Team
Founder Anna David
Anna David is one of the world's leading experts on how entrepreneurs can build a business from a book.
A New York Times bestselling author of eight books, she's a three-time TEDx speaker who has appeared on Good Morning America, Today Show, The Talk and dozens of other programs.
Anna has also written for the New York Times, Time, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Playboy, Vanity Fair and the Huffington Post, among many others, and been written about in such publications as Entrepreneur, The Daily Beast, Martha Stewart magazine and Forbes.
Her first novel, Party Girl, is in development as a feature film.
She's the on-air book critic for KATU Portland and her podcast is regularly featured in "best publishing podcast" round-ups.
Deputy Editor Ryan Aliapoulios
Ryan Aliapoulios is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience.
He has written for Michigan Movie Magazine, After Party Magazine and Shareably and has worked with Cobalt Films to write, produce and edit mini-documentaries covering unique human interest stories from around the world.
A graduate of the University of Michigan, he currently lives in Los Angeles.
Project Director Katie Cosgrove
Katie Cosgrove is a business operations professional with over 10 years’ experience.
A seasoned project manager in publishing, Katie has helped numerous entrepreneurs position themselves as leading authorities with impactful book launches.
Katie draws on experience and skills that include business development, operational efficiency, customer retention, marketing, graphic design and copywriting so that every book she works on launches as a #1 Amazon bestseller in multiple categories.
Sales Director Kaitlin Anthony
Kaitlin Anthony is an empowerment coach with expertise in sales and publishing.
The creator of The Beam Life community, podcast and journal, she excels at bringing first-time authors into the wild world of publishing.
Designer Onur Aksoy
Onur Aksoy has been a designer for nearly 20 years and works for clients all over the world.
Passionate about book cover design, he currently lives in Melbourne, Australia.
Writer Natasha Vargas-Cooper
Natasha Vargas-Cooper's work has appeared in a wide range of publications including the Atlantic, the New York Times, GQ, The Wall Street Journal, Bookforum, New York, The Guardian and The New Statesman.
Her book, Mad Men Unbuttoned: A Romp Through America of the 60's, was published by Harper Collins in 2010.
Writer/Editor Angela Serratore
Angela Serratore's work has appeared in Smithsonian, The New York Times Magazine, Lapham's Quarterly, The Paris Review, Curbed and BuzzFeed, among other outlets.
A weekly columnist for the New York Times, she holds a Master's in Historic Preservation from Columbia University.
Writer/Editor Justin Sullivan
Justin Sullivan’s writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and GQ, among other outlets.
Justin holds a Master’s in Journalism from NYU and also works as a songwriter, having released several solo records and toured internationally for the past decade.
Writer/Editor Heather Wood Rudúlph
Heather Wood Rudúlph was a culture correspondent at Refinery 29 and authored two columns about entrepreneurs for Cosmopolitan.
She was also a Huffington Post senior editor and the editorial director at DAME Magazine. A contributor to multiple anthologies, Rudúlph's book Sexy Feminism has been translated into four languages.