The premier ghostwriting service for those who have lived remarkable lives.
For over 27 years, Life Stories Company has served executives, founders, business leaders, and distinguished individuals who understand that their story deserves more than memory - It deserves a masterwork.
There is a certain kind of person who has spent a lifetime building — businesses, families, careers, legacies - and who understands, often late, that the story behind it all is the most valuable thing they haven't yet preserved.
That is who we serve.
Life Stories Company is a premium, white-glove ghostwriting studio dedicated exclusively to clients who demand the highest standard of craft, discretion, and personal service. Our clients are CEOs and founders, entrepreneurs and civic leaders, patriarchs and matriarchs — people whose stories have shaped industries, communities, and generations. They come to us because they want their story told with the skill, depth, and permanence it deserves.
We are not a publishing platform or a content agency. We are a small, seasoned team of professional ghostwriters, editors, and designers who take on a carefully selected number of projects each year - giving every client the attention, time, and craftsmanship their legacy demands.
We believe this deeply. Behind every great company, every remarkable family, every life well lived - there is a story. And that story, if left untold, is lost. We exist to make sure it isn't.
Our process is personal, effortless, and completely tailored to you.
We come to you. We listen. We ask the questions that unlock the memories you didn't know you still carried.And then, with great care, we transform those conversations into a beautifully written, professionally designed, and exquisitely printed book - a permanent record of who you are and what you've built.
No prep work. No writing on your part. Just your story, told the way it deserves to be.
When you are passionate about something, it shows — in performance, in commitment, in quality.
For more than 27 years, I have devoted my professional life to a single purpose: helping remarkable people preserve their stories in the form they deserve.
I founded Life Stories Company on the belief that a life well lived deserves more than a eulogy. The executives, founders, and families I have had the privilege of serving have trusted me with their most personal memories, their greatest achievements, and their deepest values. That trust is not something I take lightly. It is the foundation of everything we do.
These books are more than books. They are bridges between generations - between time and place, between the people who lived a story and the people who will carry it forward. There is no greater honor than being chosen to build that bridge.
James Chandler "Chad" Harbour II
Founder & Principal - Life Stories Company - Dallas, Texas
