Waterside Founder

William “Bill” Gladstone was a bestselling author and a literary agent. He worked with some of the most respected and influential authors including Marie Kondo, Eckhart Tolle, Deepak Chopra, Neale Donald Walsch, and Thom Hartman. Bill Gladstone founded Waterside Productions, Inc. in 1982 and had personally placed more than 5000 titles with dozens of publishers. Gladstone continues to be a bestselling author. He enjoyed hosting several public television series which earned him the nickname “One Take Bill” in his appearances both on stage and on film.

As a pioneer in the publishing industry, Gladstone contributed to the creation of the first print-on-demand book publishing company as well as the first eBook company. Throughout his career, William worked with prominent visionaries, including Tom Anderson, founder of Myspace; Peter Norton, founder of Norton Computing; and Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux operating system. William was a trustee to the International Club of Budapest for ten years, traveling with the founder, two-time Noble Peace Prize nominee – Ervin Laszlo, and contributing to Dr. Laszlo’s books. The Club of Budapest’s honorary members include the HH The Dalai Lama, Dr. Jane Goodall, Peter Gabriel and Mikhail Gorbachev.

The hearts of his family and friends, his authors worldwide miss Bill, his uplifting personality and brilliance. Bill loved being patriarch to his growing family and built a powerhouse of a company that will continue to thrive thanks to the foundation he laid over the last four decades. Bill entrusted Waterside Productions to his wife, Gayle Gladstone, his confidant for 20 years, who is now the CEO of the company.