Jon Dee with former US Vice President and global
warming campaigner Al Gore.
Jon with Richard Branson. Jon founded
Planet Ark IN 1991.
Meet Jon Dee
Host of Smart Money, philanthropist, founder of
Planet Ark, former Australian of the year and keynote
speaker at the CMAA National Managers Conference
As a social entrepreneur,
Jon Dee has combined
his philanthropic
activities with his role
as an advocate for the
SME sector.
On Sky News Business channel, Jon
is the Anchor host of Smart Money.
It’s a primetime live TV program that
airs at 6.30pm every Wednesday. On
the program, Jon shows businesses
how to improve their bottom line
by being smarter with their use
of energy and other resources.
The show also covers innovation,
renewable energy and new business
models.
Released in 2010, Jon’s Sustainable
Growth book has become the
definitive sustainability guidebook
for small business. With 90,000
copies distributed, his book showed
that being sustainable is good for
the bottom line.
Jon’s recent book Energy Cut is a
definitive energy efficiency guide for
small to medium sized businesses.
Written in plain English, Energy
Cut describes 20 practical steps
that businesses can take to cut
their energy use and save money.
It can be downloaded for free from
IQ 30
EnergyCut.info/SME-book
Within Australia and overseas, Jon
regularly gives keynote speeches
and consults to companies on
efficiency, sustainability and change
management.
As a philanthropist, he is the
Founder and Managing Director of
the Australian advocacy organisation
DoSomething. In June 1991, he also
founded Planet Ark in partnership
with Pat Cash. He headed up the
organisation for 15 years, turning
it into a household name and a
powerful force for change.
Together with Olivia Newton-John,
Jon founded Australia’s National
Tree Day and the international One
Tree Per Child initiative. Jon is the
Global Director of One Tree Per
Child which is currently planting
trees in 7 countries. Ambassadors
and Patrons of the initiative include
Kevin McCloud, Hugh Fearnley-
Whittingstall and Lord Stern
amongst others.
In 1988, Jon founded Rock Aid
Armenia which led to the building
of a music school for 220 children
in the Armenian earthquake zone.
For this, Jon recruited the help and
support of bands such as Pink Floyd,
Queen, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin,
Deep Purple, Bon Jovi and others. In
1989, he produced a UK top 40 all-
star remake of ‘Smoke on the Water’
and organised the UK’s first ever
charity album to go ‘Gold’ - it sold
100,000 copies in 10 days.
Jon has directed 300 TV ads and
videos which have featured Tom
Cruise, Kylie Minogue, Dustin
Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Richard
Branson, Kevin McCloud and many
others. Jon was Australian of the
Year 2010 (NSW) and in 2009 was
the recipient of Armenia’s highest
award, The Order of Honor, for his
long-term work in Armenia. He lives
in the Blue Mountains with his wife
Leanne and their two daughters.
For more information
JonDee.com
twitter.com/JonDeeOz
[email protected]
“Jon’s Sustainable Growth
book has become the
definitive sustainability
guidebook for small
business. With 90,000
copies distributed, his
book showed that being
sustainable is good for the
bottom line.”