Jarred Weisfeld started his career as a Production Assistant for Vh1, where he pitched and sold a show to rap sensation Ol' Dirty Bastard and subsequently became ODB's manager. From there he created and produced television shows for Vh1, MTV, Spike TV and Nickelodeon. Recently Jarred has served as Executive Producer on "Gone Too Soon" which was seen in over 50 Countries, "Charlie Sheen: Hollywood Blackbook," and "Chasing Gaga as well as The Unauthorized Saved By The Bell Story ." Jarred currently serves as CEO of Objective Entertainment, a full service literary agency. Jarred is currently the President of Start Publishing, a publisher of high quality titles in a variety of niches; including science fiction, fantasy, thrillers, and advice how to. Mr. Weisfeld has overseen the acquisition of over eight publishing companies. Start now has a backlist of over 6,000 titles and is distributed by Simon and Schuster.

Spreading the Word – Writing Companion Pieces

Your book has just been released, or is scheduled for publication and it needs friends who will help tell your story. Companion pieces such as essays or reported articles, are good friends. They can amplify your book and message. The more material out there in different publications covering a range of topics, the more you’ll generate interest in your book. Nail down the themes, and submit to the big-name publications, or venues with specific audiences.

Morgan Baker’s memoir, Emptying the Nest: Getting Better at Goodbyes is about reinventing yourself, learning how to handle loss, and emerging from depression. She has written companion pieces for Modern Dog, Grown & Flown, The Bucket, Boston Parents’ Paper, and more. She teaches at Emerson College (and on Zoom). She is also the managing editor of The Bucket.

Guy LeCharles Gonzalez is the Chief Content Officer for LibraryPass, and former publisher & marketing director for Writer’s Digest. Previously, he was also project lead for the Panorama Project; director, content strategy & audience development for Library Journal & School Library Journal; and founding director of programming & business development for Digital Book World.

Robert Bloecker is the Vice President of Print Nation, where their passion and dedication to customer satisfaction are unparalleled. His primary goal is to provide our clients with the highest quality products, a quick turnaround time, and exceptional customer service. With these three core principles at the heart of the print nation business, they're confident that they can exceed your expectations for all your printing needs.

50 year veteran in shipping books. had written and re-written the rules of logistics, especially during the Covid years that turned the shipping industry upside down. Freight forwarding expert for publishers and printers globally.

Executive Director of the Audio Publishers Association;
Publisher of AudioFile magazine; Executive Director of PubWest;
and a Publisher of her own audio book business

Her specialties include audiobooks, audio publishing industry, library market, digital strategy, marketing, and podcasts.

How does audio affect print book sales?, what are the trends? Best practices & selling to specific markets.

I have worked in book publishing, public relations, and marketing for three decades, having helped thousands of authors, from first-time, self-published writers to New York Times best-selling authors, including Dr. Ruth, Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, Mark Victor Hansen, and Comedian George Wallace. A published author and an award-winning blogger, I have spoken before Book Expo America and numerous writers conferences, including ASJA, IBPA, Thrillerfest, Romantic Times, Cape Cod's Willamette Writers Conference and Sarah Lawrence Writers Institute . The Writer, IBPA's The Independent, and other industry publications have published my articles on book marketing. I love and passionately respect the written word and hold free speech to be our most cherished right . Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, I lived in South Florida for seven early adult years, but now reside in Westchester. I love books, dogs, kids, chocolate, the movies, and the Mets...in that order. Check out my site at https://bookmarketingbuzzblog.blogspot.com/

Warren Frazier joined the firm in 1992. His primary focus is on fiction, but he has an interest in particular areas of nonfiction including technology, history, world affairs and foreign policy. He is the agent for Joyce Carol Oates, author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller THE ACCURSED; Adam Johnson, author of New York Times bestseller THE ORPHAN MASTER’S SON and winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in fiction; Jess Walter, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller BEAUTIFUL RUINS; Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butler, author of THE STAR OF ISTANBUL; G. Willow Wilson, author of ALIF THE UNSEEN, finalist for the Flaherty-Dunnan Prize for First Fiction; and Frederik Logevall, author of EMBERS OF WAR: The Fall Of An Empire and the Making Of America’s Vietnam, winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in history. He is a graduate of Princeton University and a father of two young children.

Executive Director of the Association of Publishers for Special Sales (APSS)

Author of "How to Make Real Money Selling Books (Without Worrying About Returns)" -- the ultimate do-it-yourself guide to selling your books to non-bookstore buyers in large quantities, with no returns.

A syndicated columnist and a regular contributor to the IBPA Newsletter, SPAN Newsletter and Book Marketing Update.

Host of Small Business Digest and is heard regularly commenting on politics nationally on national news shows. Has founded author groups who do not charge members. His latest book is Ruler of the Seas from Brick Tower Press; he co-authored seminal book on marketing to small business, The Janus Principle, Focusing Your Company On Selling To Small Business. Earlier in his career, he won a National Press Club award for best consumer story as leader of Income Opportunities magazine which was owned by Essence Communications. He has previous senior management and editorial experience with Thomson-Reuters, McGraw-Hill and Informatics in both the editorial and marketing functions. He holds BA, MA and MBA degrees from New York University.

Returned to The NY Times Media Group to manage the book category of advertising in all Times properties (Book Review, the Daily, Magazine, e-newsletters, podcasts, etc.)
Recipient of the Chairman's Sales Excellence Award 2013

Co-Chair of multiple Employee Resource group working on diversity and inclusion since 2012

Olczak manages the marketing and is the publisher for the Independent Press Award and the NYC Big Book Award magazine. Olczak is a career-long publishing professional, and earned his Master's Degree in Marketing Management in Book and Magazine Publishing from New York University.   
Olczak started in the 90's working with book & magazine publishing, and has personally worked with thousands of books, and hundreds of publishers and authors on how to position their book and create successful marketing plans including: Penguin Random House; Simon & Schuster; Readers Digest; Scholastic; Inner Traditions; Macmillan; St. Martin's Press; Weldon Owen; Workman; Chelsea Green; Abbeville (art books); American Express Publishing; Berrett-Koehler (Nonfiction); Charlesbridge (childrens); Chronicle Books; SOHO Publishing (Crime/Mystery); Candlewick (childrens); Dark Horse Comics; Harvard Business Press; Journalstone (Horror); Kensington Books (Young Adult/ Romance); Microcosm Publishing; New Harbinger (Psychology/Mental Health); North Atlantic Books (MBS/Cook/lifestyle); Sterling (Publishing arm of Barnes & Noble); Parragon; Osprey (Military); Vertical Inc. (Manga/Lit); Oceanview (Mystery);  Viz Media (Manga); etc.