Julie Broad
Founder of Book Launchers
Book Launchers - Self-Publishing Services CompanyJulie Broad is an Amazon Overall #1 Best Selling Author, an International Book Award Winner, and recipient of the Beverly Hills Book Award for Best Sales book.
As an entrepreneur and successful real estate investor, she was also awarded the Top 20 under 40 Award. Founder of Book Launchers, she started the company to help busy entrepreneurs and professionals build their brand and boost their business by writing, publishing, and selling a top quality book. In 2017, she also became a new Mom and moved from Vancouver Island, Canada to Los Angeles, California.
Jaqueline Kyle
Book Production Manager
Book Launchers - Self-Publishing Services CompanyJaqueline Kyle is our master of checklists, deadlines and to-do’s. She has a ridiculous attention to detail and finds immense pleasure in watching her clients unbox their print proofs.
She has worked with over 200 authors to realize their dream of becoming published.
Jaqueline dreams of one day swimming the English Channel, sailing around the world, and finally mastering the two-finger whistle.
Jaqueline dreams of one day swimming the English Channel, sailing around the world, and finally mastering the two-finger whistle.
Sarah Bean
Book Marketing Manager
Book Launchers - Self-Publishing Services CompanySarah Bean is Book Launchers’ marketing professional with over 16 years of entertainment and publishing experience. She started her career in the literary
department of a worldwide agency, before becoming a speaking agent with a roster of best-selling authors, celebrities, athletes and business leaders. She has managed NY Times best-selling authors, produced live events like TEDx and covered TV/film news and red carpet interviews for leading entertainment websites. Sarah volunteers for LA-based arts education nonprofit Young Storytellers and catches as many nerdy TV shows as she can. She lives in Michigan with her husband and daughter.
Tim Testa
Story Expert
Book Launchers - Self-Publishing Services CompanyTim’s light-hearted technology book concept was turned into the show, “Home Computing” which aired nationwide and ran for seven years. He was nominated
for an Emmy for writing, has written and produced documentaries, as well as over 130 light-hearted segments for cable shows. Tim became a headlining comedian and opened in concerts for Ray Charles, Ellen DeGeneres, Louis Anderson, Brian Regan, Larry the Cable Guy, and more. He has written and performed in thousands of custom shows for corporations.
Tim has been hired to write manuals, articles, software, commercials, jokes, comedy shorts, television shows, and films. He has also been a professional pilot and has a degree in aerospace science and computer science. At Book Launchers, he’s worked with more than 150 authors creating cool and unique book concepts and setting their books on the path of success.
Angela Jones
Operator
Book Launchers - Self-Publishing Services CompanyAngela has a passion for books, has been a member of the same book club for over a decade now, and has worked with Anna LeBaron (author of The Polygamist’s Daughter)
to promote and market soon-to-be and newly released books. She is detailed-oriented and came from an Agent Services Manager position at a fast-paced, highly producing real estate office in Frisco, Texas. Angela is based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. As a Texan, she has a love of tacos (Taco Tuesday is a must) and good ol’ Texas barbecue.
Melissa Sobey
Client Care Specialist
Book Launchers - Self-Publishing Services CompanyMelissa Sobey loves books and the written word and has since elementary school. She’s worked behind the scenes as a freelance ghost writer and content creator
and takes pride in helping people bring their vision to fruition. She’s a Southern Californian by way of Texas (with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Texas to prove it). She spends her free time reading, writing, chasing her mischievous cat and dog around the house, and making music with her talented guitar playing boyfriend.
Kelly Ragan
Master of Manuscripts
Book Launchers - Self-Publishing Services CompanyKelly Ragan is passionate about good storytelling and getting the facts straight. She loves to help authors develop their ideas so they feel proud to print the books on which they’ve worked so hard.
She began as a content editor at Book Launchers in 2018. Before she joined the Book Launchers team, she worked as an award-winning journalist in Colorado, with pieces published in USA Today, The Denver Post, the Fort Collins Coloradoan, the Greeley Tribune and more.
Jacob Pinkney
Course Creator and Digital Marketing Specialist
Book Launchers - Self-Publishing Services CompanyJacob is a digital marketer with a wealth of experience in inbound and outbound marketing communications. Over the past half-decade, he’s driven over $10 million in marketing ROI for companies in three different countries.
He is passionate about SEO and data driven decisions. TV and Movies aren’t as interesting to him as Amazon Ads and Google Analytics. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in communications from Howard University and Florida International University, respectively. He currently lives in North Carolina but calls Florida home.
Ashley Catone
Copywriter
Book Launchers - Self-Publishing Services CompanyAshley is an experienced writer who loves puzzle-piecing words together to make an impact. She earned a Bachelor’s in Liberal Studies: Creative Writing Emphasis from the University of Iowa in 2017 and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Strategic Communication from Penn State.
Before Book Launchers, she was a senior consultant for an author services company, where she developed and negotiated publishing contracts for authors all over the world. She lives in Pennsylvania with her three misbehaved cats. Ashley enjoys listening to a true-crime podcast or escaping into a historical fiction novel with a good cup of coffee.
Lauren Ball
Media Coordinator
Book Launchers - Self-Publishing Services CompanyLauren is an avid reader and fiction writer with a passion for both literature and music. Originally from England, she earned a Master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University, and worked as a music critic and independent bookseller for a few years before turning her attention to publicity.
She has landed her clients coverage in NPR, Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Bandcamp, and has written biographies for members of The Kinks and Fairport Convention. When she’s not promoting your books, she’s spinning records and is the founder of an upcoming archival record label that focuses on forgotten female-identifying musicians throughout the twentieth century.
