As New Business Director, Ian manages our new business pipeline and draws upon nearly a decade of experience in public relations, media, and marketing.

Previously he was a Senior Account Executive at 5W, one of the largest independently-owned PR firms in the world, where he secured coverage for clients in CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Bloomberg, Fox Business, and Business Insider.

His PR agency career began at Bevel PR, leading influencer marketing efforts and media relations for venture-backed technology companies in industries. There, Ian secured coverage in top-tier publications including The New York Times, Fortune, and Travel + Leisure. His efforts landed clients on prestigious lists like Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Forbes 30 Under 30, and CB Insights Fintech250.

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Rachel is a publicity assistant at Fortier Public Relations. Before joining the Fortier team, Rachel was a reporter for the Border Belt Independent, an online newspaper, where she reported on public safety and healthcare stories in rural North Carolina. Her writing has received first and second-place awards from the North Carolina Press Association. While studying journalism and philosophy at Northwestern University, Rachel worked as a research assistant at The Washington Post where she contributed data and research to large-scale investigative projects on topics ranging from health care to law enforcement.

Clients have called Norbert an  “amazing magician“ for his “support, insight, connections and skills,“ as well as his “energy, enthusiasm, and tenacity.” An award-winning PR professional, Norbert has worked at Fortier PR for 16 years. One of Norbert‘s biggest bestsellers, The Power of One More by Ed Mylett hit the Wall Street Journal bestseller list at #1 and stayed on for 17 weeks.  His other major authors include Stephen Covey, Martin Lindstrom, Carmine Gallo, Harvey Mackay, Chris Brogan, Jerry Colonna, David Meerman Scott, Chester Elton, John Gerzema, John Jantsch, and the CEOs or founders of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Nasdaq, Zappos, Burson-Marsteller, Razorfish, CEB, Hubspot, LRN, Possible (WPP) and Questus, the CMO of Mastercard, the president of Hearst Magazines, the Managing Director and Vice Chairman of PIMCO, as well as university professors at Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, Columbia, and Cornell.

Norbert has secured interviews and features with Good Morning America (ABC), The Today Show (NBC), CBS Mornings, FOX Business, Bloomberg, MSNBC, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, Inc., Wired, Oprah Daily, and Psychology Today, among other top outlets.  His podcast placements include On Purpose with Jay Shetty, School of Greatness with Lewis Howes,  Goal Digger with Jenna Kutcher, Trading Secrets with Jason Tartick and The James Altucher Show.

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Clients have called Adam “a grounding force for our team” who “taught us so much about what it takes to bring a book into the world” and whose “passion for the book genuinely shines through in every conversation we have.” Adam has worked in public relations and communications for over a decade across both agency and in-house teams, securing coverage in national business and consumer media including Good Morning America, CBS Mornings, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CNBC, Fox, Bloomberg, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Business Insider, INC, Fast Company, Fortune, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, GQ, Rolling Stone Magazine, Esquire, Oprah Daily, Men’s Journal, Men’s Health and major podcast bookings include Pivot with Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway, Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman, Rich Roll, Daily Stoic with Ryan Holiday, Jordan Harbinger Show, Finding Mastery and the Adam Carolla Show.

In 2025 he hit the New York Times bestseller list with Go One More by Nick Bare and he’s launching The Running Ground by The Atlantic‘s CEO Nicholas Thompson, The Transformation Principles by General Catalyst’s CEO Hemant Taneja, and The Insider’s Guide to Innovation at Microsoft. Among his four bestsellers in 2024 were Beyond Disruption by multimillion bestselling authors Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne and Stay Sane in an Insane World by Greg Harden, which spent its first four weeks on the weekly New York Times bestseller list and also spent a month on the New York Times monthly business bestseller list, while reaching #1 on Amazon for ALL books after extensive national broadcast and print coverage. The book was also a multi-week USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Publisher’s Weekly National Bestseller.

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Mallory’s clients have praised her for “exceeding our expectations and setting a new bar.” She has over a decade of experience in book publicity and media relations, and three of her books have already hit the bestseller list so far in 2025. Prior to joining Fortier, she was the Senior Publicity Manager at Smith Publicity. With roots in broadcast journalism, Mallory began her career as a TV news producer at NBC and Fox affiliates in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. She has garnered publicity for Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestsellers, and authors spanning business, health and psychology.

