Sophie Deen
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Sophie Deen

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Sophie Deen is an award-winning author, CEO of WarnerMedia backed kids media company, Bright Little Labs, and a former lawyer, techie and school counsellor. Sophie believes wholeheartedly in the power of stories and role models to inspire and lift us all up 🚀 💛 Before starting Bright Little Labs, Sophie worked alongside Code Club, Google and the Department for Education to introduce the computing curriculum intro primary schools in England, and before that, she worked in a primary school in Wembley, London. Sophie realised that the children in her school were never portrayed as the leaders, coders or engineers of tomorrow in their books, games or cartoons. And so Agent Asha was born 👾 🔎 'Agent Asha: Mission Shark Bytes' follows a rebellious and inquisitive 11-year-old girl who has just been recruited by the Children’s Spy Agency - one of the most high-tech agencies in the world. It is a twist-y, turn-y STEM-themed adventure that teaches kids the core concepts of computer science: logic, sequencing and critical thinking. Shark Bytes was shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2021 and is on the 2022 Summer Reading Challenge in the UK 📚 'Agent Asha: Operation Cyber Chop' is the second in the series and Is a spy adventure that teaches kids how to stay safe online, spot fake news, and ultimately, to question the system🚨 Sophie Deen's accolades include Creative Industries Entrepreneur of the Year, London 2020, Campaign Female Frontier Honouree 2020; one of Computer Weekly’s ‘Most influential Women in UK IT’ 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017; shortlisted for the Women in Tech ‘Editors Choice’ Award 2019 and BT Tech4Good Diversity Award, London Tech Week ‘Changemaker’ in 2018, Barclays ‘Startup Founder of the Year’ 2017 and winner of the EDF Pulse Award in 2016 🏆 To find out more, follow Sophie on instagram @agentashaworld and on twitter @Sophie_Deen 🐤
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