John A. Byrne is the chairman and CEO of C-Change Media Inc. Until recently, Byrne was editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek.com and executive editor of BusinessWeek. He holds the distinction of authoring a record 58 cover stories in BusinessWeek magazine and is also the author or co-author of eight business books, including two New York Times' bestsellers. Byrne had also been editor-in-chief of Fast Company magazine. He founded C-Change Media, a digital media company, to take advantage of the sea change that is roiling the traditional media business. C stands for content, curation and community, the three common attributes of each C-Change web venture.
"Jack: Straight from the Gut" was the result of a 1,000-plus hour collaboration with former GE Chairman Jack Welch. It was on the New York Times' bestseller list for 26 consecutive weeks.
Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple
My collaboration with Apple Computer CEO John Sculley allowed me to work and live in Silicon Valley for the first time.
The Whiz Kids
Five years in the making, The Whiz Kids is the story of ten men who were hired by Henry Ford II to help him revitalize the Ford Motor Co. after World War II.
The Headhunters
My first book on the executive search business was published shortly after I joined BusinessWeek in the fall of 1985.
Chainsaw
My investigation of the once high-flying CEO of Scott Paper and Sunbeam. The Securities & Exchange Commission used the book's revelations to probe allegations that Dunlap cooked the books at Sunbeam.
Informed Consent
The story of a corporate ethics officer who turns against his company--Dow Corning Corp.--when his wife becomes ill from his company's silicone breast implants.