Kathe Sweeney – Editor

I am a freelance developmental and acquisitions editor with over 20 years experience in both book publishing and online learning.

Overview

Awards for my published titles include NYC Best Book Award 2021 in General Business and Marketing & PR, Goody Business Book Award in General Business, Bloomberg Best Books of 2021, Independent Press Award 2022 for Entrepreneurship and Small Business and Motivational and International Book Awards 2023 in Entrepreneurship and Small Business and Motivational.

Services

Developmental Editing

Editorial Assessment

Query Letter Review

Book Coaching

Non-Fiction

Business & Management

Languages

English (US)

Work experience

Executive Editor

Kogan Page Inc

Apr, 2019 — May, 2021 (about 2 years)

Executive Editor, US Program

Kogan Page Inc.

Apr, 2019 — May, 2021 (about 2 years)

Senior Content Acquisitions Manager

Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning

Mar, 2014 — Oct, 2017 (over 3 years)

Created content strategy and developed online courses for Lynda/LinkedIn Learning’s business library. Courses covered a wide range of business topics including leadership and management, strategy, communications, teams, operations management, human resources, sales, customer service, finance and accounting, and entrepreneurship.

Editor/Sr Editor/Executive Editor, Professional Business, Nonprofit, Public and Conflict Management

Jossey-Bass/Wiley

Mar, 1999 — Mar, 2014 (about 15 years)

As Editor/Sr Editor, I acquired 18-20 professional, trade and graduate text titles per year in business, management and leadership. Grew sales of leading MBA text by $1M over 2 editions. Managed publishing partnerships with Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), and University of Michigan Business School (UMBS). As Executive Editor, oversaw editorial strategy and pipeline of books in Business, NonProfit, Public and Conflict Management topic areas.