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About Us
Personal Best produces one of the most extensive collections of health and wellness, safety, productivity, shift work and personal money management publications in the industry.
- Nine monthly, subscription-based newsletters.
- Over 300 ancillary titles, which includes calendars, brochures, posters, table top posters, booklets, walking journals and audio conferences.
- Over 1,500 quality articles on health and wellness, safety, productivity, shift work and personal money management to license for use through our TopTopics site.
- Multi-language offering (Spanish, Canadian English and Canadian French) on select newsletter, calendar and brochure titles.
Our flagship newsletters, TopHealth® and Personal Best Healthlines®, reach more than a million readers monthly at more than 10,000 organizations. Client surveys show a high readership has been directly influenced to quit smoking, lose weight, have fewer sick days and generally become more health-conscious.
Representing more than five decades of experience in serving the wellness needs of thousands of organizations in the U.S. and Canada, Personal Best is committed to supporting those organizations that believe in the power and future of wellness.
Company Background
Personal Best is an operating division of Oakstone Publishing, LLC.
Oakstone is comprised of two business units:
- Personal Best, a leading publisher of health and wellness, safety, productivity, shift work, and personal money management newsletters and ancillary products.
- Oakstone Medical, the #1 producer and provider of audio, subscription-based medical journal reviews and critiques, which provides continuing medical education products for physicians, dentists and allied health professionals across 34 specialties.
Oakstone’s headquarters is set amid the tall pines and rolling hills of suburban Birmingham, Alabama, a vibrant, eminently “livable” Southern city with a high concentration of medical and educational centers and service industries. Our company is comprised of more than 105 staff members involved in all phases of publishing. On-premises capabilities include writing and editing, video and audio engineering, DVD and CD-ROM production and duplication, web development, live seminar production, CME accreditation, marketing, sales and turnkey product fulfillment.
We also have an enterprising group of editorial, creative and sales professionals located in the Seattle, Washington area (former headquarters of Scott Publishing).
Company History
Oakstone Wellness
- Oakstone Wellness, formerly Dreyfuss Hunt, Inc. was established in 1988 by Arnon Dreyfuss, MD.
- First publication, TopHealth®, was created as a concise, easy to digest health and wellness newsletter for the country’s workforce.
- Dreyfuss Hunt was acquired by HCC in April of 1998.
Scott Publishing
- Personal Best Healthlines® newsletter, started by Donald R. Scott and Diane McReynolds, was originally created to serve members of the American Subcontractors Association nationwide in 1982.
- Scott Publishing, Inc. established in 1989.
- Acquired two periodical newsletters from Health Edco in 1993 and two periodical newsletters from Rodale Press in 1999.
In April 2005, Scott Publishing was acquired by Oakstone.
In May 2006, launched the combined entities under the Personal Best brand.
In July 2008, Oakstone, including Personal Best was acquired by private equity firm Boston Ventures.
Our Mission
Personal Best’s mission reaches far beyond publishing in the traditional sense.
Our primary business goal is “To create stronger businesses by educating, encouraging and enriching their communities.”
Additionally, we believe in giving each of our Associates ample opportunity to maximize his or her personal and professional growth.
Both endeavors are woven into the heart of who we are as an organization…striving to be our best, while helping others be their best. |