Crafting the Future of Publishing
Tilt Publishing was founded on the belief that every content creator has a story that can transform the world. Our mission is to provide the tools, support, and platform to turn those stories into published successes. With a focus on innovation, quality, and creator empowerment, we’re redefining what it means to be a publisher in the digital age.
What’s the story of The Tilt?
Joe Pulizzi, founder of The Tilt, wrote an intriguing book seven years ago — Content Inc. It’s about building a content business. The important step in the Content Inc. business model is The Content Tilt.
What is the Content Tilt you ask?
The Tilt is the differentiator chosen by the content entrepreneur. It’s what makes their content stand out. (In business terms, it’s called a competitive advantage.) It might be a niche audience, a different format, a name change, an obsession with a color (we love orange).
It’s like Neo in The Matrix who has to “tilt” his head to look at the spoon differently in order to bend it. To bend your content, you need to tilt your view.
Without Neo’s tilt, all is lost. Without The Tilt, you may get lost on the content entrepreneur journey. With The Tilt, you’ll get a guide on your path to content entrepreneurial prosperity.
Our Team
Joe Pulizzi, Founder
Joe Pulizzi is the Amazon bestselling author of Content Inc., Killing Marketing and Epic Content Marketing, which was named a “Must-Read Business Book” by Fortune Magazine. His novel, The Will to Die, was awarded “Best Suspense Book” of 2020 by the National Indie Excellence Awards. Joe’s latest version of Content Inc. is now available.
He has founded four companies including content creation news site The Tilt as well as Content Marketing Institute. In 2014, he received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the Content Council. His podcast series, This Old Marketing with Robert Rose, has millions of downloads from over 150 countries. His Foundation, The Orange Effect, delivers speech therapy and technology services to children in over 35 states.
Matt Briel, Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Commonly described as equal parts loud music, Disney culture, tattoos, and book nerd, Matt Briel is an entrepreneur and the Vice President of Marketing & Communications at Lulu.com. After more than 15 years leading Sales and Marketing teams in the Media & Publishing spaces, he’s developed a unique passion for helping creators become more successful by leveraging books as a catalyst for opportunities and sustainable revenue. Matt has been featured in some articles you’ve probably not read, spoken at several industry events that you’ve probably not attended, and interviewed on some podcasts that you definitely should’ve listened to…
Ann Gynn, Managing Editor
Ann Gynn has been in the lexicon linguistics business almost all her life, earning the nickname Editor Ann in high school. (Yes, she’s always been a geek of sorts.) Now, she serves as managing editor of The Tilt. Ann also speaks, consults, and helps personal and business brands up their content games.
She earned her undergraduate degree in journalism at Ohio University and her master’s at Cleveland State University. IABC recognized Ann as Cleveland Communicator of the Year for her work marketing for the global Gay Games. Oh, and she’s a fan of wearing shoes while writing and pulling creativity and business lessons from reality TV. She’s also eager to connect with you on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Laura Kozak, Director of Operations
Laura Kozak is in charge of overall operations management at The Tilt. She previously worked for the Content Marketing Institute for 10 years, handling digital, production, and event operations.
She is looking forward to building another company from the ground up and helping content entrepreneurs on their journey. Her biggest challenge right now is learning all about crypto and $TILT coin!
Laura lives in Cleveland with her husband, three boys (two high schoolers and one in college), and dog. @lalakoz
Marc Maxhimer, Director of Growth and Partnerships
Marc Maxhimer is the Director of Education and Training at The Tilt. Marc is excited to be teaching content creators how to become successful content entrepreneurs. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in English and Mathematics Education and a Master’s degree in Educational Administration. He previously taught middle school for 16 years.
Marc lives in (and loves all things) Cleveland with his wife, two daughters, and dog. @MarcMaxhimer
Dave Anthony, IT Director
Dave’s role is primarily “behind the scenes”, making sure that our IT infrastructure is running in top shape. That includes managing the servers, systems, and related vendors that support all of The Tilt’s technical efforts.
What he really loves is taking the brilliant concepts from other team members and turning them into something tangible that benefits our visitors and fans.
