FORTIER PR - Key Persons
Clients have called Adam "a grounding force for our team" who "taught us so much about what it takes to bring a book into the world" and whose "passion for the book genuinely shines through in every conversation we have." Adam has worked in public relations and communications for over a decade across both agency and in-house teams, securing coverage in national business and consumer media including Good Morning America, CBS Mornings, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CNBC, Fox, Bloomberg, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Business Insider, INC, Fast Company, Fortune, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, GQ, Rolling Stone Magazine, Esquire, Oprah Daily, Men's Journal, Men's Health and major podcast bookings include Pivot with Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway, Masters of Scale, Daily Stoic, Jordan Harbinger Show, Finding Mastery, Art of Manliness, and the Adam Carolla Show.
In 2024, Adam had four consecutive instant National Bestsellers, including the memoir Bare Knuckle by Stayton Bonner (now being adapted for a major Hollywood film), Pattern Breakers by legendary Silicon Valley Angel Investor Mike Maples Jr., and Dynamic Drive by pioneering sports agent Molly Fletcher, known widely as "The Female Jerry Maguire". After Adam secured national TV, radio, podcast and online features, Dynamic Drive debuted at #2 and #4 on the LA Times and USA Today bestseller lists, respectively, beating out titles from Nancy Pelosi, David Grann and Erik Larsen.
Deemed "an author's secret weapon," "the absolute best person I have ever, ever, ever worked with in any form" who is "equal parts brilliant, savvy, creative, and kind," Allyssa has over 13 years of experience in the publishing industry. She previously worked at HarperCollins and Penguin Random House publicizing health, wellness, lifestyle, and business titles.
Allyssa has publicized New York Times bestselling authors like Susan Cain, Dr. Robert Waldinger, Dr. James Doty, Steven Kotler, Dr. Lisa Mosconi, Rachel Hollis, Dr. Mike Massimino, Ray Kurzweil, and more.
Authors praise Allyssa's commitment, enthusiasm, and ingenuity, which results in regular bookings for Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, PBS' Brief but Spectacular, Morning Joe, GMA3, LIVE with Kelly and Mark, The Daily Show, The Tamron Hall Show, The Drew Barrymore Show, NPR's Fresh Air, NPR's All Things Considered, NPR's Morning Edition, NPR's Science Friday, the TED Radio Hour, and more. She regularly obtains feature coverage in outlets such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and People Magazine. She continuously confirms high-profile interviews on many leading podcasts including The Joe Rogan Experience, The Mel Robbins Podcast, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Huberman Lab, On Purpose with Jay Shetty, The Rich Roll Podcast, Making Sense with Sam Harris, The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes, We Can Do Hard Things, Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris, Diary of a CEO, WTF with Marc Maron, NPR's Life Kit, and NPR's Hidden Brain.
Ann has over 23 years of experience working for major book publishing houses and media companies, including Viking Penguin, St. Martin's Press, and National Geographic. Most recently, she served as the Publicity Director for Disney Publishing.
New York Times bestselling authors she has worked with include Elizabeth Gilbert, Nathaniel Philbrick, Jan Karon, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Dan Buettner, Winston Groom, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Hulk Hogan, the Kardashians, Jackie Collins, Andrew Morton, Deborah Roberts, Joel Sartore, Buzz Aldrin, and many others.
Her media placements include The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS, CNN, Fox, Bill Maher, Morning Joe, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, LIVE With Kelly and Mark, The Kelly Clarkson Show, The Drew Barrymore Show, The View, Daily Show with Trevor Noah, PBS, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, CNN, The Sunday Paper, Joe Rogan, Sam Harris and more.
Ann graduated from Lafayette College with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Spanish. She lives outside Washington, DC with her husband and two boys.
