Grant Schreiber
Grant Schreiber | |
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| Born | 8 October 1967 |
| Occupation(s) | Publisher, editor, author |
Grant Schreiber (born Cape Town 1967) is a South African publisher, author and editor.[1] He is the founding editor of Real Leaders, a leadership magazine that focuses exclusively on sustainability and ethical business.[2] He has held the title of managing editor since the launch of the magazine in 2009.
He is known for interviewing influential figures and celebrities such as Sharon Stone, Desmond Tutu,[3] Sara Blakely,[4] Sheryl Sandberg and Warren Buffett.[5] Originally started as a members-only magazine for members of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) Schreiber relaunched Real Leaders as a mainstream title at Barnes & Noble, New York in September 2017.[6][7]
He is the author of a series of best-selling books in South Africa, that explore dark subject matter with humor, the first of which was: "Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Kak?"[8] in 2007 and "Complete Kak"[9] in 2011. He cofounded a book imprint in 2002 called Two Dogs [10] and collaborated with South African authors in writing books for men.[11][12] The books started a trend in South Africa, of books that tackled serious social issues with irreverent humor.[13][14]
In 2003 he was asked by the South African Government to redesign the new parliamentary mace, that replaced the old version used by the apartheid government.[15] His artistic work on the mace is seen as a symbolic break with the past and a reinterpretation of national imagery, more suited to the post-1994 democratic elections, when Nelson Mandela was voted in as president.
He was interviewed by Forbes[16] in 2017. His opinions and writing have appeared in The New York Public Library,[17] Inc.[18] and The Baltimore Sun[19]
References
- ^ "Grant Schreiber: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ George Caulfield Community Contributor (2017-10-29). "Editor Of World's First Social Impact Magazine: "I'm Sick Of The Drama"". Buzzfeed.com. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Archbishop Desmond Tutu in an exclusive... - Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation". Facebook. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "YPO | Sara Blakely: The Billionaire Who Thrived on Failure | Business, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Leadership". YPO.org. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "Social Capital Markets".
- ^ "NYC Now".
- ^ "Huffington Post".
- ^ Richman, Tim (2007). Is it Just Me or is Everything Kak?: The Whingers' Guide to South Africa: Tim Richman, Grant Schreiber: 9781920137205: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 978-1920137205.
- ^ "Grant Schreiber ( of Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Kak?)". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "Burnet Media". Burnet Media. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "Two Dogs My Dad by South African Sons". Blankbooks.co.za. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ HighBeam
- ^ Ngalo, Aphiwe (2010-08-24). "Zuma's Bastard: Yup, it really is the title of a forthcoming book". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "Books Live Sunday Times".
- ^ "Lessons from Parliamentary mace redesign | IOL News". Iol.co.za. 2016-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ Dan Schawbel. "Grant Schreiber: What It Means To Be A Real Leader In Our Society". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "The New York Public Library".
- ^ "Inc".
- ^ "The Baltimore Sun".