Tim Levy

Tim Levy is an Australian author, television personality, corporate consultant and self-help advocate.

Biography

Levy was born and raised in Sydney. He graduated from the University of New South Wales with a BSc in Computer Science.^[1] He lives with his wife Angela and their three children in Austin, Texas, in the United States.^[2][3]

Corporate career

Tim Levy began his career in the field of 3D technology, design and strategy, and in 1996 started his own technological marketing company for clients including Roland DG, Sony, and IBM.^[1] He spent some years in California's Silicon Valley as an executive and Vice-President of Production for E.on Interactive, responsible for sales, marketing and online strategy for customers like Hewlett Packard, Lucent, Acer Inc., 3Com, and Electronic Arts.^[1][4][5][6] Levy ultimately moved to private consulting for corporate executives; one such project for Roland DG ultimately became the "Australia's International Solar Boat & Hydrogen Car Challenge".^[1]

The Sydney competition was put together by Levy after several attendances as an Australian ambassador at Southern California's Solar Cup, the largest solar boat competition in the United States.^{[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]}

Children's media

Levy created the Car Kids series of children's audiobooks, which started out self-published but were ultimately picked up and published by the ABC and BBC Audiobooks. The audio books led to a series of live-performances throughout Australia.^{[18][19][20][21][22][23][24]} Levy followed up on their popularity by authoring a series of environmentally-themed children's books, Travel Kids, published by Random House.^{[1][5][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]}

Levy entered the television industry following a television deal against Time-Warner. He created and produced a children's television show, Groovedelicious/The Life Unlimited, which was aired for three seasons on Australia's Foxtel and Nine Network. The show was designed as a comedy entertainment magazine TV format and was aimed toward younger teenagers.^[1][33] Levy helped organise the Junior Rock Eisteddfod Challenge youth competition and hosted it in five cities across Australia.^[26]

Self help

Levy has embarked on several book tours across Australia and North America, and is engaged as a motivational speaker and private consultant for corporate executives including through Vistage International.^{[5][6][34][35][36][37]}

Tim Levy began in 2009 to write a monthly self-help column for Living Now magazine, and has continued developing positive thinking techniques with his e-program, The Energy of Money.^[38]

Publications

• 2003 Car Kids ISBN 0-759-32154-X
• 2005 Olive and the Grey Water Affair ISBN 1-741-66043-2
• 2005 Squeak: the boy with No Voice ISBN 1-741-66049-1
• 2005 Sandra Collage and the Fossil Fuel Fiasco ISBN 1-741-66027-0
• 2005 Orson McNeal, 100% Pure ISBN 1-741-66033-5
• 2010 The Life Summit: Map Out The Life Of Your Dreams In 6 Easy Steps ISBN 1-600-37694-0
• 2013 The Fast Book Handbook
• 2013 Creativity and Innovation: Accessing and Optimizing Your Inner Visionary, Entrepreneur, Artist and Muse. ASIN B00EX50QFM
• 2013 The Google Gamble: The CEO's Guide to Traffic, Conversion and the Mysteries of S.E.O. ASIN B00DB2GNDM
• 2013 The Entrepreneurial Handbook: How to Hyper-Grow Your Business + Get Stuff Done Quickly, Cheaply and Ultra-Efficiently ASIN B00BSWA9H8

See also

• List of New Thought writers
• New Age
• New Thought
• Self-help

References

External links

• Official website
• Australia's International Solar Boat Challenge
• Australia's International Hydrogen Car Challenge

Video link

• Groovedelicious MIPCOM promo