Ari is a Senior Podcast Publicist at Fortier PR with over a decade of experience in book publicity, specializing in broadcast and podcast publicity. Prior to joining Fortier, she helped lead the Satellite Media tour department at Penguin Random House. Award-winning bestselling authors she has arranged podcasts, TV and/or NPR for include Adam Grant, Daniel H. Pink, Nathaniel Philbrick, Annie Duke, General Stanley McChrystal, Ken Langone, Admiral James Stavridis, Jen Sincero, John Grisham, Robert Greene, Michael Pollan, Elizabeth Gilbert, David Nasaw, Steven Pinker, David Epstein, Phoebe Robinson, John McWhorter, Sean M. Carroll, Emily Oster, Katherine May, Jennifer Ackerman and many more.
She has secured media coverage for her authors on NPR's Marketplace, NPR's Science Friday, NPR's Hidden Brain, Bloomberg Radio, Armchair Expert, Jay Shetty, The Daily Stoic, 10% Happier with Dan Harris, The One You Feed, Dhru Purohit Show, Dave Ramsey, People Magazine, The Megyn Kelly Show, The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes, Stand Up! with Pete Dominick, Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Hidden Forces, The Jordan Harbinger Show, The Ed Mylett Show, Something You Should Know and more.
In addition to her publicity experience, she spent many years working in audio and video production, including as Studio Manager at Media 3 LTD., a boutique TV studio in Midtown Manhattan, where she worked with CNBC, MSNBC, PBS News Hour, and ESPN, to produce talking head segments for CEOs, heads of state, sports stars, and celebrities. Ari graduated from Emerson College with a B.A. in Visual & Media Arts with a concentration in audio/radio. She currently lives in the Boston area.
Clients and agents describe their experience working with Ashtin as "an absolute joy" and "a shining example of collaboration, skill, and relationships." She has enjoyed working with New York Times bestselling authors such as Susan Cain, AJ Jacobs, Peter Singer, Max Lugavere, Shane Parrish, and more. The rich diversity of her interests is reflected in the wide variety of authors she has promoted ranging from actor Josh Peck to award-winning psychologists Ethan Kross and Becca Levy to Harvard Medical School Professor Robert Waldinger, MD, to world-record-breaking explorer Colin O'Brady, to MacArthur "Genius" grant recipient MT Connolly.
She has confirmed coverage in outlets such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, New York Times Magazine, Harvard Business Review, Vogue, GQ, AARP, Forbes, Vox, New York Post, Oprah Daily, and TIME Magazine; booked her clients on top podcasts and radio shows like Armchair Expert, The Tim Ferriss Show, Making Sense with Sam Harris, Ten Percent Happier, Diary of a CEO, The Daily Stoic, The Rich Roll Podcast, NPR's 1A, KERA's Think, WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show, and KCRW's Life Examined; and worked with daytime TV shows including The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Tamron Hall Show, and The Drew Barrymore Show.
Barbara‘s clients have called her a "dream publicist" and "a wise, tenacious, cheerleading, battlefield tested general." Barbara has 17 years of experience working on New York Times best sellers and other breakout clients.
Her recent New York Times bestsellers include Built to Move by Kelly and Juliet Starrett from Knopf (#3), How Not to Age by Dr. Michael Greger from Flatiron Books (#2) and Cheaper, Faster Better by former U.S. presidential candidate Tom Steyer from Spiegel & Grau (#9).
Her other success stories include Earning It by Wall Street Journal columnist Joann Lublin, You Are Not Your Brain by UCLA's Jeffrey M. Schwartz, M.D. and Rebecca Gladding, MD, Epic Measures by Atlantic writer Jeremy N. Smith, The Happiness Advantage by Harvard Researcher Shawn Achor, Better in 7 by Emmy Award-Winning Talk Show The Doctors Co-Host Andrew Ordon, MD, and Work Better Together by Jen Fisher, Deloitte's Chief Well-Being Officer. She's worked with Dr. Anthony Youn, the most-followed plastic surgeon on social media, Dr. Sara Reardon AKA The Vagina Whisperer, Dr. Steven Gundry, and Science investigative journalist Charles Piller.
