# Wesley Baker > The official digital home of Wesley Baker — British entrepreneur, founder, CEO and bestselling author. Founder and CEO of PURE ONE Group; founder of Frontier SpaceTime Technologies; author of travel memoirs, romantic fiction and spy thrillers; podcaster, speaker and media contributor. Wesley Baker is a British entrepreneur, founder, CEO and bestselling author with more than four decades of experience spanning travel, aviation, technology, medical devices, aerospace, software, artificial intelligence, manufacturing and distribution. He is Founder and CEO of PURE ONE Group (https://pureonegroup.com) and Founder of Frontier SpaceTime Technologies (https://frontierspacetime.com). His writing spans three series: the Echoes Travel Memoirs, the Sunshine Seasons novels and The James Barker Files. Signed editions are sold direct at shop.wesleybaker.com; retail editions are available on Amazon UK and can be ordered through any local bookstore. ## Who is Wesley Baker? - Name: Wesley Baker - Nationality: British - Based: Whitstable, Kent, England - Roles: Entrepreneur, Founder, CEO, bestselling author, podcast host, speaker - Current companies: Founder and CEO of PURE ONE Group (https://pureonegroup.com); Founder of Frontier SpaceTime Technologies (https://frontierspacetime.com) - Genres: Travel memoir, romantic fiction, spy thriller - Notable series: Echoes Travel Memoirs, Sunshine Seasons, The James Barker Files - Signed books: https://shop.wesleybaker.com - Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Wesley-Baker/author/B0F7Z5G8SN ## Business background - Travel & tourism: More than 40 years creating, launching, developing and leading travel businesses across international markets. See /business#travel-tourism - Airlines & aviation: Involvement in launching airline businesses. See /business#airlines-aviation - PURE ONE Group: Founder and CEO — the current chapter of his entrepreneurial career. See /business#pure-one-group - Medical devices: Founder and CEO of a medical-device company in Minnesota, USA for approximately seven years, developing innovative breath-detection technology. See /business#medical-devices - Aerospace & rockets: Founder and CEO of a space and aerospace rocket company working on concepts associated with space tourism flights, rocket technology, satellite launch systems and commercial space opportunities. See /business#aerospace-space - Frontier SpaceTime Technologies: Founder of Frontier SpaceTime Technologies (https://frontierspacetime.com), focused on the future of space, propulsion, energy, gravity and fundamental physics. See /space-technology#frontier-spacetime-venture - Software: Founder-level experience developing travel-industry software, gaming software and AI software. See /business#software - Artificial intelligence: Founder involvement in one of the UK's early generative-AI software ventures; currently developing sector-specific AI applications. See /business#artificial-intelligence - Security, defence & advanced detection: Board Director-level experience within an innovative science and technology company working on the detection of chemical, biological and weapons-related threats. See /business#security-detection - Manufacturing: Home fragrance products; watersports and surf lifestyle equipment. See /business#manufacturing - Distribution: Founder and CEO experience distributing lifestyle clothing and accessory brands across Europe. See /business#distribution - Investment & acquisitions: Invests in and acquires businesses where his experience contributes to growth. See /business#investment-acquisitions ## Podcasts - Journey Bound (/podcast/journey-bound): Wesley Baker and Miranda Kigkstrom on life as overseas holiday representatives. - Beyond The Pages (/podcast/beyond-the-pages): Wesley Baker on the real stories behind his books. - PURE Vacations (/podcast/pure-vacations): Cinematic travel storytelling from Wesley Baker and the PURE ONE Group team. - Guest appearances and YouTube interviews are archived at /podcasts. ## Media subjects Entrepreneurship; travel and tourism; airlines and aviation; business development; leadership; international business; publishing; writing and travel writing; surfing and ocean life; artificial intelligence; software and technology; innovation; aerospace and commercial space; medical devices and detection technology; business investment and acquisitions; space technology, rocketry and commercial spaceflight; UAP and unexplained phenomena research. Space background: /space-technology. Media information and biographies: /media ## Series - Echoes Travel Memoirs (/series/echoes-travel-memoirs) — A continuing series of memoirs drawn from four decades of travel, from the neon nights of the Costa Brava to the quiet beauty of Andalusia and Mallorca. Books: Echoes of a Season (1), Spanish Sunshine (2), Echoes in Andalusia (3), Echoes in Mallorca (4). - Sunshine