Anna David is an American author, publisher, speaker, podcaster, and TV personality, known for empowering entrepreneurs to build authority through books.
She’s a New York Times bestselling author of eight published books, spanning memoir, nonfiction, and novels—one of her memoir collaborations, By Some Miracle I Made It Out of There with Tom Sizemore, hit the NYT bestseller list Anna David+4Wikipedia+4Legacy Launch Pad Publishing+4.
In 2017, she founded Legacy Launch Pad Publishing, a publishing company that helps founders, CEOs, and thought leaders write and launch their own books as business-building platforms Legacy Launch Pad Publishing+6Wikipedia+6Estelle Erasmus+6.
A three-time TEDx speaker, she’s also spoken alongside Tony Robbins and frequently appears on TV shows such as Today, Good Morning America, and The Talk X (formerly Twitter)+7Wikipedia+7Rave Speakers+7.
As a journalist, she’s contributed to major outlets including The New York Times, Time, Vanity Fair, Playboy, and Psychology Today Anna David+1Estelle Erasmus+1.
She hosts podcasts like On Good Authority (focused on publishing expertise) and Fail Your Way to Success, and serves as a book critic for KATU Portland’s morning show Estelle Erasmus+4Wikipedia+4Psychology Today+4.
Anna has been sober for over 20 years, frequently speaks on addiction and recovery, and uses her own story to inspire authenticity and resilience Psychology Today+1Rave Speakers+1.
She also appears regularly on TV—was a host on G4’s Attack of the Show and has been a recurring guest across multiple networks