George HirthlerGeorge Hirthler built a career as one of the leading writer/producers at work in the worldwide Olympic movement. During that time he served as a lead writer or senior communications strategist on ten international Olympic bid campaigns, including thewinning bids of Atlanta 1996, Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010, and Los Angeles 2028. During his Olympic career, Hirthler wrote more than 3,500 pages of bid city literature, film scripts, and speeches for presentations-the equivalent of ten good books. He led bid city team rehearsals to prepare them to perform at their best on stage during international presentations and became a distinguished speaker himself. In 2018, Ringworks Press published his first work of historical fiction: "The Idealist," a 565-page fictionalized biography of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games. In 2019, the book's film rights were sold to Oscar-nominated film producer, Mark Mitten. Read More Read Less