Michael Boezi Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

I am part owner and managing director of a nascent publishing venture called Lived Places Publishing. The goals and mission of this project align well with the activist work I’m doing in other aspects of my life. For more details: https://michaelboezi.com/lppLived Places Publishing produces short (100- to 150-page) curriculum-ready course readings. They.

Boston, MA

• I run a media production & training business helping small business owners of all types – including writers and other creatives – build their audience using a carefully-constructed content strategy.
• I am a longtime publishing veteran who has helped hundreds of authors realize their ideas.
• I am an entrepreneur who has helped build early-stage startups from the ground up.
• I am a writer and musician, so I understand the creative's perspective as well as the business side.
• I am an educator, teaching content strategy to my audience, my clients, and my students. In addition to working one-on-one with clients, I produce and host a long-running podcast called "Marketing Without the.

Boston, MA

I teach a grad-level course at Emerson College called "Fundamentals of Content Strategy," all about developing content as a business asset and using it to achieve specific business goals. Because I believe that students learn by doing, teaching, collaborating, and experimenting, I designed and created this course as a dynamic live project where students.

Boston, MA

I serve as a board member and volunteer at a small organization called Boston For All. We are an activist group that runs a series of community events that function as fundraisers. Since 2017, we have raised over $100,000 in support of immigration justice, food insecurity, and abortion access. 100% of all money raised goes straight to the nonprofit.

Cambridge, MA

• This was an early-stage startup when I was involved, seeking to help talented authors of all types have the careers they choose in the digital age. The platform (called "Libboo" at the time) empowered authors by.
• Brand management. I drove the company's strategic direction. I unified, clarified, and reduced the message about the company's mission.
• Content strategy. Led the strategy to inspire under-served authors to build their own brand, while establishing Libboo as a thought leader in the sector.
• Community growth. Employed inbound marketing and growth hacking techniques to attract author partners and their reader advocates. Grew the client base from 30 to 500 in 3 months.
• Business Development. Transformed the product into a scalable business. Directed the go-to-market strategy for both B2C and B2B.

Boston, MA

• When I joined, Flat World Knowledge was a brand new entrant in the higher education textbook industry. I was responsible for all aspects of content, from acquiring, developing, and licensing textbook content to inbound.
• Acquired 82 core textbooks in under 3 years, including 22 of the top 25 enrolling markets.
• Designed and implemented a book development process from scratch to publish quality content efficiently—in about half the time and at nearly a tenth of the cost of the legacy publishers.
• Produced and delivered 57 first editions in under 3 years. The catalog contains over 100 professionally developed, peer-reviewed titles now.
• Made a tangible impact on the industry. By fall semester 2012, our books were actively in use in over 4,000 classrooms, and had served 725,000+ students.VP of Content and Community, 2011–2013After building the.
• Building out my concept of Community Around Content, cultivating invested curators to improve existing content and create new content.

New York, NY

• Managed all aspects of Pearson’s list for U.S. History, one of the largest enrolling college courses in the country. Under my direction, this list grew 11% to $24.5M in FY07.
• Signed top author talent to write and develop new and innovative materials. I acquired 33 titles, totaling $22.2M in total projected revenue. I published 13 first editions in that time.
• Planned revised editions of existing titles to increase market share. I arranged and signed a total of $37.2M in projected first year revenue.
• Established and coordinated publication cycles that optimized market opportunity and fostered steady growth.
• Led all facets of each project from start to finish – from the development of the initial concept to publication of the finished product.
• Introduced new products such as video podcasts, interactive maps, and MP3 study guides.

Hoboken, NJ

• Managed all aspects of an $8M list in Calculus and Finite Mathematics/Applied Calculus.
• Analyzed market dynamics, identified potential for new products, and targeted top educators to write, review, or contribute to texts and ancillaries. I signed 6 titles, totaling $3.28M in projected first year revenue.
• Assessed profitability of existing titles, and developed and proposed business plans for potential revisions. I strategized with marketing to devise and implement alternate product versions to reduce attrition.
• Worked with my product team, authors, and contributors to prepare and deliver manuscript, media, and supplements to the market.

Boston, MA

• Responsible for the marketing and promotion of Addison-Wesley’s Calculus and Statistics list ($21M in annual revenue). I drove sales activities through direct contact with customers, and by educating and empowering.
• Led the marketing and promotion of the largest conference dedicated to technology in collegiate mathematics, the International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM). I served as a member of the.

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