President & CEO of TruStar Publishing
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Overview
TruStar Publishing is the brainchild of #1 best-selling New York Times author, Kevin Trudeau, whose books on nutrition and health, finance, personal development, success, memory and other salient topics have captured a wide readership and are flashpoints for important discussions on issues that impact the daily lives of readers around the world.
Not a stranger to controversy and adversity, Mr. Trudeau, is someone who embodies resilience and has gained wisdom and strength from the hard lessons he’s encountered. These challenges have only deepened his empathy for those attempting to lead a healthy, balanced and even enlightened life. TruStar Publishing will produce high quality books and digital content that help readers realize their full potential in mind, body and spirit. All that and more awaits the first ever President and CEO. The President & CEO will partner with Mr. Trudeau to develop a broad-reaching series of books and maximize their exposure and sales success through all channels in the US and internationally. The position is based in the company’s Schaumburg, IL (suburban Chicago) offices and relocation assistance is available to the winning candidate.
OVERVIEW
The President & CEO will build the operation from the ground up, and work closely with Mr. Trudeau to create a first-class publishing operation that includes:
•selecting printing, manufacturing and warehousing partners.
•maximizing sales and marketing opportunities through direct to the customer connections and via distribution and reseller partnerships.
•taking full advantage of domestic and international licensing and rights opportunities.
•devising the marketing and publicity plan for each title including social media strategy and outreach.
•deploying an energetic and engaged author (Mr. Trudeau) to maximize media presence, exposure and sales.
For context, Mr. Trudeau’s six New York Times bestselling books with almost 100 million copies sold include:
•Natural Cures They Don’t Want you to Know About
•More Natural Cures Revealed
•The Weight Loss Cure They Don’t Want You to Know About
•Debt Cures
•Free Money
•Mega Memory
Natural Cures was #1 on the New York Times list for 26 weeks in a row and was the best-selling book in all of America in its first year. This is the magnitude of impact that the publishing program will achieve.
TruStar will publish in the following domains primarily with books from Mr. Trudeau but other authors could potentially be considered as well:
•Natural Health/Nutrition and all associated subcategories and topics including exercise, cookbooks etc.
•Manifesting/Success and all subcategories and various topics relating to helping people achieve their goals and dreams in life and live in abundance.
•Money/Finances/Business and all subcategories relating to how to make money, succeed in business, marketing, sales, how to get more done in less time, public speaking, verbal and written communication skills, advertising etc.
•Motivation/Inspiration and all subcategories including bringing back “Horatio Alger” type of rags to riches stories, biographies, positive thinking, how to overcome adversity, and works that teach the principles of ‘how to get and stayed motivated and inspired”.
•Spirituality/New Age concepts including: enlightenment; self-realization; yoga; meditation; how to attain inner peace, joy and love.
REQUIREMENTS
•8-10 years in publishing leadership ideally in trade or lifestyle.
•An entrepreneurial approach to work and a fearless desire to succeed.
•A passion for creating content that materially improves the lives of readers and users.
•Deep experience working across all sales channels including print and digital distribution partners.
•Expertise in creating a multiplatform publicity program – social, speaking tours, media appearances, blogs and more.
Benefits include a highly competitive compensation package along with medical, dental and vision insurance.
Mr. Trudeau’s mission is to impact people’s lives in a positive way by helping them improve their quality of life and standard of living. TruStar Publishing will be instrumental in achieving this mission by producing a broad portfolio of books that will empower people and increase their inner level of joy and love. Compensation is highly competitive (salary + bonus) and the position affords tremendous income growth potential.
NOTE: TruStar Publishing has exclusively retained Jack Farrell & Associates (www.jackfarrell.com) to find the winning candidate for this position. Interested candidates should provide a resume and two-page cover letter by email to John Hartnett (john@jackfarrell.com). The letter should address why you want this job and why you think you would excel in it. Thank you. JO 202407034