Michele Cobb worked for years as a theatre director and general manager across the globe before she became involved in audiobooks, which provided her an excellent background in sales, marketing, people management, and presentation. Now a recognized expert in the audio publishing industry, she began her audiobook career as Assistant Managing Director for L.A. Theatre Works, became Vice President of Sales & Marketing for the British Broadcasting Corporation audiobooks division, and has served on the Audio Publishers Association (APA) board since 2001 as a director, officer, and Executive Director. As a consultant for PR, Sales, Marketing, and Business Development services, she works with a long list of clients and is Publisher of both AudioFile Magazine and MMB Media LLC. Michele is an avid traveler who enjoys being in front of a crowd and she is a frequent, popular speaker at conferences, workshops, events and panels. Michele enjoys traipsing the globe with her husband and daughter whenever she can, and winning Fitbit step contests.