Daniel M. Oswald

Simplify Compliance Holdings LLC operates as a provider of learning, events and memberships, and information and workflow solutions. It serves the human capital management, healthcare, financial services and communications end markets. The company was founded by Daniel M. Oswald in 2016 and is headquartered in Brentwood, TN.

M. Lee Smith Publishers (MLSP) is a leading provider of legal and practical information for human resources practitioners, attorneys, and other business and legal professionals. The company started in 1975 with one weekly newsletter, The Tennessee Journal, which gave a behind-the-scenes report on the Tennessee legislature. Today, the company has an extensive catalog of products and services providing state-specific and federal legal information covering all 50 states in print, online, and on DVD. The company also produces business directories and holds live, audio, and online conferences. To create this wealth of legal information, M. Lee Smith Publishers founded the Employers Counsel Network (ECN), made up of select, top-level law firms in all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Canada. The attorneys from these firms represent employers in workplace issues and disputes. Many of them also present at MLSP conferences and are featured in MLSP supervisor and employee training videos on employment law. The company also works with other source experts to provide top-notch legal information products and services. In 2005, Dan Oswald purchased the company from founder M. Lee Smith. The company continues to focus on providing high-quality legal information while expanding its audience and catalog of products and embracing new media.

Lawrence Ragan Communications, Inc. publishes corporate communications, public relations, and leadership development newsletters. The firm operates through the following divisions: ragan, PR Daily, Health Care Communication News, HR Communication, manageBetter.biz, Bits&Pieces, and Bits&Pieces on Leadership. The company was founded by Lawrence Ragan in 1970 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Fortis Business Media LLC provides employment, safety, and environmental compliance solutions. It offers compliance products and services that include news, information and analysis, best practice guidance, employee training, and turnkey tools. The firm provides training programs, events, web portals, reports and subscription services. The company was founded by Robert L. Brady in 1977 and is headquartered in Brentwood, TN.

Aspen Publishers, Inc. provides information to attorneys, business professionals and law students. Its products offer analytical and practical information in a range of specialty practice areas from securities law and intellectual property to mergers and acquisitions and pension and benefits. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in New York, NY.