Words Worth Reading Indigo River Publishing was founded in 2011 by Daniel Vega and Adam Tillinghast. Soon after meeting at an entrepreneurship seminar, they began collaborating on various ventures. Despite diverse professional experiences—Tillinghast was execute many of the ideas they’d jotted down on the back of that airline napkin. Key to Indigo River Publishing’s early success was developing a highly skilled and adaptable team who shared their appreciation for equal Schuster. The agreement brought more visibility for Indigo’s authors among book buyers and readers alike, greatly expanding Indigo River Publishing’s reach. Today, the Indigo
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measures of quality and efficiency. In June of 2015, Vega met future CEO, Bobby Dunaway, who was a recent graduate from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. With a degree in business marketing, Dunaway requested work at Indigo River Publishing. Vega hired Dunaway as his right-hand man and made him a promise: if Dunaway dedicated himself over the following few years under Vega’s mentorship, Vega would bring Dunaway on as a partner of Indigo River Publishing. In partner Georgette Green joined the Indigo River Publishing team. With a background in 2016, future counseling and mental health, she was able to truly connect with authors, which led to her the role as Indigo River Publishing’s Head of Acquisitions. Vega brought Green and Dunaway on as partners in 2019, and within the next few months, Dunaway took over the role of CEO. Dunaway is now a majority partner of Indigo River Publishing. In early 2020, Indigo River Publishing signed a distribution partnership with Simon and
studying literature and Vega was an award-winning sales and marketing leader—the pair quickly discovered that their strengths complemented each other. On several occasions, Vega and Tillinghast noted the growth of the book industry and discussed the ineffective systems that they thought plagued publishers. After an unrelated business meeting, the pair sat together on a flight home one evening and dug into their ideas. By the time they landed, they had mapped out the basic framework for a new and innovative traditional publishing company on the back of a paper napkin. In May, 2011, Indigo River Publishing was born. Vega and Tillinghast jumped feet first into their new publishing venture knowing they’d have to establish a foothold rapidly, be extremely adaptable, and fail fast so they could quickly learn from their experiences. Within their first six months of operation, despite a multitude of tough challenges and bumps along the road, Vega and Tillinghast generated enough revenue to introduce and
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