JT McCormick (author)

JeVon McCormick is an American author, public speaker and businessman. In 2016, author Tucker Max hired McCormick as CEO of Scribe Media,[1] formerly known as Book in a Box, an Austin-based book writing and publishing company, after working together on McCormick's book, I Got There: How I Overcame Racism, Poverty, and Abuse to Achieve the American Dream.[2][3]

JeVon "JT" McCormick
Born
JeVon McCormick

(1971-09-25) September 25, 1971
Dayton, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
OccupationCEO
TitlePresident & CEO, Scribe Media
Children4

Education

In his book, I Got There, McCormick says that he had difficulty even completing high school, and never attended college.[4]

Career

McCormick was the President of Headspring Systems from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, McCormick was hired by Tucker Max to be the CEO of Scribe Media, a company that helps people write and publish books.[5][6]

Personal

McCormick was born the son of a drug-dealing pimp[7] and has spoken publicly about how he worked his way up to become a CEO.[8] He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Megan and their four children.[9][10][11][12][13]

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References
  1. Ginsberg, Leah (August 15, 2017). "Why firing himself as CEO was the best thing Tucker Max ever did for his start-up". CNBC.
  2. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MZ6HJG8/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0
  3. https://jtmccormick.com/
  4. Show, ThriveTime (January 3, 2019). "Overcoming Racism, Poverty, & Abuse to Achieve Your Dream w/ Founder of Scribemedia.com JT McCormick".
  5. Kim, Jay. "Using The Power Of Publishing To Cut Through The Noise And Establish Credibility With Your Audience". Forbes.
  6. EDT, Lindsay Tucker On 10/10/15 at 3:25 PM (October 10, 2015). "King of 'Fratire' Tucker Max Is Trying to Revolutionize Publishing". Newsweek.
  7. Dube, Rob. "Son of a Drug-Dealing Pimp: How Perseverance Led This Exec From Poverty to Prosperity". Forbes.
  8. Dwoskin, Jon (January 21, 2019). "THINK Business Podcast: Jon Dwoskin Interviews JT McCormick, President & CEO at Scribe Media".
  9. "JT McCormick | Son of a Pimp & an Orphan. Now Speaker & CEO".
  10. "JT McCormick". Conscious Capitalism. February 28, 2020.
  11. McCormick, J. T. "JT McCormick". Entrepreneur.
  12. Max Filby, Staff Writer. "Man pays overdue bill for his own 1971 birth at Miami Valley Hospital". daytondailynews.
  13. https://whatgotyouthere.com/portfolio/jt-mccormick/
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