Meet the Team
A small, dedicated team of editors, curators, and technologists — united by a love of personal development and a commitment to quality.
Founder & Publisher
Vision · Strategy · Author Relations
Started Gotopshape in 2002 with a handful of favorite quotes and a conviction that great teaching should be free and easy to find. Today the founder sets the editorial direction and personally maintains relationships with the authors and speakers we feature.
Editorial Director
Content Quality · Profile Research · Copy Editing
Leads the research and writing behind every author profile, article summary, and guide. A lifelong reader of personal development literature, the editorial director ensures every page is accurate, respectful, and genuinely useful to the reader.
Content Curator
Free Audio & Video · Book Selection · Resources
Spends hours each week listening to speeches, interviews, and seminars to find the best free audio and video to feature. Also curates our book recommendations and keeps the What's Hot and Best Sellers pages current.
Webmaster & Developer
Site Architecture · Performance · Accessibility
Keeps Gotopshape fast, secure, and easy to use on any device. Handles the site's structure, search engine optimization, and the modern redesign that made the collection of 40+ author profiles accessible to a global audience.
Bookings & Partnerships Coordinator
Speaker Bookings · Event Planning · Partnerships
Works with organizations that want to book a motivational speaker, coordinating requests, availability, and logistics. Also manages our partnerships with publishers, event planners, and fellow personal development sites.
Community & Newsletter Editor
Newsletter · Bilingual Community · Reader Support
Writes our free newsletter, answers reader questions, and helps keep the French and English sections in perfect sync. Believes the best personal development sites feel like a community, not a catalog.
Small Team, High Standards
Every piece of content on Gotopshape passes through at least two pairs of eyes before it is published.
Research First
Before we write about an author, we read their books, listen to their talks, and study their background. Profiles are built from primary sources, not recycled blurbs.
Human Editing
No page is published by a machine alone. Our editors check facts, tone, and clarity in both English and French before anything goes live.
Reader Feedback
Your suggestions shape our roadmap. Many of the guides and resources on this site exist because a reader asked for them. Have an idea? Write to us.
Work With Us
Authors, speakers, and partners: if you believe in what we do, we would love to hear from you.