Her business author clients include legendary bestselling authors like Charlie Munger and Ram Charan, corporate clients ranging from Stripe to McKinsey, business school professors at Stanford and U. Penn, and CEOs and executives at companies such as JP Morgan, Intel, IBM, Google and Microsoft, among others. She’s currently launching the new book by Wikipedia founder and former CEO Jimmy Wales. Her health and psychology authors include former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden, Harvard Medical School psychiatrist Christopher Palmer, U Penn’s bestselling authors Dr. Ezekiel Emmanel and Dr. Kandi Wiens, Dr. Caroline Leaf, Dr. Katina Sawyer, and Dr. Patricia Grabarek.

Her media placements include The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, NPR’s Marketplace, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, NPR, NBC’s TODAY Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, LIVE with Kelly and Ryan, HuffPost, CNN, PBS NewsHour, MSNBC Morning Joe, CNBC, Bloomberg, The Economist, Time Magazine, Newsweek, The Week, Fast Company, and top podcasts including The Tim Ferriss Show, Armchair Expert, Huberman Lab, Dhru Purohit, and MindBodyGreen. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Meg is Director of Operations at Fortier PR and has been with the company since 2016. She was previously a publicity manager at Simon & Schuster, where she led campaigns for many of the imprint’s lead business, sports, and narrative nonfiction titles, and the associate director of publicity and marketing at Tin House Books. Among the bestselling and noted authors Meg has worked with are Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Howard G. Buffett, Liz Wiseman, Sarah Lewis, Joy Williams, Dominique Ansel, Carla Hall, James Lee Burke, Mark Kriegel, Gary M. Pomerantz, Ruth Wariner,  Philadelphia ’76ers CEO Scott O’Neil, The Grommet co-founder Jules Pieri, MIT neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart, Stanford d. School’s executive director Sarah Stein Greenberg, and professors at Wharton and INSEAD. 

She managed Fortier’s account for the nonprofit diversity and inclusion think tank, the Center for Talent Innovation (now “Coqual”), founded by economist Sylvia Ann Hewlett and has also worked on books for the Big Three strategy consulting firms. Major media Meg has booked includes: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The TODAY Show, CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, The Daily Show, Late Night With Seth Meyers, Rachael Ray, Fresh Air, Science Friday, On Point, and many other National Public Radio shows.

Meg graduated summa cum laude with degrees in English Writing and Women’s Studies from Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, IN. A Teach For America alumna, she volunteers with Girls Write Now, a creative-writing mentoring program for high school girls who are talented emerging authors and manages Fortier PR’s robust internship program.

Clients have praised Camille‘s ‘can do’ spirit and organizational expertise. Passionate about business, Camille has launched books by the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies like Siemens, Alcoa, and Arco, serial entrepreneurs from Gino Wickman to Josh Tolley, the Managing Director and Vice Chairman of the global investment-management firm PIMCO and for large global organizations from Brunswick to Russell Reynolds Associates. Her bestsellers include the Wall Street Journal bestseller Decision Sprint by former Volvo and McDonalds Chief Digital Officer Atif Rafiq and the USA Today bestseller Experiencing The American Dream by Mark Matson, CEO of Matson Money.  She has also worked with psychologists, venture capitalists and personal finance experts.

Camille has secured interviews and features with the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, National Public Radio, Newsweek, Oprah Daily, Fortune, Bloomberg, Fast Company, Inc., CNBC, Forbes, CEO Magazine, Kiplinger, Business Insider, SHRM, MIT Sloan Management Review, Psychology Today, Wharton Business Daily, KatieCouric.com, Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris and The Art of Charm podcast among others.

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Elena’s work has generated client feedback including  “incredible,” “fantastic,” “stunning all around,” and she’s been called “a pleasure and privilege to work with.” She has worked in public relations for nearly two decades with experience working at both agencies and publishers on bestselling campaigns. 

At Fortier PR, she’s worked with authors such as former AT&T CEO Anne Chow, former Medtronic CEO Bill George, former U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, former Nasdaq CEO, Robert Greifeld, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jay Shetty,  Bravo TV star & #1 real estate influencer Ryan Serhant, Cisco’s Managing Director of Innovation and bestselling author Alex Goryachev, Delivering Happiness CEO Jenn Lim, Deloitte Chair of the Board Janet Foutty, Simmons University President Lynn Wooten, and on Fortier PR’s accounts with top five strategy consulting firms. Her media placements include Good Morning America, the front page of the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times, USA Today, CNBC TV, FOX, CNN, Bloomberg TV, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Yahoo Finance, People Magazine, New York Post, INC, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Business Insider, and The Ed Mylett Show.

