1. Growing Up
A Leadership Profile of Dave
Eggers
Total Leadership Anthony Bertuca

2. Dave and Toph:
A Heart Breaking Work of Staggering Genius
• Novel released in 2000
• Best seller
• Nominated for Pulitzer Prize

3. McSweeney’s Publishing
House

4. 826 Valencia

5. 826 Valencia Cont.
Front Room - Pirate Writing Center &
Supply Store Publishing House

6. 826 National
Los Angeles: Time Writing Center &
Travel Mart Publishing House

7. Lesson 1:
Integrate Your
Domains
• Dave and Toph
• Dr. Doris and Benny
Haggis-On-Whey

8. Lesson 2: sometimes work – even creative work
– isn’t enough
• Books are already permanent
• Eggers is in the process of building his legacy

9. How Will I Apply These Lessons?
SF:
BFF
s
Kidding. Sort of. But seriously…I’ll be contacting 826 Valencia

10. Questions?