Julie King
has over 30 years of experience in the holistic and self-development field
including her position as CEO and co-founder of Merrill West Publishing, a
leading edge multi-media publisher of symbolic arts. During the initial
start-up phase Julie was instrumental in raising capital and developing
distribution channels. For 18 years she was actively involved in product
development, design and production, publicity, advertising, distribution, and
author/artist development. She also negotiated numerous licenses and
intellectual property rights, both foreign and domestic. One of the best
sellers, The Voyager Tarot deck sold over 250,000 copies in North
America and Angel Blessings Cards (another best seller) sold 10,000
copies the first month of publication. Julie King and her partner sold
Merrill-West to another publisher in 2001.
Under the
umbrella of her own company Rota Productions, Julie was in charge of the North
American sales for Oreade Music, a New Age music label headquartered in The
Netherlands. Julie initiated national promotion campaigns through various media
outlets, trade show representation, and maintained relationships with
distributors, wholesale accounts and consumers. She was instrumental in the
development of digital distribution for Oreade’s catalog of 350 music titles.
Rota Productions also produces Body, Mind, and Spirit events and provides
business/intuitive consulting for individuals and businesses. Julie has been an
entrepreneur and adventurer most of her life with a personal interest in
wellness and spirituality.
Julie King
was a weekly morning host for In the Company of Angels,
a spiritual talk show featuring interviews, and uplifting stories with authors
for around the world. The show was Monday- Friday 7-9am. She also founded and
was the host for weekly women’s radio talk show sponsored by the Monterey YWCA
called The YW Woman’s Hour, which featured news and guests, related to
women and women’s issues. Julie has been a guest on numerous radio and
television shows and is a published author, lecturer and teacher.