Mr. Jay, Author

As Jay Miletsky, he is the CEO of Lyric & Stone Publishing. As Mr. Jay, he is the author of numerous bestselling children's books, including Ricky, the Rock that Couldn't Roll and Patrick Picklebottom and the Penny Book. 

A reformed marketing executive, Jay had previously been the CEO of PFS Marketwyse, a full service advertising and marketing agency, with accounts including Hershey's, Washington Mutual, the NBA and others. He is also an adjunct professor at Pratt Institute, where he teaches a popular social media marketing course that he helped create and build. 

Jay has written 12 books through Pearson and Cengage, on topics including marketing, brand building, entrepreneurship and more before pivoting to writing children's books. He continues to write books and draws inspiration from his wife, Amanda, daughter, Bria, and his son, Oakland. He lives with his family in Red Bank, NJ.