Meet The Shepherd Team
Bella is a part-time data wrangler and handles data creation for books and author profiles.
Meet Bella
After graduating from the Agricultural Engineering department, I decided to help small businesses. I worked for several small companies on everything from A – Z. But, as the pandemic came, I decided to find remote work. I love to read and also love running, badminton, and tennis. I am from Indonesia. Salam kenal!
Bella
Frances is a part-time editor and guides authors through the publishing process.
Meet Frances
I have spent nearly two decades with my wife and best friend. We have four awesome children, and five years ago, embarked on a life-changing move from the American hustle to Portugal's serene landscapes. My family and I enjoy spending time outdoors, hiking and exploring, as well as visiting castles and old villages.
My wife, a Christian author and digital illustrator, and I co-founded Stewardship Press, a Christian-centered publishing venture. It can be complex balancing roles as an instructional and UX designer, editor, publisher, and ESL teacher but it is also very rewarding.
What do I love to read?
Amidst the demands of work and parenting, I cherish rare moments delving into novels like Two Dollar Bill by Stuart Woods and timeless, thought-provoking classics such as 1984 and Fahrenheit 451.
Frances
Cathy takes care of all the authors at Shepherd, whether that is answering questions or sending them details on the submission process. She keeps us running smoothly.
Meet Cathy
I'm a mom of 3 residing on a beautiful island south of Manila in the Philippines. Like our founder and my teammates here at Shepherd, I also love to read. I discovered my love for reading as a child when I started browsing my father's collection of novels. I instantly fell in love with how the stories transported me to another place and time.
Other activities that I do, whenever I have spare time, are spending time with my family, communing with nature, and pouring out my thoughts and emotions on paper.
Cathy
Ben
Ben is the founder of Shepherd and focuses on growing traffic, adding and improving new features, and keeping the wheels on the buns going round-round-round. My email is ben@shepherd.com if you ever want to chat.
Meet Ben
I love to read, travel, bike long distances, eat delicious food, and use my imagination. I am an entrepreneur and love to take ideas and turn them into something people enjoy using. I am married to an amazing woman who makes life more fun, and we have a 7-year-old who makes our lives infinitely more interesting. Here is more about me and why I started Shepherd.
What do I love to read?
I love historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, mystery/crime, history, biography, and business/economics. I am currently reading Titanium Noir, which is a cyberpunk murder mystery (very good).
Márton is an awesome freelance developer who created everything at Shepherd from the start through the end of 2023. He now helps us as an advisor who spends a few hours each month helping us make good tech decisions.
Meet Márton
Whenever I am not building software, you will find me on my bike in the nearby forests or hiking in remote mountains. I'm also a passionate reader, have not stopped reading ever since I got hooked on Jules Verne's adventures and Robinson Crusoe as a child. I still remember reading through entire weekends, unable to stop.
What do I love to read?
I read in three languages nowadays, mostly science fiction, adventure, crime stories in fiction and psychology, business, and self-help books in nonfiction.
Photo © Carla Stock
Márton
Roman joined us in February 2023 as a part-time freelance designer and UX expert.
Meet Roman
After graduating from high school, I worked in an office for only a year. That was enough for me, and from then on, I became a freelancer. I love the freedom of getting up late, working when I want, and going for a walk when I want. Besides reading, I like spending time with my daughter, watching musicals, playing Dota 2, and very slowly writing my book about the future of education. I hope I will finish it in 5 years. Or more.
What do I love to read?
Basically, 3 kinds of books. If it's science fiction - it should have a philosophical, psychological, or sociological accent. If it's a fantasy - the fictional world should be original and well-developed. If it's a philosophical or popular science book - it should be smart and eye-opening.
Roman
Huge thanks to past team members!
Thank you Strahinja for your design work!
Strahinja is a fantastic freelance designer who designed everything at Shepherd in our first 2 years. I’ve worked with him for a long time, and he does great work.
Attila
Thank you Serita for all your hard work!
Serita is a fantastic editor who helped make Shepherd what it is today. She was our part-time editor from October 2021 to February 2024. Thank you for all your great work!
Thank you, Lauren, for all your editing!
Lauren is a fantastic part-time editor who helped Shepherd in 2024. We hope to see her back at Shepherd in the future.
Thank you Johanna and Joy for all your work to keep us working.
Johanna and Joy ran parts of the publishing process over the last few years and helped build Shepherd into what it is today. Thank you for all your great work! We hope to work with you again in the future.
Attila is a fantastic part-time freelancer who started with us in 2024.
Meet Attila
I gained work experience by contributing to Hungary's first social
network, where I met Márton. I worked for Prezi.com in its early
stages, learning invaluable lessons during that time. Subsequently, I
joined a small, early-stage startup.
I enjoy mountain biking and have twice competed in 24-hour solo
races, having developed a passion for bike training. I am a father of
three and now make a living from farming on the Hungarian Great
Plain. I am now learning about regenerative agriculture and
trying to put it into practice.
What do I love to read?
Nonfiction, science fiction, Russian literature, Hungarian literature
and lately, poetry.
Marcos
Marcos is a fantastic part-time freelancer who started with us in July 2024.
Meet Marcos
I find freelance to be a great way to enjoy life and freedom. I’ve contributed to small and big projects and I love learning and enjoying building software.
I'm from Córdoba, Argentina. I'm married to a beautiful and amazing woman, and we have three kids who make our lives an amazing journey. We love to do a lot of activities together while we observe how they happily grow.
When I'm not doing code, I love to do any kind of sport. I used to play volleyball a lot for many years. In some cases, I used to mountain bike too. But now, I enjoy going to the gym and playing Padel with friends.
What do I love to read?
I love to read books from several genres. But I found books about science, history, personal growth, biography, and business more interesting for me. At this moment, I'm reading Zensorialmente by Estanislao Bachrach.
