At Audiobook Empire,

audio reigns supreme, narrators are hailed as heroes, headphones are worn with pride, and AI is our common enemy.

Marrying pomp and circumstance with quality you can count on, Audiobook Empire is a full-service production house that produces audiobooks with gusto. "Full-service" means we take care of everything, from start to finish.

Our top priority is producing high quality audio, no matter the genre. We work with authors around the globe. With the Empire, all options are available to you. Our reach stretches beyond the horizon!

A Message from the "Empress"

Owner and Founder of the Empire

Many of you may already know me through my many years of promotional work within the audiobook industry. When I founded Audiobookworm Promotions in 2016, I was filling a hole in the industry by providing a much-needed service to the indie authors, narrators, and publishers long neglected by the fast-paced and ever-evolving audiobook business.

I chose the name Audiobook Empire because of the sense of community it inspires. An empire is so much more than one person. Everyone has their place in an empire, everyone is integral to its success, and everyone is welcome.

I love this industry, but primarily, I love audiobooks. I am, and always will be, a listener first. By choosing to work with people who love audiobooks and this industry as much as I do, I know that the titles we produce are labors of love. As a listener, I know that love can be heard and felt through the speakers.

Meet Dominique Franceschi-Cybulski

Head of the Spanish Production Team

Dominique Franceschi-Cybulski (or just Dom) is a Colombian-born, LA-based creative. She studied Performing Arts throughout high school, and currently holds degrees on Musical Theater, Dance, Communications and Performing Arts.

Throughout her training, Dominique discovered her excitement for breaking the stereotype for South Americans and Spanish speakers in creative industries. Through her work, she has achieved recognition among her peers, and she even has 4 Guinness World Records for working on diversity projects. Now as a full time creative, Dominique sits in the board for PANA, is a Community Mentor for The Global Actor community, and is a member of the DEI & Mentorship Committees of the Audiobook Publishers Association.
In her free time, Dominique enjoys playing video games (recent games include Dragon Age: Inquisition, Animal Crossing and Genshin Impact), watching movies, reading, and seeing live performances of all kinds. Some of her recent favorites are Carlos Vives and John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl! She also loves taking nature photos that she some day hopes to paint.
While she continues to hone in on her craft, and as a self defined "human in progress", Dominique is excited to continue growing (both as a performer and as a human being), and is very much looking forward to leading the Spanish Production Team for the Audiobook Empire!

Meet Elisabeth Lagélee

Head of the French Production Team

Elisabeth Lagelee – Eli – is a Paris born, San Francisco based voice actor and audiobook narrator working in both native Paris French and English.

Passionate about multiculturalism and stories of reinvention, she studied classical theater in Paris and Business in Nice, New York, Nagoya (Japan) and Mannheim (Germany). In 2016, after seven years working in marketing for a French beauty company, she moved to San Francisco (Paris of the Pacific!) where she volunteered for Reading Partners while diving into the world of improv and learning the intricacies of narration.

Now a full-time narrator, she has produced over 85 audiobooks in both French and English and is excited to make the booming French speaking market accessible to independent authors through the Audiobook Empire.

Outside her booth, she loves to get lost in nature or urban history, usually with her little human in tow and a baguette or some home-made crepes in her bag.

Meet Dayna M. Reidenouer

In-House Manuscript Editing and Adaption

Dayna M. Reidenouer (they/she) draws on eighteen years of writing and editing experience in addition to a lifetime of listening to read-along picture books and radio dramas to help authors polish their books for print and audio. Dayna is a respected member of the editing community and was elected to the board of the Editorial Freelancers Association in June 2023. Have story questions or need to solve a publishing problem? Dayna is here to help!