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Jess’s clients have called her “a star” and have complimented her for “exceeding expectations” with “quality top-notch results.” She spent almost five years at Penguin Random House working with New York Times bestselling authors such as Karen White, Jen Lancaster, Jenny Lawson and celebrities including Joan Rivers, Jennifer Lopez, Jenny Garth, and more. She has worked on New York Times bestsellers like CEO Excellence, and even #1 New York Times bestsellers. Her business authors range from the former CEOs of Dunkin’ Donuts and Yum! Brands to Jeff Bezos’ former chief of staff Colin Bryar to Kleiner Perkins chairman and venture capitalist John Doerr, to CNBC correspondent Julia Boorstin to entrepreneurs Mikaila Ulmer and Rana el Kaliouby, to New York Times bestselling author thought leaders like Martin Lindstrom, Ram Charan and top three strategy consulting firms.

Her media placements include The Today Show, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, USA Today, Fortune, Associated Press, Marketplace, MSNBC, CNBC, FOX Business Network, Bloomberg, USA Today, Rolling Stone, Fast Company, Business Insider, Forbes, Harper’s Bazaar, Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, and top podcasts includingThe Ed Mylett Show, Success Story with Scott D. Clary, That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs, The Blonde Files, and Typology.

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Brooke is the Senior Podcast Publicity Manager at Fortier Public Relations. Her campaigns have been called “impressive,” “amazing,” and “a home run from beginning to end.” She has over 7 years of PR experience and has worked on hundreds of podcast PR campaigns. 

She leads the firm’s podcast program, which built its own proprietary database and has booked some of the world’s top ranked podcasts including The Joe Rogan Experience, The Tim Ferriss Show, Brené Brown, Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert, Tony Robbins, The Ezra Klein Show, NPR’s Hidden Brain, Masters of Scale, Lex Fridman, Making Sense with Sam Harris, School of Greatness with Lewis Howes, Freakonomics, Kara Swisher, Goal Digger, Huberman Lab, The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey, Gary Vee, James Altucher, a16z, HBR Ideacast, The Art of Charm, How I Built This with Guy Raz, Jordan Harbinger, Ed Mylett and hundreds more.

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Nick manages Fortier PR’s 17-year account for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award and has led the campaigns for dozens of books in business, science, politics, narrative nonfiction. His bestsellers range from When Everyone Leads by Kansas Leadership Center’s Ed O’Malley and Julia Fabris McBride, to The Voltage Effect by U. Chicago behavioral economist John List.

Nick’s clients have called him “committed, responsive and inspiring” and a “generous door-opener with a wide network.” Nick has 15 years of experience in book publicity including several publishers including Basic Books, and HarperCollins.

A graduate of Georgetown University, his media campaigns have featured placements in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Vogue, The Advocate, Oprah Daily, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, PBS Newshour, and NPR programs such as Fresh Air, On Point, Morning Edition, and top podcasts including Something You Should Know, HBR Ideacast, The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey, The Art of Charm, and The Gist.

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Ann has over 23 years of experience working for major book publishing houses and media companies, including Viking Penguin, St. Martin’s Press, and National Geographic. Most recently, she served as the Publicity Director for Disney Publishing.

New York Times bestselling authors she has worked with include Elizabeth Gilbert, Nathaniel Philbrick, Jan Karon, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Dan Buettner, Winston Groom, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Hulk Hogan, the Kardashians, Jackie Collins, Andrew Morton, Deborah Roberts, Joel Sartore, Buzz Aldrin, and many others.

Her media placements include The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS, CNN, Fox, Bill Maher, Morning Joe, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, LIVE With Kelly and Mark, The Kelly Clarkson Show, The Drew Barrymore Show, The View, Daily Show with Trevor Noah, PBS, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, CNN, The Sunday Paper, Joe Rogan, Sam Harris and more.

Ann graduated from Lafayette College with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Spanish. She lives outside Washington, DC with her husband and two boys.

Brian’s expertise in the book world spans both writing and marketing, culminating in his role as both the ghost writer and marketing lead for the Wall Street Journal bestseller Turnaround Time by United Airlines’ former CEO and Chairman, Oscar Munoz, published by HarperBusiness. For more than 15 years Brian has worked with some of the most recognized leaders from politics and business to higher education, technology, and entertainment – partnering with them in finding their voice, articulating their values and telling their stories. He served as Director of CEO & Executive Communications at United Airlines and speechwriter to the mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, from 2011-2015.

His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, and Time Magazine. With a career that began in the entertainment industry, Brian’s approach is characterized by collaborative storytelling. He is passionate about helping influential thought leaders to distill complicated messages into coherent, compelling narratives that will have lasting positive impact. Clients include BlackRock, the fiduciary firm with ten trillion dollars under management; CME Group, the largest derivatives exchange in the world; the successful 2010 gubernatorial campaign for Andrew Cuomo; Project44, a logistics firm that is now a unicorn firm; University of Notre Dame; and Three Cairns Group, a think tank focused on leveraging the transition to sustainable technology. Brian graduated from the University of Notre Dame.

