Grant Couch has been named president and CEO of Colorado-based publisher Sounds True, and will oversee all day-to-day company operations beginning May 1. Company founder Tami Simon will continue as publisher and will focus on launching Sounds True’s new digital initiatives.
Couch is a member of the Mind & Life Institute’s Financial Advisory Board, and served on the Tricycle Foundation Board from 2004-2006. He brings more than 35 years of top-level management experience in the financial services industry, most recently as president and COO of Countrywide Securities Corporation. Couch has served as director of a number of non-profit organizations, including the Farm Workers Coordinating Council of Palm Beach County and the United Way / Community Chest of Palm Beach County.
“I feel blessed to be able to combine my management experience with my heart mission of helping people find their own path toward inner peace and freedom,” Couch said. “I look forward to helping Sounds True manifest its vision.”
Founded in 1985, Sounds True is an independent multimedia publishing company that offers audio, music, video, and books about spiritual traditions, meditation, psychology, health and healing, self-discovery, and more. The company’s more than 600 titles feature some of the world’s most respected teachers, authors, and visionary artists, including Eckhart Tolle, Sharon Salzberg, Ken Wilber, Dr. Andrew Weil, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Caroline Myss, and Thich Nhat Hanh.
“I am overjoyed that Grant has decided to join us at Sounds True,” said Simon. “I now feel that we have the leadership in place that we need to significantly grow and realize our full potential in existing and new business channels.”