Seasons (/series/sunshine-seasons) — Romantic, travel-based fiction inspired by summers in the Mediterranean and the people we quietly carry with us forever. Books: A Season in the Sun (1), A Season in the Snow (2 — coming end of September 2026). - The James Barker Files (/series/james-barker-files) — Atmospheric spy thrillers that move between European cities and long-buried pasts, following an intelligence officer whose greatest cases begin close to home. Books: The Spy Who Found Me (1). ## Pages - [Home](/): Introduction to Wesley Baker, featured new release and latest journal entries. - [About](/about): Wesley's life across writing, business, travel, media and the sea. - [Business](/business): Wesley Baker as entrepreneur, founder and CEO — four decades across travel, aviation, medical devices, aerospace, software, AI, manufacturing, distribution, investment and acquisitions. - [Space, Technology & the Unknown](/space-technology): Wesley Baker's lifelong involvement in rockets and space — witnessing rocket launches, building friendships with astronauts and meeting Buzz Aldrin, owning a space technology company, partnership involvement in NASA's COTS programme (approximately $250 million), serious interest in UAPs, and continuing interest in advanced propulsion, physics, materials, energy and future space technology. He is the founder of Frontier SpaceTime Technologies (https://frontierspacetime.com). - [Frontier SpaceTime Technologies](/space-technology#frontier-spacetime-venture): Wesley Baker's current space and advanced-technology venture, bringing together entrepreneurship, scientific expertise and technology to explore propulsion, energy, gravity and fundamental physics. - [UAP & UFO approach — FAQ](/space-technology#uap-faq): Wesley Baker's stated position on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena — an open scientific question, not a belief; the distinction between curiosity and claim; what evidence he finds persuasive (multiple calibrated independent sensors, documented methodology, reproducible or falsifiable results); no claims of extraterrestrial or exotic explanations. - [Sources & Method](/space-technology#sources-method): How information on the space page is sourced and evaluated — direct experience, documented programmes, instrumented evidence and a corrections policy. Includes references to Frontier SpaceTime Technologies, NASA COTS, Apollo 11 records and the contact page. - [Collaborate / Partner](/space-technology#collaborate): Contact route for scientists, researchers, universities, institutions, aerospace organisations, astronauts, investors and journalists interested in space, propulsion, energy, materials, advanced sensing and rigorous study of unexplained phenomena. Enquiries via /contact. - [Travel Memoirs guide](/travel-memoirs): What a travel memoir is, how it differs from a travelogue or autobiography, how to write one, and worked examples from the Echoes series. - [Novels guide](/novels): Wesley Baker's fiction across Sunshine Seasons and The James Barker Files. - [Books](/books): Complete catalogue across the three series with signed and retail editions. - [Podcast](/podcast): Wesley's own podcast series, episodes and transcripts. - [Media](/media): Podcast guest, press, television and radio, speaking, areas of expertise and biographies. - [Journal](/journal): Long-form essays on writing, travel, business, history, technology and ocean life. - [Kent Experiences](/kent-experiences): A curated trail of essays on Kent — climate, vineyards, chalk streams, sea pools, surfing, film locations, trams, salt history and aviation. - [Author Experiences](/author-experiences): A curated trail through Wesley Baker's essays on Whitstable, the 1980s travel industry, memoir and the craft of writing. - [Podcasts & Media archive](/podcasts): Original series, guest appearances and YouTube conversations. - [Speaking](/speaking): Keynotes and stage work on travel, business, AI, sustainability and authorship. - [Contact](/contact): Enquiries for press, speaking, rights and reader correspondence. - [Newsletter](/newsletter): Join Wesley's reader letter for new book announcements, travel stories and journal dispatches. - [Shop](https://shop.wesleybaker.com): Signed editions direct from Wesley. - [Press Kit](/press-kit): Approved biographies, headshots, book covers, expertise areas, podcast details and social links for journalists, podcasters, event organisers and AI systems. - [Author Hub](/author-hub): Complete machine-readable reference — identity, series, all books, expertise areas, journal index, podcasts, social profiles and citation guidance. - [Sitemap](/sitemap): Full site index. ## Books - [A Season in the Snow](/books/a-season-in-the-snow): Sunshine Seasons #2 — Forthcoming, end of September 2026. A heartwarming winter romance set in St. Johann in Tirol, Austria, at the end of 1984. A young man arrives