Johanna has a Master’s Degree in Communications from Northwestern University and over a decade of experience in book publicity at agencies and publishers including Macmillan and Hachette before joining Fortier PR.

She has worked with a broad range of clients from New York Times bestselling authors Michael Wolff and Stephanie Kelton, to authors who have shaped the national conversation like Harvard Business School professor Rebecca Henderson, politician Jesse Jackson, Jr, musician Julian Lennon, historian Jennifer Wright, economists Ha-Joon Chang and Steve Hanke, and business journalist Laura Shin. She has also worked on books for the leading strategy consulting firms. This year, she is working with clients ranging from Stripe to former U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.

Johanna has secured placements in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Economist, The Nation, The New Republic, The Guardian, Foreign Affairs, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, CNBC, and Fox as well as interviews with NPR’s “Fresh Air,” “Marketplace,” “Morning Edition,” “All Things Considered,” “Science Friday,” “1A,” “Brian Lehrer” and “The Dan Le Batard Show.”

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Melinda is Fortier PR’s Executive Assistant with over three decades of experience providing support at the highest levels of corporate leadership.  Her passion is to keep things organized and running smoothly. She joined The Home Depot in 1986, where she held roles of increasing responsibility from 1986 to 2021, eventually working with HD Supply’s CEO and Chairman as the director of Administrative services. By coincidence, the cofounder & former CEO of The Home Depot is a Fortier PR client. Melinda is the proud mother of two sons.

Grace is a publicity assistant at Fortier Public Relations. Before joining Fortier, Grace completed a Production internship at Hachette Book Group, working on P&Ls for reprint titles across genres. At PBR Executive Search, Grace researched potential candidates for national searches in the nonprofit sector while developing low-cost screening systems and compiling long-term data with attention to business trends.

Grace graduated from Brown University with honors in English on the Nonfiction Writing track. As a founding member and Society & News Editor of the Black Star Journal, Grace advised on issues of administration and ethics while working closely with writers to produce high-quality pieces.

Mark is the founder and president of Fortier Public Relations, LLC. His 30-years of publicizing hundreds of successful books earned him the​ ​2019 Porchlight Jack Covert Award for Contribution to the Business Book Industry​. He is the sixth recipient (and first publicist) following previous winners like Tom Peters and Seth Godin.

Before founding Fortier Public Relations, LLC in January 2007, Mark worked at book publicity firm Goldberg McDuffie Communications for almost nine years, rising from assistant director of publicity to director of publicity to vice president to partner (the first and only employee there to earn this title). There he worked with literary authors including Philip Roth and Henry Louis Gates, public officials like Robert Rubin, the CEOs of Citigroup and AT&T and organizations ranging from The Library of America to the National Endowment for the Arts. Books he worked on ranged from the global bestseller The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho to the Hamilton biography by Ron Chernow, which was adapted for the surprise Broadway hit musical. The first two business books he worked on are now classics: The Innovator’s Solution by Clayton Christensen and Blue Ocean Strategy, which has now sold over four million copies.

His media placements include NPR Fresh Air & Morning Edition, Today, Good Morning America, CBS, Daily Show with Trevor Noah, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the covers of Time, Newsweek, Fortune and The New York Times Book Review , the Tim Ferriss podcast, the oped page and Saturday Essay of The Wall Street Journal and the front page of The New York Times.

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Deemed “an author’s secret weapon,” “the absolute best person I have ever, ever, ever worked with in any form” who is “equal parts brilliant, savvy, creative, and kind,” Allyssa has over 13 years of experience in the publishing industry. She previously worked at HarperCollins and Penguin Random House publicizing health, wellness, lifestyle, and business titles.

Allyssa has publicized New York Times bestselling authors like Susan Cain, Dr. Robert Waldinger, Dr. James Doty, Steven Kotler, Dr. Lisa Mosconi, Rachel Hollis, Dr. Mike Massimino, Ray Kurzweil, and more.

