An instant bestseller for 64 consecutive weeks: #1 WSJ Business (8 weeks at #1), #7 WSJ Nonfiction, #1 NYT Business (14 months, 4 at #1), #4 NYT Advice (32 wks printed list), #1 BusinessWeek, #63 USA Today, #12 PW, LAT, SF, Denver, Bost

LevelFiveMedia is an agency whose mission is to serve authors by helping them create and develop the ideas and messages that will attract and motivate passionate, loyal readers. We provide services to improve authors’ media opportunities, expand their platforms, and enhance their ability to reach and mobilize their constituencies. First and foremost the goal is to create value for authors, which in turn creates value for publishers and other media partners.

LevelFiveMedia goes beyond traditional literary representation by offering integrated services including marketing consultation and media development. We believe this integrated approach will return some of the power to authors, who are--first, last and always--what the book business is all about.

We have a very select client list, which includes New York Times Bestselling authors Jorge Cruise, Michael Gerber, and Tim Ferriss, as well as engaging new voices such as Will Bowen, Andrew Keen, and Rohit Bhargava.

Testimonials

Steve's Leading Clients: Atlas Media/Dr. Jan Garavaglia, Rohit Bhargava, Will Bowen, Travis Bradberry, Michael Coogan, Jorge Cruise, Timothy Ferriss, Michael E. Gerber, David Gibson, John Jantsch, Andrew Keen, Charles Kimball, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Michael Port, Noah St. John, and more.

*Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr's THE QUR'AN: A New Translation and Commentary (HarperSanFrancisco)

*John Jantsch's DUCT TAPE MARKETING: The Only Small Business Marketing Tool You Really Need (Nelson Business)

*Michael Gerber's next major entrepreneurial guide, AWAKENING THE ENTREPRENEUR WITHIN: How Ordinary People Can Create Extraordinary Companies (Collins, March 2008)

*Lucas Conley's OBSESSIVE BRANDING DISORDER: The Illusion of Business and the Business of Illusion (PublicAffairs)

*Travis Bradberry's THE PERSONALITY CODE: Maximize Your Strengths, Read People, and Unlock Your Full Potential (Putnam/Perigee)

*David M. Traversi's THE SOURCE OF LEADERSHIP: Eight Drivers of the High-Impact Leader (New Harbinger)

*Tim Ferriss's THE 4-HOUR WORK WEEK: Escape 9 to 5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Crown)

*Andrew Keen's THE CULT OF THE AMATEUR: How Today's Internet Is Killing Our Economy, Culture, and Values (Doubleday/Currency)

*Patrick Renvoise and Christophe Morin's NEUROMARKETING: Selling to the Old Brain for Instant Success (Nelson Business)

*William Griffin's THE APOCRYPHA, completing a Catholic edition of Eugene Peterson's bestselling bible translation, THE MESSAGE (NavPress)

*Jorge Cruise's next three fitness books in a series entitled THE 12-SECOND SEQUENCE to begin publishing in January 2008, in a multi-million dollar deal (Crown)

*Paul Moses' THE SAINT & THE SULTAN, recovering the supressed political side of St. Francis' life & teaching (Doubleday)

*Investigative Journalist Matthew Birkbeck's revealing biography of Sammy Davis Jr., DECONSTRUCTING SAMMY: MUSIC, MONEY, MADNESS AND THE MOB (Amistad/HarperCollins)

*Kansas City Unity Minister Will Bowen's A COMPLAINT FREE WORLD, in a major deal for publication in Fall 2007 (Doubleday)

*PW Deputy Reviews Editor Jonny Segura's debut novel OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS (Simon & Schuster)

*Head of Interactive Marketing at Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide and Blogger Rohit Bhargava's book on marketing in the social media era, PERSONALITY NOT INCLUDED: Why Brands Lose Their Authenticity and How Great Companies Get It Back (McGraw-Hill)

*President and co-founder of global think tank TalentSmart Travis Bradberry's SQUAWK!: How to Stop Making Noise and Start Getting Results in a significant deal for publication in September 2008(Collins Publishers)

*Chief Running Officer at Runner's World Magazine known as "The Mayor of Running" Bart Yasso's MY LIFE ON THE RUN, written with journalist Kathleen Parrish (Rodale Books)

*The star of Discovery Health Channel's Dr. G: Medical Examiner, Dr. Jan Garavaglia's HOW NOT TO DIE: Surprising Lessons on Living Longer, Safer and Healthier from America's Favorite Medical Examiner in a major deal (Crown)

*Charles Kimball's WHEN RELIGION BECOMES EVIL: Five Warning Signs, Revised & Updated Edition (HarperSanFrancisco)

*Renowned biblical scholar and director of publications at the Harvard Semitic Museum Michael Coogan's FIRE IN THE LOINS: Human & Divine Sex in the Bible in a significant deal (Twelve)

*Founder of SuccessClinic.com and life coach Noah St. John's THE SECRET CODE OF SUCCESS: 7 Steps to More Wealth & Happiness in a significant deal (Collins)

*New York Times bestselling author of the 2 million-copy seller THE E-MYTH REVISITED, Michael Gerber's THE E-MYTH ENTREPRENEUR, his first E-Myth Book in four years (Collins)

*Bestselling author and Quaker minister Philip Gulley's IF THE CHURCH WERE CHRISTIAN (HarperOne)

*Founder of A Complaint Free World movement Will Bowen's COMPLAINT-FREE RELATIONSHIPS, taking his global movement of now more than 6 million people featured on Oprah and the Today Show to the next level, in a significant deal (Doubleday)

*Bestselling author, popular business speaker, and founder of The Think Big Revolution Michael Port's THE THINK BIG MANIFESTO defining a new path of centered collaboration to overcome the small-thinking obstacles we encounter in business and life (Wiley)

Domestic Book Sales List

*TV Rights to NBC Universal for Jeff Griggs' HIGH ROLLERS (publication rights available)

Translation rights available for Michael Port's THE THINK BIG MANIFESTO.

Stephen Hanselman began his career as a bookseller more than 25 years ago at Fresno Pacific College. He continued to pursue his passion for bookselling at Harvard Divinity School, where he served as director of the bookstore while a full-time student. After graduating Harvard Divinity School in 1986 with a Master of Theological Studies degree, he founded Divinitas Books, a New England specialty chain and direct-mail operation focused on books from all religious traditions. At the beginning of 1992, after selling his business the prior year, Steve joined HarperSanFrancisco's marketing department. This began a 13-year tenure at HarperCollins in a variety of roles including marketing manager, marketing director, sales manager, sales director, director of product & market development, editorial director, and since 1999 as publisher of HarperSanFrancisco. From 2002 to early 2005, Steve was group publisher responsible for all activities of HarperBusiness, HarperResource, and HarperSanFrancisco, as he led these imprints to an 85% increase in annual sales and record profits. He personally edited books for each imprint, including such bestselling authors as Jack Canfield, Marianne Williamson, Michael Gerber, Peter Gomes, Richard Foster, and Philip Gulley. Steve also worked to establish or reinvigorate major house franchises including C.S. Lewis, David Niven, Peter Drucker, Mayo Clinic, Mental_Floss and Emily Post. His bestseller acquisitions at Harper included Mehmet Oz & Michael Roizen's YOU: The Owner's Manual, Jorge Cruise's THE 3-HOUR DIET, T. Harv Eker's SECRETS OF THE MILLIONAIRE MIND, and Jim Wallis' GOD'S POLITICS. Steve left HarperCollins in 2005 to found LevelFiveMedia.

Stephen W. Hanselman, Founder & President
Julia Serebrinsky, VP of Editorial Development

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