Brooke is the Senior Podcast Publicity Manager at Fortier Public Relations. Her campaigns have been called "impressive," "amazing," and "a home run from beginning to end." She has over 7 years of PR experience and has worked on hundreds of podcast PR campaigns.
She leads the firm's podcast program, which built its own proprietary database and has booked some of the world's top ranked podcasts including The Joe Rogan Experience, The Tim Ferriss Show, Brené Brown, Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert, Tony Robbins, The Ezra Klein Show, NPR's Hidden Brain, Masters of Scale, Lex Fridman, Making Sense with Sam Harris, School of Greatness with Lewis Howes, Freakonomics, Kara Swisher, Goal Digger, Huberman Lab, The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey, Gary Vee, James Altucher, a16z, HBR Ideacast, The Art of Charm, How I Built This with Guy Raz, Jordan Harbinger, Ed Mylett and hundreds more.
Brooke is the Senior Podcast Publicity Manager at Fortier Public Relations. Her campaigns have been called "impressive," "amazing," and "a home run from beginning to end." She has over 6 years of PR experience and has worked on hundreds of podcast PR campaigns.
Clients have praised Camille‘s ‘can do' spirit and organizational expertise. Passionate about business, Camille has launched books by serial entrepreneurs from Gino Wickman to Josh Tolley, and for such large global organizations as Brunswick and Russell Reynolds Associates. Her bestsellers include the Wall Street Journal bestseller Decision Sprint by former Volvo and McDonalds Chief Digital Officer Atif Rafiq and the USA Today bestseller Experiencing The American Dream by Mark Matson, CEO of Matson Money.
Camille has secured interviews and features with the Financial Times, National Public Radio, Fortune, Fast Company, Inc., Forbes, CEO Magazine, Kiplinger, Business Insider, SHRM, MIT Sloan Management Review, Wharton Business Daily, and Ten Percent Happier and The Art of Charm podcast among others.
Job Titles:
- Client and Operations Coordinator
Carter is Fortier PR's Client and Operations Coordinator, working behind the scenes to ensure ea ch client's expectations are met from start to finish. Of her experience working in administrative client care, former colleagues of Carter's have described her as "the glue that holds our building together," and someone "who is a reliable and supportive person for staff and clients alike." She enjoys finding creative solutions to maximize day-to-day efficiency, and is adept at keeping things organized and running smoothly.
In her free time, Carter is an accomplished and passionate artist. She has been creating intricate pen and ink illustrations for over 12 years, and since then has branched out into several other mediums, such as linoleum printing, sculpting and painting. She regularly teaches herself new techniques and skills so she can continue to grow as an artist.
Clients have told Chandler that they are "beyond happy with the quality and commitment shown through your work every single day" and "Some people are merely good at their jobs but you go far above and beyond this."
Her clients have included CEOs or executives of companies including Google, Nike, Pepsi, United Airlines, professors from Yale and University of California, and Hollywood celebrities including Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig, Frances McDormand, Ryan Murphy, Elle Fanning, Tom Ford, Neil Patrick Harris, Samuel L. Jackson and Viola Davis. She assisted with the publicity campaign for the film Moonlight, which went on to win 161 awards including the Oscar for "Best Picture" at the Academy Awards.
David has been described as "absolutely crushing it" and "truly outstanding, along so many dimensions." He has worked on several USA Today bestselling books, securing coverage in outlets including CNBC Squawk Box, TIME, Bloomberg Businessweek, Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Schwab Network, and top podcasts like The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes.
With nine years of agency-side client experience, David has worked with a wide range of authors, executives, Fortune 500 companies and fast-growing startups to drive PR strategy and counsel, media relations, content development, executive visibility, and more. David recently came from Burson, the global communications firm. There, he managed the execution of campaigns and media relations with a focus on reputation, brand, and issues management.
His author clients include the CEO of Matson Money, the EVP of Walgreens, the Global Head of Talent and Organization at Accenture, the Managing Principal at Deloitte, the Global Vice President for Inclusion and Diversity at Apple, a Managing Director at Boston Consulting Group, and Harvard Business School professors.