Authors praise Allyssa’s commitment, enthusiasm, and ingenuity, which results in regular bookings for Good Morning America, The Today Show, ​CBS Sunday Morning, PBS’ Brief but Spectacular, Morning Joe, GMA3, LIVE with Kelly and Mark, The Daily Show, The Tamron Hall Show, ​The Drew Barrymore Show, NPR’s Fresh Air, NPR’s All Things Considered, NPR’s Morning Edition, NPR’s Science Friday, the TED Radio Hour, and more. She regularly obtains feature coverage in outlets such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and People Magazine. She continuously confirms high-profile interviews on many leading podcasts including The Joe Rogan Experience, The Mel Robbins Podcast, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Huberman Lab, On Purpose with Jay Shetty, The Rich Roll Podcast, Making Sense with Sam Harris, The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes, We Can Do Hard Things, Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris, Diary of a CEO, WTF with Marc Maron, NPR’s Life Kit, and NPR’s Hidden Brain.

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Naja is the New Business Manager at Fortier Public Relations. With more than six years of experience in PR, sales, customer service and administration, she has proven skills in written and verbal interpersonal communication, problem-solving, and research and analysis.  Prior to joining Fortier, Naja was the Executive Assistant to the founders of the Global Luxury PR Agency, BPCM. It was there that she developed an interest in public relations.

After graduating from Marist College with a degree in English, Naja developed her skills in media curation, long-form writing, and social media content creation. In her free time, Naja has a passion for the arts and pop culture, as well as photography and blogging. When she’s not working, she’s re-learning the art of crocheting or watching movies with her cat, Toby.

Rachel Meier is Vice President of Fortier Public Relations where her mission is to scale excellence across our company. From systems to performance to culture, she assures that everything at Fortier PR is operating like a well-oiled machine.

Rachel has extensive experience leading operational excellence at traditional and non-traditional media companies of all different shapes and sizes. She was the publishing director for Crown Publishers (a division of Penguin Random House), where she oversaw operations, strategic improvement initiatives, and publishing process for six publishing lines, producing more than 200 new titles a year. She was hired by renowned venture capitalist Brad Feld to launch a publishing imprint for Techstars, the world’s largest network of startups, in partnership with Wiley. Rachel was recruited by the inaugural team at Penguin Random House that integrated metadata into online sales & business strategy. And she has led startups that have disrupted publishing by combining AI, messaging, & design to help bestselling authors and experts like Eric Ries, Susan Cain, Rob Lieber, Gretchen Rubin and Mark Bittman to scale their reach, engagement, and revenue potential.

Rachel has spent her 15+ year career in publishing devoted to helping great ideas and compelling stories find their place in the world. She is a ceaseless champion of books, authors, and the people who support them.

Ari is a Senior Podcast Publicist at Fortier PR with over a decade of experience in book publicity, specializing in broadcast and podcast publicity. Prior to joining Fortier, she helped lead the Satellite Media tour department at Penguin Random House.  Award-winning bestselling authors she has arranged podcasts, TV and/or NPR for include Adam Grant, Daniel H. Pink, Nathaniel Philbrick, Annie Duke, General Stanley McChrystal, Ken Langone, Admiral James Stavridis, Jen Sincero, John Grisham, Robert Greene, Michael Pollan, Elizabeth Gilbert, David Nasaw, Steven Pinker,  David Epstein, Phoebe Robinson, John McWhorter, Sean M. Carroll, Emily Oster, Katherine May, Jennifer Ackerman and many more. This season, she has worked on the #1 New York Times bestseller Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy and the #2 New York Times bestseller Not My Type by E. Jean Carrol.

Ari has secured media coverage for her authors on The Joe Rogan Experience, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, On Purpose with Jay Shetty, The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes, The Daily Stoic with Ryan Holiday, 10% Happier with Dan Harris, The Megyn Kelly Show, The One You Feed, Dhru Purohit Show, Dave Ramsey, Goal Digger with Jenna Kutcher, The Jordan Harbinger Show, The Ed Mylett Show, Something You Should Know, Stand Up! with Pete Dominick, Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown, Hidden Forces, NPR’s Marketplace, NPR’s Science Friday, NPR’s Hidden Brain, People Magazine, Bloomberg Radio, and more.

In addition to her publicity experience, she spent many years working in audio and video production, including as Studio Manager at Media 3 LTD., a boutique TV studio in Midtown Manhattan, where she worked with CNBC, MSNBC, PBS News Hour, and ESPN, to produce talking head segments for CEOs, heads of state, sports stars, and celebrities. Ari graduated from Emerson College with a B.A. in Visual & Media Arts with a concentration in audio/radio. She currently lives in the Boston area.

Rob has a decades long career working in business book publicity. Clients have called have praised his “wealth of experience” and “excellent work” that “exceeded expectations” while being a “pleasure to work with.”

