meet the team
CCO
Jason Clevering
Jason has been creatively influential in multiple product sectors of marketing, advertising, design, and branding for Fortune 500 companies such as Nike, Fortune Brands, Unilever, Estée Lauder as well as entertainment entities the likes of Twentieth Century Fox, Columbia Studios, and Warner Bros. For more than a decade, Jason was a highly sought after fashion/advertising photographer for clients such as Vogue, Desigual, Harry Winston, and Lacoste. Additionally, Jason serves as the Chairman of Production at Punctuate Studios, Film, Music, and Tech.
CMO / BRAND DEVELOPMENT
Corey Ciszek
Corey is a Creative Director, Art Director and Designer whose experience in advertising and marketing has been with agencies such as Ogilvy, Leo Burnett, DDB and BBDO, delivering results for brands such as Dewars, MillerCoors, CNN, Nintendo, and Coca-Cola.
Corey has been awarded 4 Cannes Lions, One Show, D&AD, and Communication Arts, including a recent Emmy.
Corey strives to build things with an eye towards accessibility and beautifully quirky at the same time.
PRESIDENT
Victoria S. Crosby
With 15 years of traditional publishing experience and a decade of self-publishing expertise, Victoria brings an enormous amount of knowledge and understanding of what is necessary to deliver a project to readers and audiences around the world. She has worked with clients as varied as NASA, Amazon, USA Today, TEDx, and the United Nations. After 350+ clients, 6 award-winning authors, and numerous film productions, Victoria now brings her immense creativity and insight to the entire slate of projects produced in all divisions of Punctuate.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Ellen Yang
Over the past decade, Ellen has built and scaled campaigns generating more than one billion views across technology, publishing, media, and culture. After beginning her career in Silicon Valley, she founded Punctuation PR, a new-media-first marketing and publicity agency. She has led award-winning book campaigns, produced national book tours, created viral digital content, built author platforms, and guided books from early positioning through launch and long-term audience growth. Her work across Big Five publishing, leading academic presses, and independent publishing houses brings together publicity, branding, editorial development, growth marketing, and career strategy. Punctuation PR is separately owned and operated.
CHARACTER / STORY DEVELOPMENT
Olivia Langford
With over two decades of experience and a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology, Olivia brings unparalleled psychological insight to Punctuate. Olvia's extensive background as a Clinical Director and therapist enables her to craft authentic, multi-dimensional characters and psychologically nuanced narratives that resonate deeply with audiences. Olivia translates her experience with individuals facing various mental health issues into compelling character journeys.
DISTRIBUTION / SALES / PUBLISHING CONSULTANT
APG - Nashville
APG Books Sales and Distribution is the premier partner for Punctuate Press working together to grow our presence beyond Amazon and into the retail market. With a catalog of over a thousand titles, APG’s expert sales team has helped numerous publishers achieve success, including New York Times bestsellers. Based in Nashville, TN, their centralized facility combines corporate sales and warehousing operations, providing a seamless, all-in-one solution for inventory management and distribution. Additionally, with decades of experience, APG consults on all publishing matters related to Punctuate titles.