David is a long-time volunteer with the Public Relations Society of America Dallas chapter, the fifth largest in the nation, and served in a leadership capacity over the last five years, including chapter president. David holds a B.A. in Strategic Communications from the University of North Texas Mayborn School of Journalism and went on to earn his Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) credentials. David's biggest passion is to create impact with the power of engaging narratives.
Elena's work has generated client feedback including "incredible," "fantastic," "stunning all around," and she's been called "a pleasure and privilege to work with." She has worked in public relations for nearly two decades with experience working at both agencies and publishers on bestselling campaigns.
At Fortier PR, she's worked with authors such as former AT&T CEO Anne Chow, former Medtronic CEO Bill George, former U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, former Nasdaq CEO, Robert Greifeld, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jay Shetty, Bravo TV star & #1 real estate influencer Ryan Serhant, Cisco's Managing Director of Innovation and bestselling author Alex Goryachev, Delivering Happiness CEO Jenn Lim, Deloitte Chair of the Board Janet Foutty, Simmons University President Lynn Wooten, and on Fortier PR's accounts with top five strategy consulting firms. Her media placements include Good Morning America, the front page of the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times, CNBC TV, FOX, CNN, Bloomberg TV, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Yahoo Finance, People Magazine, New York Post, INC, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Business Insider, and The Ed Mylett Show.
Elena is a graduate of Rutgers University of New Jersey, where she studied Communications, with a minor in sociology and criminology. She was also a Varsity Tennis player with the Scarlet Knights.
Clients have called Emily "a dream" and thank her for her "professionalism, creativity and informed, solid counsel." Emily has led Fortier PR's account for the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy research group which includes such thought leaders as Sinan Aral and Andrew McAfee. She has also worked on book campaigns for former Snowflake CEO Bob Muglia, a16z crypto founder Chris Dixon, Algorithmic Justice League founder Dr. Joy Buolamwini, OpenAI's former head of Go to Market Zack Kass, Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever, Beena Ammanath, Executive Director of the Global Deloitte AI institute, Nitin Mittal, Deloitte's U.S. Artificial Intelligence Strategic Growth Offering Global Consulting Leader and Global Analytics Leader, and Babson professor Tom Davenport among others. Her recent work culminated with last year's New York Times bestseller What We Owe the Future by Will MacAskill, whose high visibility campaign was called by Fast Company "the envy of any product launch." She has secured media placements in outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Washington Post, Associated Press, Bloomberg TV, CNBC, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Forbes, INC., Business Insider and others as well as notable podcasts such as Pivot with Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway, The GaryVee Audio Experience, Hard Fork, and more.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Publishing Studies from Hofstra University with minors in both mark eting and journalism.
Job Titles:
- Assistant at Fortier Public Relations
Grace is a publicity assistant at Fortier Public Relations. Before joining Fortier, Grace completed a Production internship at Hachette Book Group, working on P&Ls for reprint titles across genres. At PBR Executive Search, Grace researched potential candidates for national searches in the nonprofit sector while developing low-cost screening systems and compiling long-term data with attention to business trends.
Grace graduated from Brown University with honors in English on the Nonfiction Writing track. As a founding member and Society & News Editor of the Black Star Journal, Grace advised on issues of administration and ethics while working closely with writers to produce high-quality pieces.
Job Titles:
- New Business Director
- As New Business Director, Ian Manages Our New Business Pipeline and Draws Upon Nearly a Decade of Experience in Public Relations, Media, and Marketing
Previously he was a Senior Account Executive at 5W, one of the largest independently-owned PR firms in the world, where he secured coverage for clients in CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Bloomberg, Fox Business, and Business Insider.
His PR agency career began at Bevel PR, leading influencer marketing efforts and media relations for venture-backed technology companies in industries. There, Ian secured coverage in top-tier publications including The New York Times, Fortune, and Travel + Leisure. His efforts landed clients on prestigious lists like Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, Forbes 30 Under 30, and CB Insights Fintech250.