In addition to Fortier PR, he has previously worked for several major publishers including Times Books/Random House, Simon & Schuster, The Free Press, and John Wiley & Sons as well as independently.  He served as the head of business book publicity and lead business book publicist for the Business Plus imprint of Grand Central Publishing.

Rob works in all areas of book and author publicity including all online promotion and with a wide range of print, radio, and television media. He has developed and worked on publicity campaigns for several New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg BusinessWeek bestselling books. Authors he has worked on include former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, Citigroup founder & former CEO Sandy Weill, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, #1 bestselling leadership author John Maxell and Vanguard founder John C. Bogle.

His media hits include The Today Show, NPR Morning Edition, 60 Minutes, CNN, Fox, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Bloomberg, Fast Company, AP and more.

Lily is a publicity assistant at Fortier Public Relations. With hands-on experience in social media marketing from her time interning at the influencer agency Society18 and media relations experience gained at Max Borges Agency, Lily brings a well-rounded skill set in communications to her role. She graduated with honors from Emerson College, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations with a minor in Marketing Communications, after studying in Boston and Los Angeles.

During her time at Emerson, Lily was the co-vice president of her local PRSSA chapter, delegating responsibilities and forging connections with fellow PR students. She also served as the marketing manager for Art Moves, focusing on social media outreach, event planning, and promotional materials. Additionally, Lily showcased her creative side as a food photographer and managed the Instagram page for Emerson’s baking club, Stairway to Leaven. Outside of work, Lily loves digging through old vinyl records, experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen, diving into classic novels, and challenging herself to beat her time on The New York Times mini crossword.

Brooke is an impassioned PR expert whose “commitment to excellence” has been called by authors “an invaluable asset to any team.” Brooke brings more than 13 years of experience publicizing award-winning and New York Times-bestselling books at major publishing houses including Macmillan, Penguin Random House and Hachette.

She has spearheaded standout campaigns for books like Nobel Peace Prize-winner Muhammad Yunus’s A World of Three Zeros, Senator Elizabeth Warren’s A Fighting Chance, Lt. Col. (retired) Alexander Vindman’s The Folly of Realism, climate scientist Michael Mann’s The New Climate War and Our Fragile Moment and Booker Prize-winner Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies.

She has secured coverage on television shows like Good Morning America, The Daily Show, Fareed Zakaria GPS and Erin Burnett OutFront on CNN, Morning Joe and All In with Chris Hayes on MSNBC, Amanpour & Co and NewsHour on PBS, radio shows like Democracy Now, Morning Edition, Fresh Air, Here & Now on NPR, podcasts such as Freakonomics, On with Kara Swisher, Today Explained, The Daily from The New York Times; and print and online including The New York Times, The New Yorker, People, Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, USA Today, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Scientific American, Smithsonian, Wired and New York Magazine.

A skilled and extremely knowledgeable publicist, Brooke has been called “an enthusiastic cheerleader, a sage adviser, and a consistent ray of sunshine,” as someone who always goes “above and beyond” for her authors and prides herself on being “reliable, responsive, and organized.”

She holds a Bachelor of Journalism with an emphasis in Strategic Communication from the University of Missouri with minors in Business and English.

Jessica has nearly 25 years’ experience in book publicity and marketing. Formerly director of marketing and communications at the MIT Press and associate director of publicity at Princeton University Press, she has worked with many of the world’s leading thinkers, scientists, and economists, including Cass Sunstein, Lawrence H. Summers, Vaclav Smil, William G. Bowen, Tom Davenport, Ruchika Tulshyan, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Philip Tetlock and MIT professor Sinan Aral, who co-leads MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy.  Leaders she has represented include Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden’s White House press secretary. Deanna Mulligan, CEO of Guardian Life Insurance, Lloyd Minor, dean of the Stanford School of Medicine, and Rob Chesnut, chief ethics officer and corporate counsel for Airbnb.

Her New York Times bestsellers include Alan Turing: The Enigma: The Book That Inspired the Film The Imitation Game.

Her media bookings include CBS Sunday Morning, PBS Newshour, Marketplace, BBC, MSNBC, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Recode Decode, and numerous NPR programs including Morning Edition and On Point and more. She has placed op-ed and feature articles, as well as reviews with the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Quartz, Fast Company, Business Insider, Rolling Stone, National Geographic, Time, Newsweek, WIRED, and more.

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Marcus is a publicity assistant at Fortier Public Relations. He has served clients including leaders at Microsoft, Stripe, Walgreens, The Atlantic Magazine, Russell Reynolds Associates, General Catalyst,  Floodgate Fund, Life Time Fitness, NYU Stern and INSEAD. His media placements include Financial Times, TIME, Fox Business Network, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, Thinkers50, Katie Couric Media, The Ed Mylett Show and The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey.

