2020 Bombeck workshop faculty David Braughler

David Braughler is a CEO with experience starting up and building his own hybrid publishing business. Over the last 12 years, David has successfully learned the nuances of success involved in publishing 10 different genres of books, including business, children’s, memoirs, spiritual, fiction and self-help. David has gained valuable knowledge — that his customers now benefit from — producing hard cover, soft cover, e-books and audio formats, and even listing and selling books in his own online bookstore. In all, over the last 12 years, David has collaborated and worked directly with more than 500 authors on nearly 600 titles in over 10 countries.

David founded his own company, Braughler Books, in 2015 with the mission of helping authors, organizations and executives tell their stories and turn their expertise into published books. David has built the company with an orientation focused on the authors and their dreams for their books, and he challenges his team to help make these dreams a reality. David has centered the culture of his company on making a difference in the lives of authors and their readers, to help them leave a positive mark on the world with their books. The result has been Braughler Books growth from a small printing consultancy in Dayton, Ohio, to a global hybrid publisher with capability to support authors around the world.

David is a frequent speaker at regional and national conferences, and is a member of the Independent Book Publishers Association.