Get to Know Me
Ron Carroll is a British-Canadian, multi-award-winning TV and digital producer behind Netflix’s glassblowing hit Blown Away and North American versions of Undercover Boss and The People’s Couch—better known in the UK as Gogglebox. He began his career in the newsrooms of Liverpool before moving into radio and TV production, spending over two decades working in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and Toronto.
Now back in England’s North West, Ron works as a sought-after consultant on both sides of the Atlantic, helping production companies, streaming platforms, and global brands develop standout content that connects with audiences worldwide. With a career spanning reality TV, documentaries, digital series, and brand storytelling, he’s navigated the industry’s leap from old-school broadcast to the streaming era, proving that great storytelling always finds its audience.
About the Author
How I Started Writing
When I was seven, I unwrapped a toy typewriter on Christmas morning - and that was it. The world opened up. My bedroom became a bustling newsroom, complete with breaking stories, invented scandals, and the satisfying clack of plastic keys.
The obsession never left. A few clunky keystrokes later, I was interning at my local paper.
By university, I’d graduated to an electric typewriter and delivered my English dissertation with the confidence of a newsroom pro. The grade? A dazzling 16%. My professor scrawled in furious red: “This is an appalling piece of journalese.”
He wasn’t wrong, but he wasn’t right, either. I wasn’t writing essays. I was already writing for readers.
I wish I’d kept that paper. These days, I’d post his seething review across my socials. Back then, it felt like failure. Now, I know it was proof I was already on my way..
Why I write
Real life is messy, complicated, and infinitely more interesting than anything I could make up. I focus on non-fiction, and in particular self-help, because I've lived through the struggles I write about - from career burnout to health crises to reinventing myself professionally. My books aren't theoretical; they're survival guides written by someone who's been in the trenches and found a way out. Or at least a way to keep going. If my hard-won lessons can save someone else from making the same mishaps, that's worth every word.