As New Business Director, Ian manages our new business pipeline and draws upon nearly a decade of experience in public relations, media, and marketing.
Jess's clients have called her "a star" and have complimented her for "exceeding expectations" with "quality top-notch results." She spent almost five years at Penguin Random House working with New York Times bestselling authors such as Karen White, Jen Lancaster, Jenny Lawson and celebrities including Joan Rivers, Jennifer Lopez, Jenny Garth, and more. She has worked on New York Times bestsellers like CEO Excellence, and even #1 New York Times bestsellers. Her business authors range from the former CEOs of Dunkin' Donuts and Yum! Brands to Jeff Bezos' former chief of staff Colin Bryar to Kleiner Perkins chairman and venture capitalist John Doerr, to CNBC correspondent Julia Boorstin to entrepreneurs Mikaila Ulmer and Rana el Kaliouby, to New York Times bestselling author thought leaders like Martin Lindstrom, Ram Charan and top three strategy consulting firms.
Her media placements include The Today Show, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, USA Today, Fortune, Associated Press, Marketplace, MSNBC, CNBC, FOX Business Network, Bloomberg, USA Today, Rolling Stone, Fast Company, Business Insider, Forbes, Harper's Bazaar, Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, and top podcasts including The Ed Mylett Show, Success Story with Scott D. Clary, That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs, The Blonde Files, and Typology.
Jessica has nearly 25 years' experience in book publicity and marketing. Formerly director of marketing and communications at the MIT Press and associate director of publicity at Princeton University Press, she has worked with many of the world's leading thinkers, scientists, and economists, including Cass Sunstein, Lawrence H. Summers, Vaclav Smil, William G. Bowen, Tom Davenport, Ruchika Tulshyan, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Philip Tetlock and MIT professor Sinan Aral, who co-leads MIT's Initiative on the Digital Economy. Leaders she has represented include Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden's White House press secretary. Deanna Mulligan, CEO of Guardian Life Insurance, Lloyd Minor, dean of the Stanford School of Medicine, and Rob Chesnut, chief ethics officer and corporate counsel for Airbnb.
Johanna has a Master's Degree in Communications from Northwestern University and over a decade of experience in book publicity at agencies and publishers including Macmillan and Hachette before joining Fortier PR.
She has worked with a broad range of clients from New York Times bestselling authors Michael Wolff and Stephanie Kelton, to authors who have shaped the national conversation like Harvard Business School professor Rebecca Henderson, politician Jesse Jackson, Jr, musician Julian Lennon, historian Jennifer Wright, economists Ha-Joon Chang and Steve Hanke, and business journalist Laura Shin. She has also worked on books for the leading strategy consulting firms. This year, she is working with clients ranging from Stripe to former U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
Johanna has secured placements in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Economist, The Nation, The New Republic, The Guardian, Foreign Affairs, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, CNBC, and Fox as well as interviews with NPR's "Fresh Air," "Marketplace," "Morning Edition," "All Things Considered," "Science Friday," "1A," "Brian Lehrer" and "The Dan Le Batard Show."
Job Titles:
- Assistant at Fortier Public Relations
Keely is a publicity assistant at Fortier Public Relations. Before moving to New York City, she was a reporter for ReportforAmerica.org, where she reported on local and regional environmental justice stories. Her writing has appeared in more than 70 publications across the country. While studying journalism at The University of Alabama, Keely was the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Crimson White. As a student, she also worked as a research assistant for Built From the Fire, a nonfiction book that was named a New York Times Notable Book of 2023.
Job Titles:
- Assistant at Fortier Public Relations
Lily is a publicity assistant at Fortier Public Relations. With hands-on experience in social media marketing from her time interning at the influencer agency Society18 and media relations experience gained at Max Borges Agency, Lily brings a well-rounded skill set in communications to her role. She graduated with honors from Emerson College, earning a Bachelor's degree in Public Relations with a minor in Marketing Communications, after studying in Boston and Los Angeles.
