Greenleaf Book Group

{{Short description|Independent American book publisher}}

{{distinguish|text=Greenleaf Publishing or William Hamling (publisher)#Greenleaf Publishing Company}}

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| founded = 1997

| founder = Clint Greenleaf

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| country = United States

| headquarters = Austin, Texas

| distribution = Self-distributed (US)
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| publications = Books

| topics = Business

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| imprints = Greenleaf Book Group Press, River Grove Books, An Inc. Original, Fast Company Press, Well Spirit Press

| revenue = $12 million (2013){{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/58975-greenleaf-founder-moves-to-chairman-names-hall-ceo.html|title=Greenleaf Founder Moves to Chairman; Names Hall CEO}}

| numemployees = 35

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| url = {{URL|http://www.greenleafbookgroup.com}}

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Greenleaf Book Group is an independent book publisher and distributor, which was established by Clint Greenleaf in 1997.Jimmie Collins, 2006-09-22, [http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2006/09/25/smallb1.html?jst=cn_ "A new leaf."], Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 2010-05-06. Greenleaf was a CPA and accountant at Deloitte & Touche before writing his first book, Attention to Detail, in 1997 and then founding the companyDonna Fenn, 2006-09-01, [http://www.inc.com/magazine/20060901/hidi-greenleaf.html ). “How I Did It: Clint Greenleaf, Chairman and CEO, Greenleaf Book Group”.], Inc. Retrieved 2010-05-06. over his parents’ garage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.familybusinessmagazine.com/clint-greenleaf|title=Profile: Clint Greenleaf - Founder and CEO of Pigs and Bricks |website=Family Business Magazine|date=June 13, 2016|access-date=April 24, 2020}} The company is based on a business model where the author pays for the publishing under a selective imprint and retains all rights.Michael Barnes, 2011-12-26, [http://www.austin360.com/news/entertainment/arts-theater/clint-greenleaf-changed-self-then-publishing-wor-1/nRjGH/], Austin 360. Retrieved 2014-09-28. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110051111/http://www.austin360.com/news/entertainment/arts-theater/clint-greenleaf-changed-self-then-publishing-wor-1/nRjGH/ |date=2015-01-10 }} It has been based in Austin, Texas, United States of America since 2004.Christopher Steiner, 2009-08-20, [https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0907/opportunities-publishing-clint-greenleaf-book-it.html "Book Publishing's Profitable Model"], Forbes. Retrieved 2010-05-06.{{unreliable source?|date=April 2020}}

Clint Greenleaf moved to Chairman and Tanya Hall was appointed CEO in January 2014.[http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/58975-greenleaf-founder-moves-to-chairman-names-hall-ceo.html Publishers Weekly, 2013-09-03] Clint Greenleaf stepped down as Chairman in 2015 in order to focus on a new business startup, Home Plate Peanut Butter.[https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2016/03/30/chew-on-this-austin-entrepreneur-in-sticky.html Austin Business Journal, 2016-03-16]