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Our 20th Anniversary Celebration!
We’re having three special events to
celebrate our 20th Anniversary. Here are
some details about each of them, but
you can get even more information and
register for any or all of them at www
.bkconnection.com/20thanniversary.
Join our Shareholders Meeting
On Thursday, July 19, the festivities
will begin at 1:00 p.m. with our annual
Shareholders Meeting, which for the
first time we’re opening up to the entire
BK community.
We’ll begin with an in-depth look at
both the state of the company and the
state of the publishing industry. Then
we’ll move on to detailing how we’re
executing our six key strategies: Optimize
the Core (build on our traditional print
book business), Grow Franchises (ex pand
sales for our many repeat authors), Leap
Forward in Direct Marketing (sell directly
to individuals and organizations), Dive
into Digital (create not only ebooks but
apps and other digital products), Develop
Deep Partnerships (establish mutually
bene ficial alliances with other organizations),
and Create Market Profit Centers
(develop new sources of revenue). We’ll
also be looking at what we can do to
preserve BK’s mission, values, and
independence and provide a return to
our shareholders.
Connect at the
Community Dialogue
The next day, Friday, July 20, from 8:30
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., we’re holding a
day-long Community Dialogue at San
Francisco’s Commonwealth Club. BK
employees, authors, readers, service
providers, and other stakeholders will
explore questions such as, How can we,
as BK community members, increase our
capacity, individually and collectively, to
create a world that works for all What
insights and inspiration can we share,
Getting an early start: Vice President for International Sales and Business
Development Johanna Vondeling at a BK 20th anniversary party given by our
Asian distributor, McGraw-Hill Asia, in Thailand in February
what connections can we form, and
what actions can we take What new
means of connecting, modes of influence,
and emerging technology can aid
in this quest
The format will be highly participative—
this gathering will be a unique opportunity
to form new connections and initiate
new collaborations that will support our
Party at our 20th Anniversary Celebration!
individual and collective efforts in our
communities and the world.
It’s been a great ride so far, and we can’t
wait to see what the next 20 years holds
in store! If you would like to organize a
local or online celebration to help spread
the messages of BK publications, please
contact Kylah Frazier, kfrazier@bkpub
.com.
The 1:00 p.m. Shareholders Meeting on July 19 will be followed by our 20th
Anniversary Celebration from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., which will include a program
honoring our top ten bestselling authors/author teams. BK author Juana Bordas
(Salsa, Soul, and Spirit) will serve as master of ceremonies.
You’ll get a chance to hear from
• Margaret Wheatley Leadership and the New Science, A Simpler Way, Finding Our
Way, Turning to One Another, Perseverance, Walk Out Walk On • Peter Block
Stewardship, The Answer to How Is Yes, Community, The Abundant Community
• David Korten When Corporations Rule the World, The Post-Corporate World,
Agenda for a New Economy • John Perkins Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
• Brian Tracy Eat That Frog!, Kiss That Frog!, Goals!, Flight Plan, Be a Sales
Superstar, The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success, and more
• BJ Gallagher A Peacock in the Land of Penguins, Being Buddha at Work, Yes
Lives in the Land of No • Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller Great Leaders Grow, The
Secret • Richard Leider and David Shapiro Repacking Your Bags, Something to Live
For, Claiming Your Place at the Fire, Whistle While You Work • Beverly Kaye and
Sharon Jordan-Evans Love ’Em or Lose ’Em, Love It, Don’t Leave It • Jim Ferrell of
the Arbinger Institute Leadership and Self-Deception, The Anatomy of Peace
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