Adam Witty 
Adam Witty is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Advantage|ForbesBooks. Witty has built Advantage Media Group, The Business Growth Company™, into one of the largest business book publishers in America, serving over 1,000 Members in 40 U.S. states and 13 countries. Advantage was listed on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s most rapidly growing private companies in 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, and 2012 and named to the Best Places to Work in South Carolina list for 2013, 2014, and 2015.
Most recently, Advantage has partnered with Forbes to create ForbesBooks, the first book-publishing imprint for the global media company. Launched in 2016, ForbesBooks is the next step in Forbes’ 100-year history of distribution and innovation in the media business. Utilizing the Forbes multi-platform media network, ForbesBooks offers a cutting-edge branding, visibility and marketing platform to business authors. In addition, the exclusive imprint gets books to market faster than other top business book publishers.
In addition to his work with Advantage|ForbesBooks, Adam is a sought-after speaker, teacher and consultant on marketing and business growth techniques for entrepreneurs and authors. He has shared the stage with Steve Forbes, Gene Simmons of KISS, Peter Guber and Bobby Bowden. Adam has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, USA Today and more.
He was named to Young Presidents’ Organization 40 Under 40, 50 Most Progressive, and was named to the 2011 Inc. magazine 30 Under 30 list of “America’s Coolest Entrepreneurs.” In 2012, Adam was selected by the Chilean government to judge the prestigious Start-up Chile! entrepreneurship competition.
Adam Witty is chairman of the not-for-profit Youth Entrepreneurship South Carolina, where they teach entrepreneurial skills to at-risk youth in every South Carolina public school. He also chairs the Clemson University’s Spiro Entrepreneurship Institute board and sits on the College of Charleston Entrepreneurship Center board. He is an Eagle Scout, 2012 Clemson University Young Alumnus of the Year, a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO), a member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), and Learning Officer for Digital Marketing and Media Board.
Witty is the author of Authority Marketing.
Most recently, Advantage has partnered with Forbes to create ForbesBooks, the first book-publishing imprint for the global media company. Launched in 2016, ForbesBooks is the next step in Forbes’ 100-year history of distribution and innovation in the media business. Utilizing the Forbes multi-platform media network, ForbesBooks offers a cutting-edge branding, visibility and marketing platform to business authors. In addition, the exclusive imprint gets books to market faster than other top business book publishers.
In addition to his work with Advantage|ForbesBooks, Adam is a sought-after speaker, teacher and consultant on marketing and business growth techniques for entrepreneurs and authors. He has shared the stage with Steve Forbes, Gene Simmons of KISS, Peter Guber and Bobby Bowden. Adam has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, USA Today and more.
He was named to Young Presidents’ Organization 40 Under 40, 50 Most Progressive, and was named to the 2011 Inc. magazine 30 Under 30 list of “America’s Coolest Entrepreneurs.” In 2012, Adam was selected by the Chilean government to judge the prestigious Start-up Chile! entrepreneurship competition.
Adam Witty is chairman of the not-for-profit Youth Entrepreneurship South Carolina, where they teach entrepreneurial skills to at-risk youth in every South Carolina public school. He also chairs the Clemson University’s Spiro Entrepreneurship Institute board and sits on the College of Charleston Entrepreneurship Center board. He is an Eagle Scout, 2012 Clemson University Young Alumnus of the Year, a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO), a member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), and Learning Officer for Digital Marketing and Media Board.
Witty is the author of Authority Marketing.
Interviews with Adam Witty
Powerful pillars of a strong brand in the 21st century
The brand power of being a subject-matter expert
Powerful pillars of a strong brand in the 21st century
The brand power of being a subject-matter expert
Why “zero deviation” is required to achieve greatness
How to create greatness in your workplace
Promoting your thought-leadership with PR and the media
Grow your business and profits by becoming a thought-leader
Promoting your thought-leadership with PR and the media
Grow your business and profits by becoming a thought-leader