Carrie Smith, Iida, Mps Email & Phone Number

Seattle + New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Founded in 2019, Wonk Press creates extraordinary books that resonate deeply with their audience. We partner with passionate authors to bring to life unique stories that traditional publishers overlook.We don’t force authors' creativity into a pre-formulated template. Rather, we design each book to best represent the author’s vision and source material. We handle all aspects of a book’s lifetime, from concept to editing, layout, and distribution. Wonk Press books are printed on the same offset presses that major publishers use.We have a profit-sharing model with authors ensuring both parties are well aligned when creating and promoting the book. By directly distributing to consumers rather than via distributors, we can pay authors much more per copy.Wonk Press is owned and operated by Carrie Smith and Matt Pietrek. The first two projects were "Minimalist Tiki" and "Modern Caribbean Rum," which they co-wrote. Both were nominated for Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for best new cocktail book, and "Modern Caribbean Rum" won its category in 2023. The commercial success of these efforts proved this model could work with other authors with similarly unique and creative ideas. Their third book is "Polynesiacs: Tiki at Home," with Tom Jaynes. Additional books are in development.

Seattle, Wa

Carrie Smith is the Director of Interior Design for Katerra. Carrie brings twenty-plus years of interior design passion and technical expertise to re-envisioning multifamily design and construction, alongside full-service interior design services for a wide variety of project types. Katerra is a Silicon Valley start-up that is disrupting the multi-trillion-dollar construction industry. Focusing first on multi-family residential design and construction, Katerra is leveraging technology to create a modularized and vertically-integrated system that can drastically reduce the time and costs of conventional building methods. The fragmented construction industry gives Katerra the opportunity to set a new standard and create a new market. Katerra was funded by influential technology, real estate and venture investors and is lead by a team of seasoned innovators. The company has offices in Seattle, WA as well as Menlo Park, CA; Scottsdale, Arizona; Shenzhen, China and Guardalajara, Mexico.The Seattle office is home to Katerra’s highly talented design and architecture team, with professionals hailing from the region’s leading design firms. Our firm is devoted to addressing the glaring ailments within our industry by pushing the boundaries of technology to create beautiful buildings that optimize time and the planet’s resources.

Seattle, Wa

Seattle, Wa

Master Of Arts - Ma, Preservation Studies

Education record

Bachelor Of Arts, Magazine Journalism