I have owned companies, invested, and advised within the book publishing space since 2009. In that time, I’ve sold 950,000 (and counting) books, managed licensing deals, built several businesses, and eventually sold three of them. And one failed so miserably I considered quitting publishing forever.
GS Publishing: Owner. 2009 - Present Day.
Ernest Publishing: 50% Co-Owner. 2018 - Present Day.
GJ Publishing: Started 2012. Sold 2022. My most successful venture so far. Changed everything.
Wavy Publishing: Started 2018. Sold 2020.
The Business We Don’t Talk About: Started 2018. Sold at a loss in 2020. Let’s leave it at that. Blame it on Covid. Perfect excuse.
Over 15 years in publishing has taught me two things: how to sell books and how to mess up in ways that are expensive, painful, and memorable. If you’d rather skip the hard lessons and focus on what works - or moonlight as my therapist for what didn’t - email me.
Fair warning: No one likes working for free. Not even me.