M. John Storey was a publisher. He began his publishing career at Time Life International and then the Hearst Corporation. He then and his wife Martha founded the “Practical Gardner’s Newsletter” that eventually blossomed into “Storey’s Books for Country Living,” (Storey Communications, Inc./Storey Books). He published four books on entrepreneurship, "The Insider Buyout," "Starting Your Own Business," "Inside America’s Fastest Growing Companies," and "Taking Money Out of Your Corporation."