During her time at Emerson, Lily was the co-vice president of her local PRSSA chapter, delegating responsibilities and forging connections with fellow PR students. She also served as the marketing manager for Art Moves, focusing on social media outreach, event planning, and promotional materials. Additionally, Lily showcased her creative side as a food photographer and managed the Instagram page for Emerson's baking club, Stairway to Leaven. Outside of work, Lily loves digging through old vinyl records, experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen, diving into classic novels, and challenging herself to beat her time on The New York Times mini crossword.
Called by her authors "a star who surpassed expectations" and "at the top of her game," Lindsay has over 18 years of experience in the publishing industry and was most recently executive director of publicity for Viking Penguin. She led publicity strategy for their six imprints including Penguin Life and Maria Shriver's The Open Field.
Her campaigns have hit the New York Times bestseller list for authors including Adam Grant, Elizabeth Gilbert, Nathaniel Philbrick, Jen Sincero, David Byrne, Rosanne Cash, Sir Ken Robinson, Ken Follett, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Charan Ranganath, Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt, John M. Barry, and Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks.
Lindsay has booked coverage for her authors with 60 Minutes, CBS Sunday Morning, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Mornings, NPR's All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Fresh Air, Wall Street Journal, New York Times and the Washington Post. She has secured many national book club selections including Oprah's Book Club and The Life You Want Class, Read with Jenna, Good Morning America, Reese's Book Club, Self's Well-Read Book Club and more. Her recent podcast placements include We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle, Oprah's Super Soul, On Purpose with Jay Shetty, The Ezra Klein Show, Pod Save America, the Daily Stoic with Ryan Holiday, The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes, NPR's Life Kit, and Goop.
Lindsay graduated with honors from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Studies in Women and Gender.
Lisa's clients have called her a "rock star" and "trusted and valued partner" with a "magic touch" whose campaigns are "incredibly impactful." She has 20 years of PR experience in the publishing industry and has worked on books by bestselling business authors like Scott Galloway, Marcus Buckingham, Amy Webb, Chris Zook, Martin Lindstrom, Scott Belsky, Vijay Govindarajan, the former CEOs of Fair Trade USA, Best Buy, AIG and BP, former JetBlue Chairman Joel Peterson, and books and research by Bain & Co., Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, and McKinsey.
At Random House for nine years prior to joining Fortier PR, she orchestrated New York Times bestselling campaigns for titles including Loving Frank, The Paris Wife and The Passage, among many others. She spent one year at the Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau working with authors including Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson (The Warmth of Other Suns). Prior to joining the publishing industry, she helped launch "The Jane Pauley Show" with NBC-TV and worked in crisis communications.
Her media placements include The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Economist, NPR, Marketplace, CNBC, Fox Business, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, CNN, MSNBC, PBS, HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, Fast Company, Forbes, Fortune, Inc., HBR Ideacast, Ed Mylett, Something You Should Know, and more.
Lisa holds a Ph.D. in English from Vanderbilt University, where she taught for five years. She earned her B.A. in English and Women's Studies from Duke University.
Mallory's clients have praised her for "exceeding our expectations and setting a new bar." She has over a decade of experience in book publicity and media relations. Prior to joining Fortier, she was the Senior Publicity Manager at Smith Publicity. With roots in broadcast journalism, Mallory began her career as a TV news producer at NBC and Fox affiliates in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. She has garnered publicity for Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestsellers, for legendary authors like Charlie Munger and Ram Charan, for corporate clients ranging from Stripe to McKinsey and for CEOs and executives at companies such as JP Morgan, Intel, IBM, Google and Microsoft, among others. Her media placements include The Wall Street Journal, NPR's Marketplace, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, NBC's TODAY Show, LIVE with Kelly and Ryan, HuffPost, CNN, PBS NewsHour, CNBC, Bloomberg, The Economist, Time Magazine, Fast Company, and top podcasts including The Tim Ferriss Show, Armchair Expert, Huberman Lab, Dhru Purohit, and MindBodyGreen. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
Clients have called Margaret an "above and beyond" publicist whose work generates reactions like "Amazing," "You're killing it," and "Holy Wow!" She has almost 15 years of public relations and book publishing experience. Prior to joining Fortier PR, she held publicity positions at agencies including Hilsinger-Mendelson, Smith Publicity, publishers, and global companies.