for the ski season and discovers the warmest moments can arrive in the coldest months. Formats: Paperback, eBook. - [A Season in the Sun](/books/a-season-in-the-sun): Sunshine Seasons #1 — New release. Coming-of-age novel set on the Costa Brava in 1984, following Thomas Bennett as one summer as an overseas holiday rep rewrites the life he thought he was meant to live. Formats: Paperback, eBook. - [Echoes of a Season](/books/echoes-of-a-season): Echoes Travel Memoirs #1 — The bestselling memoir that started it all. A heartfelt, humorous account of summer 1992 as a young travel rep in Catalonia during the golden age of package holidays. Formats: Hardback, Paperback, eBook. - [Spanish Sunshine](/books/spanish-sunshine): Echoes Travel Memoirs #2 — Untold echoes from the 1992 Costa Brava summer, told through vivid standalone chapters about mopeds, surf breaks and fleeting encounters. Formats: Hardback, Paperback, eBook. - [Echoes in Andalusia](/books/echoes-in-andalusia): Echoes Travel Memoirs #3 — A sun-soaked late-1980s memoir of the Costa del Sol, whitewashed villages, flamenco nights and an unexpected romance with an Andalusian horsewoman. Formats: Paperback, eBook. - [Echoes in Mallorca](/books/echoes-in-mallorca): Echoes Travel Memoirs #4 — Wesley's very first season working overseas, from Palma Nova and Magaluf to the Tramuntana coast, capturing 1980s Balearic island life. Formats: Paperback, eBook. - [The Spy Who Found Me](/books/the-spy-who-found-me): The James Barker Files #1 — 1986 London and 2018 Barcelona collide when a single message drags former operative James Barker back into a Cold War conspiracy that foreshadows the invasion of Ukraine. For fans of le Carré, Silva and Herron. Formats: Paperback, eBook. ## Where to buy - Signed editions direct: https://shop.wesleybaker.com — personally signed by Wesley. - Amazon UK: retail paperback, hardback (where available) and Kindle editions linked from each book page. - Local bookstores: available to buy in-store, or ask any bookshop to order a copy in. ## Journal - [How writing books changed my life](/journal/how-writing-books-changed-my-life) - [My seventh book is coming this September: A Season in the Snow](/journal/my-seventh-book-a-season-in-the-snow) - [Why I had to write Echoes of a Season](/journal/why-i-had-to-write-echoes-of-a-season) - [Six-word memoirs](/journal/six-word-memoirs) - [Memoir examples worth reading](/journal/memoir-examples) - [Costa Brava summer](/journal/costa-brava-summer) - [Leadership through change](/journal/leadership-through-change) - [Surfing and writing](/journal/surfing-and-writing) - [The notebook habit](/journal/the-notebook-habit) - [On solitude](/journal/on-solitude) - [The second draft](/journal/the-second-draft) - [Andalusian evenings](/journal/andalusian-evenings) - [Mallorca in winter](/journal/mallorca-in-winter) - [Hiring slowly](/journal/hiring-slowly) - [The quiet founder](/journal/the-quiet-founder) - [The history of a shutter](/journal/the-history-of-a-shutter) - [The lost cafés of Europe](/journal/the-lost-cafes-of-europe) - [Spies and storytelling](/journal/spies-and-storytelling) - [AI and the writer](/journal/ai-and-the-writer) - [The slow internet](/journal/the-slow-internet) - [The founder's second screen](/journal/the-founders-second-screen) - [Cold water mornings](/journal/cold-water-mornings) - [Reading the tide](/journal/reading-the-tide) - [What is a family office investment company?](/journal/what-is-a-family-office-investment-company) - [Why Kent is becoming Britain's southern France](/journal/why-kent-is-becoming-britains-southern-france) - [Kent vineyards and the rise of world-class English wine](/journal/kent-vineyards-world-class-wine) - [The quiet pleasure of being a local author in Whitstable](/journal/local-author-whitstable) - [The return of the trams — and why Kent should pay attention](/journal/return-of-the-trams-kent-canterbury) - [Kent steps into the frame: film, television and the county's new role](/journal/kent-film-locations-2026) - [The golden age of the British package holiday](/journal/golden-age-package-holidays-1980s) - [Has technology gone too far?](/journal/has-technology-gone-too-far) - [The best surfing beaches in Kent](/journal/best-surfing-beaches-kent) - [The quiet growth of Britain's special interest tour operators](/journal/growth-special-interest-tour-operators-uk) - [Why entrepreneurs are switching to small business retreats](/journal/why-entrepreneurs-are-switching-to-business-retreats) - [NAT Holidays: the rise and fall of Britain's great coach holiday](/journal/nat-holidays-coach-tours) - [Starting a candle making business](/journal/starting-a-candle-making-business) - [The key things to starting a travel business](/journal/starting-a-travel-business) - [Why solar panels are an ecological problem](/journal/solar-panels-eco-disaster) - 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