JT McCormick

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JeVon "JT" McCormick
Born (1971-09-25) September 25, 1971 (age 50)
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
OccupationCEO
TitlePresident & CEO, Scribe Media
Children4

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]

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]

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. ^ I Got There: How a Mixed-Race Kid Overcame Racism, Poverty, and Abuse to Arrive at the American Dream. 20 January 2017.
  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. ^ "#103 JT McCormick – CEO of Scribe Media "Fail fast is ridiculous, learn faster!"". 23 December 2018.
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