Biography
Before starting her own agency, Michelle Tessler was an agent at Carlisle & Company, now part of Inkwell Management. She also worked at the William Morris Agency and the Elaine Markson Literary Agency.
In addition to her agenting experience, Michelle worked as an executive of business development and marketing in the Internet industry. In 1994, just as the Internet was becoming a mainstream medium, she was hired by best-selling author James Gleick to help launch The Pipeline. She then went on to serve as Vice President of New Media at Jupiter Communications, and later at ScreamingMedia, before returning to traditional publishing. Her experience marketing content, products and services to appeal to both general and niche audiences is of great benefit to her authors as they look for creative and effective ways to get the word out on their books and grow their readerships.
Michelle has a Master's Degree in English literature and is a member of the Association of Author's Representatives.