Melinda is Fortier PR's Executive Assistant with over three decades of experience providing support at the highest levels of corporate leadership. Her passion is to keep things organized and running smoothly. She joined The Home Depot in 1986, where she held roles of increasing responsibility from 1986 to 2021, eventually working with HD Supply's CEO and Chairman as the director of Administrative services. By coincidence, the cofounder & former CEO of The Home Depot is a Fortier PR client. Melinda is the proud mother of two sons.
Job Titles:
- New Business Manager at Fortier Public Relations
Naja is the New Business Manager at Fortier Public Relations. With more than six years of experience in PR, sales, customer service and administration, she has proven skills in written and verbal interpersonal communication, problem-solving, and research and analysis. Prior to joining Fortier, Naja was the Executive Assistant to the founders of the Global Luxury PR Agency, BPCM. It was there that she developed an interest in public relations.
After graduating from Marist College with a degree in English, Naja developed her skills in media curation, long-form writing, and social media content creation. In her free time, Naja has a passion for the arts and pop culture, as well as photography and blogging. When she's not working, she's re-learning the art of crocheting or watching movies with her cat, Toby.
Nick manages Fortier PR's 17-year account for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award and has led the campaigns for dozens of books in business, science, politics, narrative nonfiction. His bestsellers include When Everyone Leads by Kansas Leadership Center's Ed O'Malley and Julia Fabris McBride, The Voltage Effect by U. Chicago behavioral economist John List and He/She/They by Schuyler Bailar.
Nick's clients have called him "committed, responsive and inspiring" and a "generous door-opener with a wide network." Nick has 15 years of experience in book publicity including several publishers including Basic Books, and most recently, HarperCollins.
Clients have called Norbert an "amazing magician" for his "support, insight, connections and skills," as well as his "energy, enthusiasm, and tenacity." An award-winning PR professional, Norbert has worked at Fortier PR for 15 years. In 2022 Norbert‘s biggest bestseller, The Power of One More by Ed Mylett, hit the Wall Street Journal bestseller list at #1 and stayed on for 17 weeks. His other major authors include Stephen Covey, Martin Lindstrom, Carmine Gallo, Harvey Mackay, Chris Brogan, Jerry Colonna, David Meerman Scott, Chester Elton, John Gerzema, John Jantsch, and the CEOs or founders of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Nasdaq, Zappos, Burson-Marsteller, Razorfish, CEB, Hubspot, LRN, Possible (WPP) and Questus, the CMO of Mastercard, the president of Hearst Magazines, as well as university professors at Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, Columbia, and Cornell.
Norbert has secured interviews and features with Good Morning America (ABC), The Today Show (NBC), CBS Mornings, FOX Business, Bloomberg, MSNBC, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, Inc., Wired, Esquire, Oprah Daily, Men's Health and Psychology Today, among other top outlets. His recent podcast placements have included School of Greatness (Lewis Howes), Trading Secrets (Jason Tartick), On Purpose (Jay Shetty), The James Altucher Show, and Goal Digger Podcast, to name a few.
