The Indie Books International, Inc. has announced management changes and new partners for its growing business-book ghostwriting company.
Lisa Apolinski, previously owner of the marketing agency 3 Dog Write, has joined Indie Books as full-time editor-in-chief and partner.
Devin DeVries is promoted to associate publisher and partner. She oversees the publishing side of the business and is editor-in-chief of the firm’s imprint, Health Authority Books.
Publisher Henry DeVries is the managing partner and serves as the chief book architect, focusing on onboarding new clients who want ghostwriting services. He has written 20 books of his own and has written, ghostwritten or edited 300 business books. He is a co-author of the international bestselling book from McGraw-Hill, How To Close A Deal Like Warren Buffett.
Jazmin Barnes is promoted to managing editor and oversees the copy editing of all books being published. She previously served as assistant editor and joined the company two years ago.
Indie Books also announced the addition of independent board member Eleni Kelakos, CSP. Kelakos is a New York and Hollywood actor, singer/songwriter, a National Speakers Association certified professional speaker, bestselling author and presentation coach.
Apolinski has previously served for two years as a deputy editor at Indie Books and has authored five books of her own. She will also serve as acquisitions editor and onboard new clients who want ghostwriting services.
Apolinski oversees the Indie Books editorial team of ghostwriters, who have business journalism experience with Forbes Digital, California Business Journal, Yahoo Finance, Entrepreneur magazine, Fox News Digital and the Pulitzer Prize-winning San Diego Union-Tribune.
Devin DeVries oversees all art directors, copy editors and production staff. She is a co-author of the book Marketing With A Book For Health Authorities, along with Health Authority Books deputy editor Janan Sarwar, PharmD (doctor of pharmacy).
Henry DeVries will continue to be host of Agency Rainmaker TV, editor of the Agency Rainmaker newsletter, editor of the news website AgencyOwnerNews.com and serve as a senior writer for the California Business Journal.
Based in Oceanside, CA, Indie Books International Inc. was founded in 2014 by two award-winning and bestselling business authors, Henry DeVries, MBA, and Mark LeBlanc, CSP, CPAE.
Indie Books has helped more than 200 authors become expert authorities by publishing their books and training them to market with a book and a speech. The company’s training staff includes past presidents of the National Speakers Association, and three Toastmasters International World Champions of Public Speaking.
Indie Books offers three imprints: Agency Authority Books, Health Authority Books and Wealth Authority Books.
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