Jane Murphy has been principal and co-founder of several publishing ventures, including KIDVIDZ, which won numerous awards for its special-interest videos for children, including Parents’ Choice and American Film & Video Festival). She has received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Rockefeller Foundation National Video Resources. Jane is presently a partner in Giraffe Business Publishing LLC and Giraffe LLC, a consulting firm that designs custom solutions to help organizations improve the management capabilities of their people. She has co-authored several books, including STAY TUNED! Raising Media Savvy Kids in the Age of the Channel-Surfing Couch Potato (Doubleday), The Great Big Burger Book (The Harvard Common Press), What could happen if you do nothing?” A manager’s handbook for coaching conversations (Giraffe Business Publishing LLC, Axiom Best Business Book Award—see www.coachingmojoformanagers.com) and the just released Pipper’s Secret Ingredient (Mutt Media, see www.snoutzadventures.com). She was a contributing writer to Our World: People, Celebrations, Amazing Discoveries, Places (Disney Learning). Jane is a certified corporate and executive coach and a certified culinary professional. She speaks and writes regularly about coaching in the workplace, children and media, and special market marketing.
