Tucker Max
Tucker is a best-selling author with four New York Times bestsellers, three of which hit #1, selling over 4 million copies in total. He pioneered the "fratire" genre, was named to the Time Magazine 100 Most Influential List in 2009, and saw his first memoir adapted into a Hollywood movie.
He co-founded Scribe Media, a premier publishing company that has helped over thousands of authors write and publish their books, including notable figures like David Goggins, Tiffany Haddish, and Dan Sullivan. He sold the company in 2022.
Currently Tucker is running the memoir coaching company he founded, Tell Your Story Memoir Academy. He is also working on his next memoir. Tucker earned a BA from the University of Chicago and a JD from Duke Law School. He lives in Dripping Springs, Texas, with his wife Veronica and four children.
Emily Gindlesparger
Emily is a bestselling ghostwriter, editor, and memoirist. Authors she’s worked with have become Wall Street Journal Bestsellers and Indie Book Award winners, and spoken on renowned stages including TEDx, Google, Nike, The Today Show, and The Moth.
Emily was Head Book Coach at Scribe Media until she left the company in 2023. As co-founder of the Tell Your Story Memoir Academy, Emily brings her experience from coaching hundreds of authors and professional writers. Her first memoir was published in 2022.
Emily has a BA in Fiction Writing from Columbia College Chicago. She lives in Tucson, Arizona where she spends time in the mountains with her partner and dog.