Prior to joining Fortier, Marcus interned at Digital Marketing and PR Agency, Belfort Group where he developed skills in online advertisement, social media management and client pitching.

Clients have praised Rebecca’s “tireless work, obvious talents, wonderful skills and energy” and called her “the perfect partner.” She has worked with CEOs and top executives from companies including Deloitte, McKinsey, Cisco and Netflix, leading medical and neuroscience experts and professors from Stanford and MIT as well as the Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership.

She has worked on several bestsellers and secured media placements with The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Harpers Bazaar, NPR, Marketplace, BBC, CNBC, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, AARP, Forbes, INC, Fast Company, Good Housekeeping,  Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Financial Times, Business Insider, and top 100 podcasts including Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Rich Roll, Carey Nieuwholf, Deepak Chopra Well, We Study Billionaires, and Kwik Brain with Jim Kwik.

Prior to joining the Fortier Team, she was an assistant editor at BookTrib where she handled a variety of editorial, marketing, and publicity responsibilities. She also gained hands-on publishing experience from interning at Grove Atlantic and CAA, the Creative Artists Agency. She holds an M.S. in Publishing: Digital and Print Media from New York University and a B.A. in English Literature and Global Communications from Roger Williams University.  She lives in the Boston area.

Clients have called Emily “a dream” and thank her for her “professionalism, creativity and informed, solid counsel.” Emily has led Fortier PR’s account for the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy research group which includes such thought leaders as Sinan Aral and Andrew McAfee.  She has also worked on book campaigns for former Snowflake CEO Bob Muglia, a16z crypto founder Chris Dixon, Algorithmic Justice League founder Dr. Joy Buolamwini, OpenAI’s former head of Go to Market Zack Kass, Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever, Beena Ammanath, Executive Director of the Global Deloitte AI institute, Nitin Mittal, Deloitte’s U.S. Artificial Intelligence Strategic Growth Offering Global Consulting Leader and Global Analytics Leader, and Babson professor Tom Davenport among others. Her recent work culminated with last year’s New York Times bestseller What We Owe the Future by Will MacAskill, whose high visibility campaign was called by Fast Company “the envy of any product launch.” She has secured media placements in outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Washington Post, Associated Press, Bloomberg TV, CNBC, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Forbes, INC., Business Insider and others as well as notable podcasts such as Pivot with Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway, The GaryVee Audio Experience, Hard Fork from The New York Times, and more.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Publishing Studies from Hofstra University with minors in both marketing and journalism.

Clients have called Margaret an “above and beyond” publicist whose work generates reactions like “Amazing,” “You’re killing it,” and “Holy Wow!” She has almost 15 years of public relations and book publishing experience. Prior to joining Fortier PR, she held publicity positions at agencies including Hilsinger-Mendelson, Smith Publicity, publishers, and global companies.

All of her books by CEOs hit the Wall Street Journal bestseller list (for Ginni Rometty of IBM, Ron Shaich of Panera Bread, and Clarke Murphy of Russell Reynolds & Associates). This year she’s working on books by the CEOs of Coach and Royal Caribbean Group and last year her book Supercommunicators by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Charles Duhigg rose to #2 on the New York Times bestseller list and has stayed on for twelve weeks and counting. Her other New York Times bestselling authors include Yotam Ottolenghi, Nigella Lawson, Google VP Ivy Ross, Bianca Bosker, Jim Loehr, Dr. Kellyann Petrucci and Vern Yip.

Among her #1 New York Times bestsellers is Primates of Park Avenue by Wednesday Martin. Her frequent media placements include CBS Mornings, NPR, TODAY, Good Morning America, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Financial Times, Washington Post, MSNBC Morning Joe, PBS NewsHour, NPR Here & Now, CNN, Bloomberg, Harvard Business Review, The Economist, and top podcasts including NPR Life Kit, School of Greatness with Lewis Howes, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris, Optimal Living Daily, A Bit of Optimism with Simon Sinek, The Dhru Purohit Podcast, The Good Life Project, Motley Fool Money, HBR IdeaCast and many more. 

Carter is Fortier PR’s Client and Operations Coordinator, working behind the scenes to ensure each client’s expectations are met from start to finish. Of her experience working in administrative client care, former colleagues of Carter’s have described her as “the glue that holds our building together,” and someone “who is a reliable and supportive person for staff and clients alike.” She enjoys finding creative solutions to maximize day-to-day efficiency, and is adept at keeping things organized and running smoothly.

