President & Publisher of Turner Publishing Co.
Greater Nashville Area
President & Publisher of Turner Publishing Co.
Greater Nashville Area
Turner (turnerpublishing.com) is an independent publisher of fine books sold through Borders, Waldenbooks, Barnes & Noble, Amazon and in great independent booksellers across the country. Turner has the following imprints: Turner, our flagship imprint that focuses on topics of local interest, including our Historic Photos series, Iroquois Press is our fiction imprint, Trade Paper Press that publishes non-fiction paperback books, and Ramsey & Todd, our children's book imprint.
Book Publishing, Editorial, Historic Preservation, Fiction, Literary, Writing, Archival, Archives, Publisher, Acquisition, Buyout, LBO, books, publishing
(Publishing industry)
2002 — Present (7 years)
Turner is an independent publisher of fine books sold through Borders, Waldenbooks, Barnes & Noble, Amazon and in great independent bookstores across the country. Turner has the following imprints: Turner, our flagship imprint that focuses on topics of local interest, including our Historic Photos series, Iroquois Press is our fiction imprint, Trade Paper Press that publishes non-fiction paperback books, Turner Calendars, and Ramsey & Todd, our children's book imprint.
(Internet industry)
1999 — 2001 (2 years)
Joined management team at distressed dot-com company at request of investors to manage turnaround. Formulated strategy, reduced expenses, worked with NASDAQ-AMEX regulators, successfully sold company and maintained value for common shareholders.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Services industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year)
Joined venture-funded technology company with responsibility for building nationwide network of interrnet-based health eStations. Board member.
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Services industry)
1995 — 1998 (3 years)
Provided strategy and operation consulting to fortune 500 companies including media, telecommunications and basic manufacturing.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Investment Management industry)
1990 — 1993 (3 years)
Managed emerging market equity portfolio in Hong Kong. Responsible for investment selections, buy sell decisions in Indonesia, Hong Kong, and China. Executed company visits and due diligence throughout asia.
1993 — 1995
BA , History , 1986 — 1990
great books and great writing
Association of American Publishers (AAP), Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA)
Independent Publisher--Silver Medalist, USA Booknews Best Books of 2006 Award