Meet the team that helps bring

Melody’s books to life

Professional portrait of Geoffrey Larsen seated at a modern office desk, smiling at the camera in a blue button-down shirt, with a softly blurred office background, plants, shelving, and a framed “A Bigger Purpose” sign.

Geoff Larsen

Director of Marketing & Brand Strategy, SSI Publishing, LLC

Geoff earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing from Grand Canyon University. Throughout his career, he has helped startups build their brands, expand their reach, and achieve success.

At SSI Publishing, Geoff has helped turn Melody’s creative vision into a growing worldwide presence. Through strategic marketing, brand development, and digital media, he brings SSI’s uplifting message to audiences around the globe.

Geoff’s greatest strength is his ability to adapt. He embraces new challenges, enjoys learning, and continually seeks ways to stay ahead of technology and the changing marketing landscape.

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John Worthen

Illustrator

John grew up in the remote desert within the great state of Arizona.  Growing up in this rugged yet beautiful terrain John was fed, nurtured and loved by several small pigeons along the Sonoran valley that would fly in every morning bringing him the necessities of life.  After being taught to hunt by the local pack of coyote near his village he eventually found his way to the vast metropolis of Phoenix, where there he found a strange long shaped utensil, that those of the city called a “pencil.”  The two quickly fell in love and to this day you will not find John without his trusty sidekick!

Although this fantasy of Johns childhood sounds wonderful and enticing, the reality is that John leads a very normal yet satisfying life.  He has been illustrating commercially for over 30 years and to this day still retains his passion for art.

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