Podium 53 is the virtual speaking platform for HCSB (the HarperCollins Speakers Bureau, located at 10 East 53^rd Street in New York City) to share the latest about and from our diverse list of author speakers on the speaking industry, publishing, and life on the lecture circuit. In addition to reading and participating on the Podium 53 blog, we invite you to link to our site www.harpercollinsspeakers.com, blogs by our speakers, YouTube videos of our speakers, and updates on Twitter. We’re thrilled to welcome you to our speaking community.

The HarperCollins Speakers Bureau is the first in-house publishing lecture agency and continues to be the leading speakers bureau for authors. A member of the International Association of Speakers Bureaus (IASB), we represent a stellar list of writers and are uniquely positioned to give meeting planners direct access to an array of fascinating keynote speakers, leadership speakers, and business speakers, including celebrity chefs, investigative reporters, famous actors, best-selling novelists, and more. An independent lecture agency, the HCSB has the capability to meet the requirements of any event planner. We work with corporations, universities, schools, associations, libraries, clubs, hospitals, foundations, and other professional organizations, groups, and societies in major markets in the United States and around the world.

The Team

Jamie Brickhouse

VP, Director

Jamie Brickhouse has spent his career working with authors on both the publishing and speaking sides of their careers. What does he love most about his job? The discovery of new vistas, surprising perspectives, and fresh ideas that each author relationship allows. What does he like to do when he’s not working? Discover new worlds through travel and classic movies on TCM.

Julie Elmuccio

Assistant Manager

Julie began her career in event planning and moved over to HarperCollins in 2005 to help launch HCSB and work with the wealth of talent and creativity that the industry has to offer. Her newest obsession has become destination racing, she is training for her first half marathon in Napa and deciding which country to travel for her first marathon.

Blair Bryant Nichols

Coordinator

Blair Bryant Nichols brings his experience in conference management and event planning in addition to internships in publishing to his first professional position with HCSB. He loves offering access to the wide spectrum of talent represented by HCSB, and enjoys the creative management of their speaking careers. When he’s not in the office he enjoys writing, networking, and exploring New York City with his friends.