Adam Witty: Writing Your Success Story with Forbes Books
Adam Witty / Founder & CEO of Forbes Books
January 09, 2024
Guest Bio
Adam Witty / Founder & CEO of Forbes Books
Adam Witty is the Founder and CEO of Forbes Books, the book publishing brand of Forbes
Media, publisher of Forbes Magazine. What began in the spare bedroom of his home is now one
of the most respected independent business book publishers in the world with 2,000+ authors in
44 U.S. states and 17 countries. Founded in 2005, Advantage Media - The Authority Company,
which also publishes under namesake Advantage Books, provides authority-building and
authority management services for CEOs, entrepreneurs, and leaders, which include earned,
owned, and rented media.
Adam was named to the prestigious Inc. 30 Under 30 list of America's Coolest Entrepreneurs in
2011. Advantage has been named to the Inc. 500/5000 list for five of the past eight years. Adam
is the author of eight books and has appeared in the USA Today, Investor's Business Daily, Wall
Street Journal, and on ABC and FOX. Adam is a leading expert globally on "Authority" and
co-authored the best-selling books The Authority Advantage and Authority Marketing. Adam's
book, Book the Business: How to Make Big Money With Your Book Without Even Selling a Single
Copy, was co-authored with marketing legend Dan Kennedy. Adam's book Relentless
Implementation was co-authored with Alan Mulally, retired CEO of Boeing Commercial
Airplanes and Ford Motor Company. Adam is the Publisher of Forbes Books Review Magazine.
When not helping leaders build and manage their authority, Adam enjoys working on his
boutique hospitality business, Trouvaille Collection, which owns and operates boutique hotels in
the southeastern United States.
Adam is an Eagle Scout, member of EO, YPO, and past Board Chair of Clemson University's
Spiro Entrepreneurship Institute and non-profit Youth Entrepreneurship South Carolina. Adam is
a commercial pilot with instrument and seaplane ratings. Adam was named Charleston's 2019
Entrepreneur of the Year by the Harbor Entrepreneur Center.
Adam, wife Erin, and son Ellis are proud to call Charleston home. Their "grumpy cat" Pecan Pie
is often confused to be Garfield.
You can reach Adam at awitty@forbesbooks.com or learn more at AdamWitty.com,
AdvantageMedia.com, or books.forbes.com
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