HarperCollins Leadership

What HarperCollins Leadership does

HarperCollins Leadership is a business and professional development book publishing imprint operating under HarperCollins Focus, which in turn sits within HarperCollins (a News Corp division). The imprint, headquartered at 501 Nelson Place in Nashville, Tennessee, with 11-50 employees, publishes titles across leadership, sales, marketing, people management, entrepreneurship, and personal development, including curated collections with high-equity authors such as John C. Maxwell, Donald Miller, Brian Tracy, Rachel Hollis, and Paul Falcone. The portfolio is anchored by an integrated AMACOM sub-brand focused on management and HR titles. Multiple HarperCollins Leadership titles have reached the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon bestseller lists.

The business is a traditional book publisher with no proprietary technology platform; its products are physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks distributed through Amazon, physical bookstores, libraries via the Edelweiss catalog, the NetGalley professional discovery platform, and the company's own website. The imprint operates a sales-led go-to-market with both direct-to-consumer distribution and a B2B bulk-orders channel serving corporate training and leadership development programs. Marketing relies on email newsletters, blog content, social media, an Amazon storefront, and the NetGalley partnership. Revenue is generated through one-time book sales; pricing is set title-by-title across formats with bulk pricing for corporate customers. No revenue figures, funding rounds, or independent financial disclosures are available.

Name

HarperCollins Leadership

Legal name

HarperCollins Focus

Website

https://harpercollinsleadership.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HarperCollins Leadership is a Nashville-based publishing imprint under HarperCollins Focus that publishes business, leadership, sales, marketing, and personal development books by authors such as John C. Maxwell and Donald Miller, distributed through Amazon, bookstores, libraries, and corporate bulk orders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Book Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Personal Finance & Careers Trade Publishing (MPAJAAAK)

Keywords

• Business book publishing
• Leadership development books
• Professional development content
• Management training books
• Business book imprint

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Traditional book publishing revenue from physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks sold through retail channels, online marketplaces, and direct-to-consumer sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HarperCollins Leadership publishes business, leadership, sales, marketing, personal development, and people management books under the HarperCollins Focus umbrella. Titles are released as physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks by authors such as John C. Maxwell, Donald Miller, Brian Tracy, Rachel Hollis, and Paul Falcone, and are organized into topic categories and curated author/series collections including the AMACOM imprint.

Product overview

HarperCollins Leadership is a publishing imprint of HarperCollins Focus that specializes in professional development and business books. The company publishes individual titles across key categories including leadership (The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Developing the Leader Within You 2.0), sales (New Sales. Simplified., The Psychology of Selling), marketing (Building a StoryBrand 2.0, Marketing Made Simple), personal development (Girl, Stop Apologizing, We Should All Be Millionaires), people management (The First-Time Manager, 2600 Phrases for Effective Performance Reviews), and business growth. The portfolio includes both standalone titles and curated collections such as the John C. Maxwell Collection, Donald Miller Collection, and The First-Time Manager Series (covering HR, DEI, Sales, and crisis leadership). The company also publishes under the AMACOM sub-brand. As a traditional book publisher, HarperCollins Leadership does not offer a software platform or digital product suite—their offerings consist entirely of published books across multiple topics and author collections.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AMACOM: Business book imprint publishing management, leadership, and professional development titles.

Products and services

• The First-Time Manager Foundational management guide covering essential skills for new managers transitioning into leadership roles, by Jim McCormick.
• New Sales. Simplified. Essential handbook for prospecting and new business development, focusing on sales techniques and strategies, by Mike Weinberg.
• Girl, Stop Apologizing Shame-free plan for embracing and achieving goals, targeted at women entrepreneurs and professionals, by Rachel Hollis.
• Stories That Stick Guide on how storytelling can captivate customers, influence audiences, and transform business communications, by Kindra Hall.
• 2600 Phrases for Effective Performance Reviews Ready-to-use words and phrases for conducting effective performance reviews, by Paul Falcone.
• Building a StoryBrand 2.0 Guide to clarifying your message so customers will listen, based on the StoryBrand marketing framework, by Donald Miller.
• Business Made Simple 60-day program to master leadership, sales, marketing, execution, management, and personal productivity, by Donald Miller.
• The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Foundational leadership principles guide—follow them and people will follow you, by John C. Maxwell.
• Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 Essential wisdom for today's generation of leaders, by John C. Maxwell.
• The First-Time Manager Series Comprehensive book series covering various aspects of management including HR, DEI, Sales, and Leading Through Crisis.
• John C. Maxwell Collection Collection of bestselling leadership books by John C. Maxwell, including The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and Developing the Leader Within You.
• Donald Miller Collection Marketing and business books by Donald Miller including Building a StoryBrand and Business Made Simple.
• AMACOM Imprint Business books and professional development titles published under the AMACOM imprint, part of HarperCollins Leadership.

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NetGalleycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetGalley is a professional book discovery platform used by librarians, booksellers, educators, and media professionals to access review copies. HarperCollins Leadership maintains an active presence on NetGalley for promoting new titles to industry professionals.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Berrett-Koehler Publishers: Independent publisher focused on business, leadership, and personal development titles — directly comparable niche and target audience to HarperCollins Leadership, often featuring similar bestselling business authors.
• McGraw-Hill (Business & Professional imprint): Major publisher of business, management, and leadership titles including many foundational management and professional development books — competes head-to-head for both authors and shelf placement in the same category.
• Wiley (Wiley Business / Wiley Professional): Publishes For Dummies series and a large professional/business book catalog covering leadership, management, sales, and personal development — closely overlapping audience and retail positioning with HarperCollins Leadership.
• Harvard Business Review Press: Specialist publisher of management, leadership, and business strategy titles with strong brand authority and corporate-training channel presence — directly overlaps the leadership/management catalog and B2B bulk-order channel.
• Hay House: Independent publisher focused on personal development, self-help, and business-mindset titles — strong overlap with HarperCollins Leadership's personal development segment (e.g., Rachel Hollis audience) and similar digital/retail distribution approach.

Broad incumbents

• Penguin Random House (Portfolio / Crown Business): Major trade publisher whose Portfolio and Crown Business imprints publish bestselling business and leadership titles (e.g., Simon Sinek, Brené Brown) — competes for the same bestselling authors and shelf space across the same category.
• Simon & Schuster (Career & Business imprint): Major trade publisher with a dedicated business and personal growth list that competes directly for the same bestselling management and leadership authors and consumer retail buyers.

Emerging players

• Greenleaf Book Group: Hybrid publisher specializing in business and self-help titles with author-coaching services — shares author-acquisition approach and target business/leadership audience with HarperCollins Leadership.
• Sound Wisdom (Aslan Publishing): Independent publisher of business, success, and personal development titles sharing authors and category with HarperCollins Leadership, with a comparable focus on author franchises in the leadership space.
• Mango Publishing: Independent publisher with a growing business and self-help catalog that competes for the same bestseller lists (NYT, Amazon) and overlaps on personal development and entrepreneurship titles.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hcleadership

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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