In this episode of FCAT After School, Genevieve speaks with Heidi Waechtler, the director of sales and distribution at Figure 1 Publishing. From directing the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia and finishing her Master's thesis nearly a decade after her coursework, Heidi sheds light on finding a meaningful place in the publishing industry. FCAT After School is a podcast project from SFU's Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology. Current students sit down with alumni to explore their career journeys since graduation and gathering advice for the next generation. Find full episode transcripts and more info on FCAT After School at www.sfu.ca/fcat/get-involved/podcast.html Guest Bio: Heidi Waechtler (MPub cohort 2011–12) is currently director of sales and distribution at Figure 1 Publishing, a leading publisher of high-quality illustrated books. She's held roles including executive director of the Association of Book Publishers of BC, managing editor at Toronto's Coach House Books, and visiting faculty at SFU Publishing. She lives in Port Moody, BC on the unceded, occupied, ancestral and traditional lands of the Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Stó:lō Nations. Guest Socials: Twitter: @HeidiWaechtler LinkedIn: Heidi Waechtler Host Bio: Genevieve (Gen) Cheng is a final semester Communication major and Publishing minor who loves to make homemade sushi, take in new movies at local theatres, and is currently occupied leash training her kitten. Host Socials: Instagram: @gen.cheng LinkedIn: Genevieve Cheng Additional Resources & Mentions Hypothes.is – a great resource for annotating digital text files! Episode Produced by Genevieve Cheng and Stacey Copeland Theme music: Chad Crouch "Illustrated Novel" is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
