Laquilan Press — professional services publishing
About laquilan leadership Press

The Publisher

for the Professions.

We exist to give the most rigorous thinking in professional services the form it deserves — a well-made book, built to last, written by the practitioners who have earned the right to write it.

Our Story

Built for a Gap the Industry Ignored

Laquilan Press was founded on a simple observation: the most sophisticated thinking in professional services rarely makes it into print. The practitioners who have spent decades developing original frameworks, navigating complex client relationships, and building enduring firms are too busy doing the work to write about it — and when they do try, the mainstream publishing industry offers them little support.

General business publishers want broad audiences and celebrity authors. Self-publishing platforms offer production without editorial development. Neither serves the senior practitioner who has something genuinely important to say to a specific professional audience.

We built Laquilan Press to fill that gap. We are a specialist publisher — focused exclusively on professional services, committed to editorial rigor, and structured to give practitioner authors the development support, production quality, and distribution reach that their work deserves.

Our name reflects our conviction that the best professional services books are not collections of tips or anecdotes. They are architectures — carefully designed structures of argument, evidence, and insight that hold up under scrutiny and reward careful reading and inspire readers to seek new horizons, and reach new heights.

Editorial Philosophy

Four Principles That Guide Every Book We Publish

01

Practitioners First

Every book we publish is written by someone who has done the work — not an academic studying it from the outside. We believe the most useful knowledge in professional services comes from practitioners who have spent careers solving real problems for real clients.

02

Rigor Over Volume

We publish a small number of books each year, deliberately. Each title receives the editorial attention it deserves — structural development, line editing, fact-checking, and production quality that reflects the seriousness of the subject matter.

03

Argument, Not Anecdote

The best practitioner books make an argument. They take a position, defend it with evidence and reasoning, and give readers something they can act on. We work with authors to develop the argument at the heart of their book before a word of the manuscript is written.

04

Long-Term Partnership

We treat publication as the beginning of a relationship, not the end of a transaction. Laquilan Press authors become part of a community of practitioners committed to advancing the intellectual life of their professions.

Disciplines We Serve

Architecture & EngineeringLegal & Corporate ServicesManagement ConsultingFinancial AdvisoryExecutive Search & HRTechnology & Digital Services

Our Vision

To cultivate enduring ideas that shape professional practice, leadership, culture, and the future of expertise.

Our Mission

Laquilan Press partners with thoughtful authors to transform insight, experience, and expertise into lasting intellectual assets through rigorous editorial development, ethical publishing practices, and strategic audience positioning.

The Team

The People Behind the Press

Craig Park, FSMPS

Craig Park, FSMPS

Publisher & Founder

Craig founded Laquilan Press in 2010, after 20 years as a principal and C-Suite leader in the AEC industry, during which he saw that professional services practitioners were underserved by existing publishing models. He has published over 300 articles and five books. He holds a BS in Architecture from Cal Poly SLO. Craig is a past SMPS President and Fellow, recipient of the national Weld Coxe Marketing Achievement Award and the SF Chapter's William Hankinson Lifetime Achievement Award. Learn more about Craig on his personal practice's site: www.craigpark.com.

Barbara Shuck, FSMPS, CPSM

Barbara Shuck, FSMPS, CPSM

Senior Editorial Adviser

Barbara Shuck brings more than 30 years of A/E/C marketing, storytelling, training, and consulting experience to Laquilan Press. A nationally recognized marketer, published author, facilitator, and mentor, she helps professional services firms clarify their messaging, strengthen pursuit strategy, and communicate their value with greater impact. Barbara is an SMPS Fellow, Certified Professional Services Marketer, past SMPS President, SMPS Foundation Trustee and 2022 President, and recipient of the 2022 Weld Coxe Marketing Achievement Award. Learn more about Barbara on her personal practice's site: www.everestmarketingservices.com.

Diane Rutledge

Diane Rutledge

Senior Editorial Adviser

Diane Rutledge brings strategic marketing, brand strategy, marketing communications, and research expertise to Laquilan Press. As founder of Brand Transform, Inc., she helps business owners and professional service leaders clarify their brand culture, voice, and story so their message resonates in a crowded marketplace. Her work focuses on building foundational brand strategies, shaping authentic content, and helping organizations express their unique value with clarity, consistency, and impact. Learn more about Diane on her personal practice's site: www.brandtransform.com.

Clare Kelly, CPSM

Clare Kelly, CPSM

Author Marketing Adviser

Clare Kelly, CPSM is a professional services marketer with diverse experience and unique insight. She collaborates with authors in the A/E/C and CRE sectors to help them reach their market, engage their audience, and ignite business. Her approach is to align the most fitting authorship strategies and tactics to each client's unique, strategic business development goals. She brings a never-ending curiosity to client relationships and projects, seeking to uncover opportunity and create a spark that will ignite growth for all. Learn more about Clare on her personal practice's site: fuseigniteforbiz.com.

"The professions deserve a publisher that takes their knowledge as seriously as they do."

— Craig Park, FSMPS, Founder

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