook was a guest on the [[BBC Radio 4]] programme, "Being bored: the importance of doing nothing"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b082szm7|title=Being Bored: The Importance of Doing Nothing, Archive on 4 – BBC Radio 4|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=5 October 2018}}</ref> hosted by [[Phill Jupitus]], where she suggested that he solved his problem of never being bored by scheduling boredom in his diary. In 2018 Cook interviewed Jupitus for the Clever Tykes podcast: Creating Useful People,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://businessbirmingham.com/podcast-exploring-the-childhood-influences-that-create-successful-grown-ups/|title=Podcast exploring the childhood influences that create successful grown ups – Business Birmingham|date=14 September 2018|work=Business Birmingham|access-date=5 October 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref> which explores the childhood influences that shape future success. Other guests interviewed on the podcast are [[Jordan Daykin]], Emma Jones MBE, Craig Donaldson, Jessica Ward, and [[Sara Davies]] MBE.

In 2018, Cook became a contributing writer for ''Forbes'', on the topic of entrepreneurship.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jodie Cook|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jodiecook/|access-date=13 September 2020|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>

In 2019, Cook released the book ''Stop Acting Like You're Going To Live Forever'', a collection of 36 articles on the topics of entrepreneurship, happiness and lifestyle design, and its accompanying guided journal.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cook|first=Jodie|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stop-Acting-Youre-Going-Forever/dp/B087SLHBN6|title=Stop Acting Like You're Going To Live Forever: Guided Journal}}</ref>

In 2020, Cook released the book How To Raise Entrepreneurial Kids,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cook|first=Jodie|title=How To Raise Entrepreneurial Kids|id={{ASIN|1781334293|country=uk}}}}</ref> published by Rethink Press, and accompanying playbook,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cook|first=Jodie|url= https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08QGKPFTK
|title= How To Raise Entrepreneurial Kids: PLAYBOOK}}</ref> with entrepreneur Daniel Priestley. The book has been translated into seven languages,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-08 |title=Books |url=https://www.jodiecook.com/books/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Jodie Cook |language=en}}</ref> Korean, Chinese (simplified), Vietnamese, Czech, Thai, Turkish and Russian.

In 2021, Cook released the book Instagram Rules, published by [[White Lion Publishing]], an imprint of Quarto. 

In 2022, Cook released the book Ten Year Career: Reimagine business, design your life, fast track your freedom,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/jodie-cook/ten-year-career/9781399803229/ |title=Ten Year Career |date=2022-01-21 |isbn=978-1-3998-0322-9 |language=en-US}}</ref> published by John Murray Publishing, an imprint of Hachette. 

In 2023 Cook became a senior contributor for Forbes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jodie Cook |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jodiecook/ |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> and was interviewed by YouTuber Ali Abdaal for his Deep Dive podcast in an episode titled "Stop wasting your life: a guide to unlocking your full potential."<ref>{{Citation |title=Stop Wasting Your Life: A Guide To Unlocking Your Full Potential I Entrepreneur Jodie Cook |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AohRnhW_zBo |access-date=2023-12-08 |language=en}}</ref>


=== Coachvox AI ===
In 2023 Cook cofounded Coachvox AI, a company that creates AI coaches.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-07 |title=The people creating digital clones of themselves |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67623614 |access-date=2023-12-08}}</ref>

==Awards==

In May 2014, Cook won the title Birmingham Young Professional of the Year (BYPY) at an event at the [[International Convention Centre, Birmingham|International Convention Centre]] having won the marketing and communications category.<ref name="birmingham-post-bypy"/> Later that year, JC Social Media was awarded best small business at the Midlands' Venus awards, also held at the ICC.<ref name="jcsocialmedia"/>

The following year Cook was named the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce's ‘Future Face’ of digital,<ref name="issuu.com"/> whilst Cook was also listed in the Drum's 50 under 30 women in tech.<ref name="thedrum"/>

Cook was named a 'rising star' in Computer Weekly's 50 Women in Tech in 2015<ref name="computerweekly"/> and named as one of Birmingham's most influential people in the Birmingham Post's Power 250.<ref name="birmingham-post-250"/>

Cook, alongside her husband won the regional and national [[NatWest]] Great British Entrepreneur Award with the title Entrepreneurs' Champion.<ref name="gbea"/>

In May 2021 Instagram Rules won Sales & Marketing book of the year at the Business Book Awards.<ref name="instagram-rules-award"/>

==Powerlifting==

Cook is a competitive [[powerlifter]], and competed for Great Britain in the 2018 [[International Powerlifting Federation|IPF]] World Championships in Calgary, Canada, in the open 57&nbsp;kg weight class category.<ref name="ipf"/> She competed for England in the 2019 Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://commonwealthpowerlifting.com/2019/results/powerlifting.htm|title=2019 Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships|website=commonwealthpowerlifting.com|access-date=15 December 2019}}</ref> winning the silver medal in the open 57&nbsp;kg weight class category.

Cook won the 2021 English Championships<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.openpowerlifting.org/u/jodiecook1|title=Open Powerlifting Rankings|website=openpowerlifting.com|access-date=23 August 2021}}</ref> in the 57&nbsp;kg weight class category with a 137.5&nbsp;kg squat, 92.5&nbsp;kg bench press and 180&nbsp;kg deadlift. She won the bronze medal in the 57&nbsp;kg category<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.openpowerlifting.org/m/bp/2106|title=2021 British Powerlifting Championships|website=openpowerlifting.org|access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref> of the British Championships two weeks later and was subsequently selected to represent Great Britain in the European Championships in Västerås, Sweden, in December. Here she placed 4th in the 57&nbsp;kg weight category,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europowerlifting.org/fileadmin/data/results/2021/powerlifting-classic/detailed_scoresheet_w.pdf|title=2021 European Powerlifting Championships|website=europowerlifting.org|access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref> winning the silver medal in the deadlift and setting a squat personal best of 140&nbsp;kg. In 2021 she was ranked 14th best female powerlifter in the United Kingdom across all weight categories.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishpowerlifting.org/documents/3070_womens_ranking_2021.pdf|title=2021 British Powerlifting rankings|website=britishpowerlifting.org|access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref>

Cook won the 2022 English Championships in the 57 kg weight class category<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 EPA All England |url=https://www.openpowerlifting.org/m/epa/2224 |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=www.openpowerlifting.org}}</ref> and was subsequently invited to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships in New Zealand. Here she won the gold medal in the 57 kg open category bench press championships and the bronze medal in the 57 kg open category full power championships.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 CommonwealthPF Commonwealth Championships |url=https://www.openpowerlifting.org/m/commonwealthpf/2201 |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=www.openpowerlifting.org}}</ref>

In August 2023 Cook won the silver medal at the European Bench Press Championships in the 57 kg open category<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 EPF European Bench Press Championships |url=https://www.openpowerlifting.org/m/epf/2307#jodiecook1 |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=www.openpowerlifting.org}}</ref> on behalf of Great Britain, with an equipped bench press of 127.5kg. The Great Britain women's team also won the silver medal.

==References==

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<ref name="jcsocial-acquired">{{cite web | url=https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/buyout-deal-birmingham-agency-jc-20728725| title=Buyout deal for Birmingham agency JC Social Media | publisher=Business Live | accessdate=12 June 2021}}</ref>

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