Cassandra Voors
Book Designer
Book Launchers - Self-Publishing Services CompanyThey always say never judge a book by its cover, but Cassandra makes that impossible by creating custom book designs catered to her clients. After graduating The Art Institute of California—San Francisco with her Bachelors degree, Cassandra found her love for print media through the publishing industry.
After working as the West Coast Production Manager for a national publication, she then spent time focusing on her freelancing business before joining the Book Launchers team. Aside from her love of all things graphic design, she spends her time with friends, family, and her two meow meows in her Oakland, CA home. Recently engaged, she is now navigating planning a wedding in the midst of a pandemic, and is excited for all the chapters ahead!
Kate Hefner
Pen to Paper Pro
Book Launchers - Self-Publishing Services CompanyKate Hefner is unfortunately not a wizard at Hogwarts, but she is a wizard of the written word. She graduated from Columbia University with a major in Film & Media Studies and a concentration in Business Management, where she studied the three-act structure, marketing, and economics.
After school, she continued her education by training with the award-winning novelist Katie Cross to become a ghostwriter. With a plethora of ghostwritten works under her belt and two published books of her own, she loves nothing more than helping others get their stories out into the world in the best form possible.
Daniel Castaneda
Author Concierge
Book Launchers - Self-Publishing Services CompanyNavigating the world of book publishing is a journey in itself, but Daniel Castaneda takes pride in helping authors every step of the way. And because every project is different and has a personality of its own, Daniel has a deep passion to work with clients to see their visions become a reality.
Born and raised in Southern California, Daniel received his degree from Cal State Long Beach University in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing. Daniel is an aspiring writer himself and is currently working on a book he hopes to release in the near future. In his free time, he loves to read, write, produce music, and write songs for Indie artists.
Who we are…
We love books. We love story. And we believe that YOUR story belongs in a book that you can be proud to pass along to anyone you meet.
Book Launchers founder, award winning author Julie Broad, knows the challenges authors face. Writing a book is hard enough. Navigating the crazy confusing waters of self-publishing can overwhelm the most motivated authors. Then, you have to sell
your book! Many companies help you with various pieces of your self-publishing journey, but few companies work with an author side by side, ensuring a book is not just written well, published professionally and available for sale, but that the author achieves their goals for their business with the book by creating a strong platform, marketing the book and getting it in the hands of their ideal readers.
Build your brand, boost your brand and leave a great legacy by putting your story, expertise and experience in a book! We’d love to help you take your book from a concept to copies in readers hands.
What we do…
We are your personal and professional publishing team. We aren’t your publisher. What’s the difference? You own your work and keep all the royalties! You ALWAYS have complete creative control of your project. If you want to sell the rights to your book overseas or print 100 copies to give away, you can. It’s all yours. We aren’t just teaching you the steps to take – we do a lot of the work for you! We know you’re busy.
And, even if it takes you 18 months to complete your book project, our low cost monthly payment plans will make your project affordable while never skimping on quality. Your finished book will look just like a book published by a traditional big five publishing company.
Your clients, friends and family don’t need to know your book was self-published if you don’t want to tell them.
Plus, if you’re a platinum level client, we’re going to get our hands dirty to help you sell your book! We want to do everything possible to ensure you reach your business goals with your book.
Your project isn’t a success until we’ve helped you get copies into readers hands and your overall objective is reached!
How it works…
We’re focused on your goals. Whether you want to write a book to boost your business, build your brand, leave a legacy or become a best selling author – we will work with you to achieve your goals.
To start, we’ll work with you to create a personalized publishing plan – including planning for the promotion of your book. Because – what’s the point of writing a book that nobody will know about?
Working with us, you’ll write a book that
people will want to read … and you’ll be supported to promote it so lots of people DO read it!
Depending on what membership plan you’re on and what phase you’re in, you’ll be working with one of our professional team members who will help you and your manuscript move forward to the next phase of your project. From a writing coach, to editors, to designers and marketing experts, you’ll have an entire team of people available to help you take your book project through the five phases:
- Pen to Paper (Writing Your Book)
- Process (Editing)
- Publishing (Design, Layout, & Set Up with Printing and Distribution)
- Platform (Building the business around the book including website, social media,and other services offered around the book)
- Promote (Selling the book).
Your Book Launchers membership means that our professional publishing team is YOUR professional publishing team.
The pricing is pretty darn affordable if you compare it to hiring these folks separately and doing it all on your own, so you might be asking … what’s the catch? There isn’t one really. We love books and we want to help you to get yours into the world!
The only thing you really need to know is that only one person from our professional team will work on your book at a time as it moves through the phases. This keeps the project clearly on track and minimizes communication issues.
Just because only one person on our team is working on your book at any one time, that doesn’t mean YOU can’t work on things to keep the project moving forward. In your plan you’ll have ideas and tasks to build your author platform and get things ready for your promotional plan. You can do that while our editor is hard at work, or while the cover designs are being dreamed up for you! And, of course, when our team is done, you’ll need to review everything to make sure your book is exactly the way you want it!
Unlike traditional publishing … this is YOUR BOOK, YOUR WAY. You have total creative control AND you keep 100% of the royalties.
And, if you have questions at any time while you’re a client, your dedicated Client Care Specialist will always get back to you within 2 business days (if not MUCH faster!).
You could be celebrating the launch of your book and enjoying all the profits in 2021. Whether you want to write your non-fiction book yourself, or you want to work with our writers, we have a great solution for you to write, publish, and sell a book to grow your brand and business in 2021. Let’s chat about it!