Judy Piatkus is a well-respected publisher and entrepreneur, counsellor and author. She is the founder of Piatkus Books, one of the pioneers in mind, body and spirit publishing in the UK, which she sold last year, after almost 30 years.
With limited capital of her own, Judy launched Piatkus Books and grew it organically to a turnover of £10 million while continuing to remain independent and fully in control of all the shares. In the summer of 2007, she sold the company to Little Brown who will continue to develop the Piatkus brand. Piatkus titles have become number one bestsellers in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, and are also sold widely in the Far East.