Business memoir buzz
Jeff Burgess’s new business memoir Worked For Me is trending in promo chatter — it charts his rise from dead‑end jobs to VP of Sales and emphasizes people skills, urgency, and reliability over a college degree. The book is being pitched as practical playbook reading for sellers and operators. (x.com)
It Worked for Me: My Life Seizing Opportunity and Building Success was published by Munn Avenue Press on April 1, 2025, runs 335 pages, and carries ISBN 978-1960299673. (jeffburgessauthor.com (jeffburgessauthor.com)) Burgess’s author site and promotional copy say he rose from warehouse manager to Vice President of Sales within two years and later ran a global company that reached roughly $100 million in revenue supplying surveillance video recording appliances. (jeffburgessauthor.com (jeffburgessauthor.com)) (partnersincrimetours.com (partnersincrimetours.com)) The book’s publisher and retailer listings state that all proceeds are being directed to the Wounded Warrior Project. (jeffburgessauthor.com (jeffburgessauthor.com)) (amazon.com (amazon.com)) Promotion has included a virtual book tour running March 16–April 24, 2026, plus a livestreamed author interview on Partners in Crime Tours posted March 18, 2026. (partnersincrimetours.com (partnersincrimetours.com)) (youtube.com (youtube.com)) Trade press and review outlets ran author Q&As and reviews following the 2025 release, including a BookLife Q&A in January 2026 and a Readers’ Favorite review in May 2025. (booklife.com (booklife.com)) (readersfavorite.com (readersfavorite.com)) Retail listings show the memoir available in hardcover and e-book through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other major sellers, and the publisher has posted a book trailer on YouTube tied to the promotional push. (amazon.com (amazon.com)) (barnesandnoble.com (barnesandnoble.com)) (youtube.com (youtube.com))
