Catalyst Lunch with Michael Hyatt

I wanted to introduce our special guest speaker for the Backstage Leadership lunch at Catalyst next week! I was excited to have Michael share with us, but after talking with him this morning, I’m even more excited!!  You do not want to miss this opportunity to talk with an amazing leader!

You do not have to be a part of Backstage Leadership to join us, but you do need to sign up before. Spots are limited. If you will be in Atlanta on Oct 9th, you need to be there.  Sign up here!

From Michael’s Blog

I am the Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest Christian publishing company in the world and the seventh largest trade book publishing company in the U.S. Our company is privately-held. I have worked at the company for a total of thirteen years. I began my publishing career at Word Publishing while a student at Baylor University. I worked at Word for a total of six years. In addition to serving as Vice President of Marketing at Thomas Nelson in the mid-80s, I also started my own publishing company, Wolgemuth & Hyatt, with my partner Robert Wolgemuth in 1986. Word eventually acquired our company in 1992. I was a successful literary agent from 1992 until early 1998. I have also written four books, one of which landed on the New York Times bestseller list where it stayed for seven months. I am currently working on my fifth book, The How of Wow. It is scheduled for publication in the fall of 2009. I joined Thomas Nelson for the second time in 1998. Since that time I have worked in a variety of roles in both divisional and corporate management. I was promoted to President and COO in February 2004 and CEO in August 2005. I also serve as Chairman of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA).