Grant Schreiber Explained

Grant Schreiber
Birth Date:8 October 1967
Birth Place:Cape Town, South Africa
Nationality:South African
Occupation:Publisher, editor, author
Education:University of Cape Town

Grant Schreiber (born Cape Town 1967) is a South African publisher, author and editor. He is the founding editor of Real Leaders, a leadership magazine that focuses exclusively on sustainability and ethical business.[1] He is currently the Global Campaign Manager for a United Nations campaign on human security. [2] [3]

He is known for interviewing influential figures and celebrities such as Sharon Stone, Desmond Tutu, Sara Blakely,[4] Dr. Gindi,[5] Sheryl Sandberg and Warren Buffett.[6] Originally started as a members-only magazine for members of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) Schreiber relaunched Real Leaders as a mainstream title at Barnes & Noble, New York in September 2017.[7] [8]

He is the author of a series of best-selling books in South Africa, that explore dark subject matter with humor, the first of which was: Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Kak?[9] in 2007 and Complete Kak in 2011. He cofounded a book imprint in 2002 called Two Dogs[10] and collaborated with South African authors in writing books for men.[11] [12] The books started a trend in South Africa, of books that tackled serious social issues with irreverent humor.[13] [14]

In 2003 he was asked by the South African Government to redesign the new parliamentary mace, that replaced the old version used by the apartheid government.[15] His artistic work on the mace is seen as a symbolic break with the past and a reinterpretation of national imagery, more suited to the post-1994 democratic elections, when Nelson Mandela was voted in as president.

From 1986 to1989 Schreiber was a member of the Gardens Media Group, a group of activist artists from the University of Cape Town that produced posters and graphic designs for anti-apartheid organizations. His screen-printed poster on the theme of workers’ rights was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) New York in March 2011 — “Impressions from South Africa, 1965 to Now”[16] — and forms part of the MOMA permanent collection.[17]

He was interviewed by Forbes in 2017. His opinions and writing have appeared in The New York Public Library,[18] Inc.[19] and The Baltimore Sun.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caulfield. George. Editor Of World's First Social Impact Magazine: "I'm Sick Of The Drama" . Buzzfeed.com . 2017-10-29 . 2018-02-17.
  2. Web site: International Conference on Education for Human Security – Speakers . World Academy of Art and Science .
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  3. Web site: What's New . United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security . 5-8 January 2023: HS4A Campaign to Advance Human Security Launched at CES2023 With a Focus on Tech Innovation.
  4. Web site: YPO | Sara Blakely: The Billionaire Who Thrived on Failure | Business, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Leadership . YPO.org . 2018-02-17.
  5. News: Schreiber . Grant . Lead Like an Artist: A Conversation With Dr. Gindi . 9 October 2022 . Real Leaders . 25 August 2021.
  6. Web site: Social Capital Markets.
  7. Web site: NYC Now.
  8. Web site: 7 Inspiring Leaders Changing the World. November 5, 2017. HuffPost.
  9. Book: Is it Just Me or is Everything Kak?: The Whingers' Guide to South Africa: Tim Richman, Grant Schreiber: 9781920137205: Amazon.com: Books . 978-1920137205 . Richman . Tim . 2007 .
  10. Web site: Burnet Media . Burnet Media . 2018-02-17.
  11. Web site: Two Dogs My Dad by South African Sons . Blankbooks.co.za . 2018-02-17.
  12. Web site: What goes around; On Father's Day Grant Schreiber pays homage to his own father as he takes the stage in the often complex, confusing and overwhelming role of fatherhood himself.(Life) - The Sunday Independent (South Africa) | HighBeam Research . February 18, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180218090303/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-147206390.html . 18 February 2018 . dead.
  13. Web site: Ngalo . Aphiwe . Zuma's Bastard: Yup, it really is the title of a forthcoming book . Daily Maverick . 2010-08-24 . 2018-02-17.
  14. Web site: South Africa | Two Dogs / Mercury - Part 28.
  15. Web site: Lessons from Parliamentary mace redesign | IOL News . Iol.co.za . 2016-02-11 . 2018-02-17.
  16. Web site: Museum of Modern Art, New York, Exhibitions 2011 . 7.
  17. Web site: Gardens Media Group, Cape Town. In the World from May Day Is Ours!. 1989 MoMA . 2022-06-13 . The Museum of Modern Art . en.
  18. Web site: Favorite Business Books Series - Part K (last). The New York Public Library. 2022-08-15. 2022-03-11. https://wayback.archive-it.org/18689/20220311213635/https://www.nypl.org/blog/2017/10/24/favorite-business-books-series-part-k. bot: unknown.
  19. Web site: 10 Creatives Reveal Their Weird and Wonderful Sources of Inspiration. Molly St. Louis. July 19, 2017. Inc.com.
  20. Web site: Look for a little inspiration -- Here's how. Baltimore Sun.

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