Jessica Kaye created Big Happy Family, LLC, in response to frustrations she was hearing from publishers and authors she worked with: Major audiobook download sites were hesitant to work with small and medium-sized publishers. The publishers needed someone to act as a go-between — to aggregate their titles and present them to the sites as a single list. The sites needed someone to whom they could s
end one set of statements and one royalty payment, who would then report and disburse payment to the individual companies. ABOUT JESSICA KAYE
Jessica Kaye holds both a Law Degree and a Masters Degree in Business. In 1990, Ms. Kaye founded The Publishing Mills, an audio and literary publishing company that successfully published nearly 200 titles. Kaye has produced several Grammy Award nominated works, including "Crank Calls" by Jonathan Winters, winner of the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording. She has served as President of the Audio Publishers Association and as a member of the Board of Governors for the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Academy for Recording Arts & Sciences. Jessica is admitted to practice law in both California and Connecticut. ABOUT GEORGE HODGKINS
Early in 2009 George Hodgkins joined Big Happy Family, LLC, to help develop and organize BHFA’s internet presence. His role also includes ensuring that publishers take advantage of all of the distribution opportunities BHFA offers. George served as one of the early presidents of the Audio Publishers Association, was marketing director of Audio Renaissance Tapes, operations VP for BookZone, and has held positions in book and audiobook publishing and retailing for more than 30 years. During his career he has developed and managed more than 150 websites, from 1-title publishers to major sites like Audio Editions, Audio Publishers Association and IBPA (formerly PMA). He currently owns and operates GEH Consulting, LLC, with an ongoing focus on the audiobook and book publishing communities.
