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The Scribe Team
The team at Scribe is comprised of the best of two worlds – true domain experts from the world of traditional publishing, and operations professionals from a variety of hard-driving industries and roles.
VP Operations who worked her way up from Publishing Manager at Scribe, starting in 2019, working with Authors to publish over 50 books, then leading the Manuscript Department, and eventually running company and service operations through the acquisition.
Head of Sales and Strategic Partnerships, who has been with Scribe since 2018 and helped over 1,000 authors find the right path forward with their books.
Author Strategy Director, who has been with Scribe since 2019, starting as a Publishing Manager, then Director of Author Experience, and now helping authors find the right path forward with their books.
Our Executive Editor at Scribe and one of the company’s first full-time members, Mark is the former executive editor at HarperCollins. He published books by a wide range of personalities and celebrities, including Jerry Rice, Bob Saget, the rapper Scarface, Brittney Griner, and many others. As a senior editor at Penguin, he published numerous New York Times bestsellers, managed a successful line of military nonfiction, and contributed heavily to a thriving Latino imprint. He worked on books with famous athletes (Sean Payton, Victor Cruz), beloved broadcasters (Soledad O’Brien), government figures and politicians (Sen. Robert Menendez, Colombian president Alvaro Uribe), and more.
Book Coach, who started as a freelancer in 2017 and joined Scribe full time in 2023. Gail oversees the Guided Author service, mentors new freelance Scribes, and has written over 20 books using the Scribe method.
Art Director who has been with Scribe since 2019, starting as a Freelance Cover Designer. She’s designed book covers for Wall Street Journal, New York Times and USA Today bestsellers, she has also won 3 Gold Ink Awards for her book jacket designs, is a Publishing Professionals Network 48th Annual Book Show winner (2020), and in 2017, she won a coveted PRINT Regional Design Award for her book jacket design. As Art Director she supports a team of over 30 designers and helps hundreds of authors bring their stories and beautiful book covers into the world.
Book Production Director, who has been with Scribe since the beginning, having designed our very first book and hundreds more since. Short of setting metal type by hand, he is well-versed in every aspect of book design and production. If it involves code, words, pages, or screens, he can make it shine. When not obsessing over typographic minutiae or communing with an elder machine god, he can often be found eating nice food quickly, lifting heavy things slowly, or speaking Japanese poorly.
Head of Author Experience, who has been with Scribe since 2017, starting as a Publishing Apprentice, and now leading the Author Experience department having helped over 100 authors publish their books.
Creative Director, who has been with Scribe since 2022 starting as a Graphics Specialist. Monika oversees the interior graphics process as well as stewarding the Scribe brand.
Head of Publishing, who has been with Scribe since 2019 and has led the team publishing over a thousand books successfully on several online platforms. Lezeth manages all printing, distribution, translation rights, and promotion services.
Head of Production, who has been with Scribe since 2020. Emily started in the QA department and now oversees the production of all of Scribe’s books.
Author Experience Operations Manager, who has been with Scribe since 2019, starting as a Publishing Manager, and now managing both projects and operations for the Author Experience team.
Head of Audiobooks, who has been with Scribe since 2021. Jeff has over 15 years of audiobook production experience and has worked in every aspect of the audiobook production process. With thousands of audiobooks in his history, he oversees all things audiobook and ensures our authors are happy with their finished product.
Head of Author Marketing, who has been with Scribe since 2019 and has worked directly with more than 150 authors to market their books and guided hundreds of other authors on the best way to promote their ideas.
Vice President of Marketing who joined Scribe to lead our revenue growth initiatives. Travis is a serial entrepreneur with exits in the Web Hosting and Hospitality industry.
Publishing Manager, guiding authors through their publishing journeys. Prior to joining Scribe, Emmy had decades of experience with the big personalities in the jewel and gem industry.
Publishing Manager, guiding authors through their publishing journeys. Rachael has over 5 years of publishing experience prior to joining Scribe.
Publishing Manager, guiding authors through their publishing journeys. Prior to joining Scribe, Katie managed large-scale events for institutions. A people person and project manager to her core, Katie plans weddings in her spare time.
Publishing Manager, guiding authors through their publishing journeys. Prior to joining Scribe, Jamie worked in the medical world, building relationships and deploying solutions for doctors and surgeons all around the country.
Senior Operations Manager, who joined Scribe in 2016 as a freelance scribe. Became full-time in 2018 and, over the last six years as an essential member of Scribe’s Operations team, enhanced operational efficiency by implementing hundreds of workflow automations, leading major system upgrades, and significantly reducing tech-related expenses.
Production Editor, who joined as a freelance QA Editor in early 2021. Caroline became a full time employee in 2022, and works on every book that passes through QA.
Book Launch Manager, who has been with Scribe since 2022 in various roles including Publishing Coordinator and Publishing Specialist. Supporting the upload and distribution phase on all projects, Lex has successfully helped launch hundreds of Scribe titles.
Publishing Operations Assistant, who has been with Scribe since 2023, works alongside the team to help authors publish their books when ready, ensuring their work has the reach and impact it deserves. Mar sets up authors’ accounts on major platforms, oversees book uploads and launches, and keeps author information up-to-date.
CEO, who prior to becoming CEO published two books with Scribe. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant has sold over 1,000,000 copies, been translated into 30+ languages, given away over 4,000,000 digital copies for free. He runs an early stage technology investment firm called Rolling Fun, and was previously in Growth & Product roles at Zaarly.
The partners of Enduring Ventures are now the majority owners of Scribe. Xavier Helgesen has decades of experience in the publishing industry, having co-founded Better World Books in 2002 and spent six years on the board of the nonprofit Books for Africa. Sieva Kozinsky co-founded multiple companies in the education space. Together they manage Enduring Ventures, a long-term holding company.
Scribe’s co-founders, Tucker Max and Zach Obront, do not currently have an official role with Scribe. However, we are grateful they both have been publicly supportive of Enduring Ventures and Scribe.