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René Carayol MBE (born 10 September 1958) is a broadcaster and author.
He presented the BBC series Did They Pay Off Their Mortgage in Two Years? and is the author of SPIKE - What Are You Great At and Corporate Voodoo.
Background & career
Born in The Gambia, the son of a diplomat, he was raised in the UK and now lives in London.
Carayol stated in Black Success Stories [1] that Alex Haley's historic novel, Roots, was based on Carayol family records.
Author
As an author he has produced three books - 'SPIKE - What Are You Great At, Corporate Voodoo [2] in 2001 (now in its third edition) and the sequel, My Voodoo [3] in 2002 and more recently, "Spike - What are you great at?" . René has been a regular broadsheet columnist, and columnist writer for The Sunday Telegraph supplement Business Reporter.
Broadcaster
René's television and radio career has seen him become a regular voice on BBC Radio 5 Live and present the critically acclaimed Channel 4 film The Man From The Met,[4] on the challenges facing Sir John Stevens at the helm of the Metropolitan Police. He is also a press reviewer on Sky Breakfast News and has been an expert witness on Mind of a Millionaire.[5]
Carayol is the presenter of BBC2's business program, Pay Off Your Mortgage In Two Years [6], which was shown in January and February 2006. The follow-up series Did They Pay Off Their Mortgage in Two Years? [7] began airing in January 2007.
He also presented The Money Programme special "The Fall of BP's Sun King" [8] in October 2007, investigating the real cause of Lord John Browne's resignation from BP.
External links
Notes
- ^ Zhana (2006). Black Success Stories Volume 1: Celebrating People of African Heritage: v. 1. Zhana Books. ISBN 9780952555834.
- ^ Carayol, David Firth & René (2001). Corporate voodoo : business principals for mavericks and magicians. Oxford: Capstone. ISBN 978-1-84112-157-4.
- ^ Carayol, René; Firth, David (2002). My Voodoo : a practical guide to unleashing the magic in you and your work. Oxford: Capstone. ISBN 9781841120102.
- ^ "Man from The Met".
- ^ "Mind of a Millionaire - IMDB".
- ^ "BBC - Pay Off Your Mortgage in Two Years - Series 1".
- ^ "Did They Pay Off Their Mortgage in Two Years? Series 2".
- ^ "The Fall of BP's Sun King - BBC".