Profile Books
Elif Akar is an accomplished professional with a diverse background in sales and management. Currently serving as a Sales Administrator and formerly as a Business Administrator at Profile Books since August 2021, Elif has a proven track record in customer service and operational management. Prior experience includes roles as a Shift Manager at McDonald's from August 2014 to May 2021, and as a Personal Shopper and Stylist at Heathrow from November 2019 to April 2020. Elif holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Roehampton, attained from 2016 to 2019, and completed training through LDN Apprenticeships from August 2021 to August 2022.
Profile Books
Profile Books was founded in 1996 to publish stimulating non-fiction in a wide range of fields, including history and current affairs, business and economics, science and biography, with a sprinkling of humour. Our authors include Robert Greene, Ryan Holiday, Mary Beard, Shoshana Zuboff, Oliver Bullough and Kwame Anthony Appiah. We are the proud publishing partner of The Economist Books and the Wellcome Collection books. In January 2007 Profile acquired Serpent’s Tail, a company that publishes highly distinctive award-winning international fiction such as We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver, Sarah Perry's The Essex Serpent and Esi Edugyan's Washington Black as well as cutting-edge non fiction. In 2018, Profile took over Souvenir Press, which has a backlist of 500 active titles and is especially strong in psychology, personal development, health and wellness. The company has been Small Publisher of the Year on three occasions. It prides itself on its commitment to its books and its authors, its professionalism and business rigour, its open management style and its nimbleness in responding to market opportunities.