Paul's New York Times bestselling campaigns have been praised as "unbelievably inventive and well-organized-so very well done," and his clients have told him "I can't imagine a better launch for this book." He has spent over a decade representing major authors of serious nonfiction, and has worked on the #1 NYT bestseller The Algebra of Wealth by Scott Galloway, as well as NYT bestsellers by Yuval Noah Harari, Greg McKeown and New Yorker magazine staff writer Sheelah Kolhatkar. Some of the leading economists have turned to Paul for their books including Jeffrey Sachs, Keyu Jin, Dambisa Moyo, and Henry Kaufman. Business leaders too ranging from CEOs like Paul Polman (Unilever) to Silicon Valley VC and serial entrepreneur Elad Gil, to NYU Stern School Dean Emeritus Peter Blair Henry. As Vice President & Director at Finn Partners for three years prior to joining Fortier PR, he spearheaded campaigns for several national bestseller campaigns and worked with authors such as Techstars CEO, Maelle Gavet, Facebook "Like" button co-creator, Justin Rosenstein; former Bloomberg BusinessWeek China Bureau Chief, Dexter Tiff Roberts; leading Modern Monetary Theory economist, Pavlina R. Tcherneva; and the well-known journalist and political commentator, Tony Schwartz.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Fortier Public Relations
Rachel Meier is Vice President of Fortier Public Relations where her mission is to scale excellence across our company. From systems to performance to culture, she assures that everything at Fortier PR is operating like a well-oiled machine.
Rachel has extensive experience leading operational excellence at traditional and non-traditional media companies of all different shapes and sizes. She was the publishing director for Crown Publishers (a division of Penguin Random House), where she oversaw operations, strategic improvement initiatives, and publishing process for six publishing lines, producing more than 200 new titles a year. She was hired by renowned venture capitalist Brad Feld to launch a publishing imprint for Techstars, the world's largest network of startups, in partnership with Wiley. Rachel was recruited by the inaugural team at Penguin Random House that integrated metadata into online sales & business strategy. And she has led startups that have disrupted publishing by combining AI, messaging, & design to help bestselling authors and experts like Eric Ries, Susan Cain, Rob Lieber, Gretchen Rubin and Mark Bittman to scale their reach, engagement, and revenue potential.
Rachel has spent her 15+ year career in publishing devoted to helping great ideas and compelling stories find their place in the world. She is a ceaseless champion of books, authors, and the people who support them.
Clients have praised Rebecca's "tireless work, obvious talents, wonderful skills and energy" and called her "the perfect partner." She has worked with CEOs and top executives from companies including Deloitte, McKinsey, Cisco and Netflix, professors from Stanford and leading medical and neuroscience experts.
She has worked on several bestsellers and secured media placements with The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Harpers Bazaar, NPR, Marketplace, BBC, CNBC, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, AARP, Forbes, INC, Fast Company, Good Housekeeping, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Financial Times, Business Insider, and top 100 podcasts including Armchair Expert, Rich Roll, Carey Nieuwholf, Deepak Chopra Well, and Kwik Brain with Jim Kwik.
Prior to joining the Fortier Team, she was an assistant editor at BookTrib where she handled a variety of editorial, marketing, and publicity responsibilities. She also gained hands-on publishing experience from interning at Grove Atlantic and CAA, the Creative Artists Agency. She holds an M.S. in Publishing: Digital and Print Media from New York University and a B.A. in English Literature and Global Communications from Roger Williams University.
Rob has a decades long career working in business book publicity. Clients have called have praised his "wealth of experience" and "excellent work" that "exceeded expectations" while being a "pleasure to work with."
In addition to Fortier PR, he has previously worked for several major publishers including Times Books/Random House, Simon & Schuster, The Free Press, and John Wiley & Sons as well as independently. He served as the head of business book publicity and lead business book publicist for the Business Plus imprint of Grand Central Publishing.
Rob works in all areas of book and author publicity including all online promotion and with a wide range of print, radio, and television media. He has developed and worked on publicity campaigns for several New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg BusinessWeek bestselling books. Authors he has worked on include former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, Citigroup founder & former CEO Sandy Weill, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, #1 bestselling leadership author John Maxell and Vanguard founder John C. Bogle.
His media hits include The Today Show, NPR Morning Edition, 60 Minutes, CNN, Fox, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Bloomberg, Fast Company, AP and more.