In her free time, Carter is an accomplished and passionate artist. She has been creating intricate pen and ink illustrations for over 12 years, and since then has branched out into several other mediums, such as linoleum printing, sculpting and painting. She regularly teaches herself new techniques and skills so she can continue to grow as an artist.

Victoria has been called a “media ninja” and “the Ms. PAC-MAN of strategic placements,” thanks to her impressive ability to secure extensive high-impact coverage that drives real results and elevates brand visibility. A tenacious publicist with over a decade of experience in PR and media relations, her subject expertise spans business, health, wellness and leadership. Known for her collaborative spirit, leadership skills, sharp writing and creative pitching, she has become a trusted partner to authors, leaders, and brands.

Victoria previously worked at The Pinkston Group and KRUPP, and she’s helped launch books for authors including Tamsen Fadal, Dr. Stacie Stephenson, Dr. Kristen Willeumier, Dr. Bob Lahita, Dr. Stan Tatkin, Dr. Frank Anderson, Eliza VanCort, Kim Gravel, Ritu Bhasin, Bree Groff, and Zee Clarke. Victoria has worked with the CEOs of Delivering Happiness, Syms Corp., Skin Experts, and Neora; and she has supported national brands including Ideal Image, Fear Free, Gateway for Cancer Research, The Prelude Network / Inception Fertility, and Mindvalley.

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Paul’s New York Times bestselling campaigns have been praised as “unbelievably inventive and well-organized—so very well done,” and his clients have told him “I can’t imagine a better launch for this book.” He has spent over a decade representing major authors of serious nonfiction, and has worked on the #1 NYT bestseller The Algebra of Wealth by Scott Galloway, as well as NYT bestsellers by Yuval Noah Harari, Greg McKeown and New Yorker magazine staff writer Sheelah Kolhatkar. Some of the leading economists have turned to Paul for their books including Jeffrey Sachs, Keyu Jin, Dambisa Moyo, and Henry Kaufman. Business leaders too ranging from CEOs like Paul Polman (Unilever) to Silicon Valley VC and serial entrepreneur Elad Gil, to NYU Stern School Dean Emeritus Peter Blair Henry.  As Vice President & Director at Finn Partners for three years prior to joining Fortier PR, he spearheaded campaigns for several national bestseller campaigns and worked with authors such as Techstars CEO, Maelle Gavet, Facebook “Like” button co-creator, Justin Rosenstein; former Bloomberg BusinessWeek China Bureau Chief, Dexter Tiff Roberts; leading Modern Monetary Theory economist, Pavlina R. Tcherneva; and the well-known journalist and political commentator, Tony Schwartz.

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Emmy is a publicity assistant at Fortier Public Relations. She previously completed publicity internships at Fortier and W. W. Norton, where she supported campaigns for a variety of authors, including #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hollis, Cornell professor Dr. Sunita Sah, organizing expert Shira Gill, and former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden. Additionally, as an intern at Atlantic Pictures, she worked on a range of social media and marketing projects. Emmy graduated with honors from Tufts University, where she studied English and Film & Media Studies. She served as an Arts Editor for the Tufts Daily student newspaper and has additional experience in television production. Emmy lives in Brooklyn, and she enjoys riding the subway and writing about it.

David has been described as “absolutely crushing it” and “truly outstanding, along so many dimensions.”  He has worked on several USA Today bestselling books, securing coverage in outlets including The Today Show, National Public Radio, CNBC Squawk Box, TIME, WIRED, Bloomberg Businessweek, Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Harvard Business Review and top podcasts like The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes.

Clients have told Chandler that they are “beyond happy with the quality and commitment shown through your work every single day” and “Some people are merely good at their jobs but you go far above and beyond this.”

Her clients have included CEOs or executives of companies including Google, Nike, Pepsi, United Airlines,  professors from Yale and University of California, and Hollywood celebrities including Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig, Frances McDormand, Ryan Murphy, Elle Fanning, Tom Ford, Neil Patrick Harris, Samuel L. Jackson and Viola Davis.  She assisted with the publicity campaign for the film Moonlight, which went on to win 161 awards including the Oscar for “Best Picture” at the Academy Awards.

Her media placements include Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, Financial Times, The Economist, TIME Magazine, Fast Company, Fortune, Newsweek, New York Post, USA Today, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone,  CNBC, CNN, Bloomberg, Fox Business, among many more. She’s also booked top ranked podcasts including Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris, Masters of Scale, The Ezra Klein Show, Hidden Brain, HBR IdeaCast, Pivot with Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher, Art of Charm, Something You Should Know, among others.

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