Media Kit
Welcome to Free Time!
Below you will find content and links to help spread the word — please reach out if there is anything my team and I can do to help! Or if you have ideas or requests that are not covered here :)
Click to open, or right-click to download the PDF
Important Dates
Book Launch: Free Time launched on Tuesday, March 22, 2022! We’ve won six awards and counting (see below :)
Special offer: Anyone who ordered a hardcover or ebook edition prior to 4/31/22 is eligible for the Buy One, Get One, Give One bonus. They can submit their receipt to receive complimentary access to the audiobook edition, with instructions on how to gift the audiobook to a friend.
Scheduling Media Interviews
Podcast hosts: I would be delighted to set-up an interview for your show. Request a Review Copy »
To book an interview: Send your request and scheduling link to hi@itsfreetime.com.
Helpful Links
Scroll down for bio, headshots, and book photos. If you prefer, download photos and book excerpt directly by accessing the Media Kit via Dropbox here »
Press release with small business statistics and sample talking points
Jenny’s podcasts:
Free Time with Jenny Blake; skim the full archives here (helpful for scanning episode titles as possible interview question prompts). Launched in March 2021; won w3 awards for best show and best host in its category in 2022, and was nominated for a Webby (the “Oscars of the internet”) in 2023.
Pivot with Jenny Blake has been running since 2015, and is frequently in Apple’s top 100 career podcasts (ranked within the top 0.5% of podcasts globally).
Podcast Tour appearances: Spotify playlist of Free Time interviews
Book website—you’re here!
ItsFreeTime.com—highlights:
Official book landing page
Preorder Promotion: Buy One, Get One, Give One
Check out (and share) the Free Time Toolkit
Take the Free Time Quiz
Send a Free Time Permission Slip
Upcoming Events (virtual and in-person)
Social Sharing:
Send me the link to anything you post – I want to make sure you get some link love!
A social media caveat: I’m not very active here — see podcast episode 042: How I Run My Business Without Social Media):
Social graphics and photos in the gallery below
Tag me on Twitter: @jenny_blake or Instagram: @jennyblakeNYC
Hashtag for Free Time posts: #itsfreetime
Retailer links to buy the book:
U.S.: Amazon // Apple Books // Barnes & Noble // Books a Million // Bookshop // IndieBound // Porchlight // Target
Canada: !ndigo Books (formerly Chapters)
United Kingdom: Waterstones
International: Free shipping for the hardcover edition anywhere in the world via Book Depository
Australia: Booktopia
About Jenny: Bio & Photos
Short (<30 words)
Jenny Blake is a podcaster and the author of three award-winning books, including Pivot (2016) and Free Time (2022); and the newsletters #PivotList and Time Well Spent.
or
Jenny Blake is an author and podcaster who loves helping people move from friction to flow through smarter systems, powered by Delightfully Tiny Teams. She just launched her award-winning third book, Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business.
Medium (100 words)
Jenny Blake is an author and podcaster who runs a media and licensing company. She loves helping people move from friction to flow through smarter systems, powered by Delightfully Tiny Teams. She recently released her award-winning third book, Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business (Ideapress, 2022). Jenny is also the author of Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One (Portfolio, 2016), winner of the Axiom award for Best Business Book in the Careers category, and co-creator of Googles’s global drop-in coaching program, Career Guru. She hosts two podcasts with over 1 million downloads combined: Free Time with Jenny Blake for Heart-Based Business owners, and Pivot with Jenny Blake for navigating change.
Longer Bio
Jenny Blake is an award-winning author, podcaster, and keynote speaker who loves helping people move from friction to flow through smarter systems, powered by Delightfully Tiny Teams. Her third book, Free Time: Lose The Busywork, Love Your Business (Ideapress, March 2022) will free your mind, time, and team for more of your best work. Jenny’s previous book, Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One (Portfolio/Penguin Random House, 2016), won the Axiom award for best business book in the careers category.
Jenny hosts two podcasts with over one million downloads combined: Free Time for Heart-Based Business owners, and Pivot with Jenny Blake to help others navigate change.
After working at a Silicon Valley startup, then at Google for five years in coaching and career development, Jenny moved to New York City in 2011 to launch her own business. She loves yoga and buys too many books. Jenny lives in Manhattan with her husband and angel-in-fur-coat German shepherd. Learn more and take the Free Time quiz at ItsFreeTime.com.
