About Us

Tales2Go gives educators and parents instant and unlimited access to thousands of name-brand audiobooks and stories from leading publishers and storytellers to play on desktops, laptops and Apple mobile devices (i.e. iPads, iPod Touches and iPhones) in classrooms and beyond, all for one low annual price.  Titles and series range from Clifford and Curious George to Ivy + Bean and 39 Clues to Gulliver's Travels and Little Women.

Audiobooks are a proven literacy resource, which is why they've been used in classrooms for decades. In fact, there is a dedicated section on developing 'Speaking and Listening' skills in the new Common Core Standards, making audio books a great way to engage learners at all primary grade levels.  Specifically, listening to audio books exposes students to vocabulary and builds critical listening, fluency and comprehension skills.  Tales2Go is used in a variety of ways, including with physical books in hand (i.e. great for tactile learners, bringing oral and decoding skills together) or alone (i.e. just listening) and individually or in groups.

And, oh yeah, kids love listening to stories.

William Weil, Co-Founder and CEO

William Weil co-founded Tales2Go with his wife, Tracey, as a way to entertain and educate their kids. Prior to Tales2Go, William spent nearly 20 years in increasing leadership roles at The Walt Disney Company, Nickelodeon and National Geographic, and is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School.

Tracey Weil, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer

Tracey Weil co-founded Tales2Go with her husband, William, as a way to entertain and educate their kids. Prior to co-founding Tales2Go, Tracey was a partner at Kekst and Company, a leading strategic, corporate and financial communications firm headquartered in New York City, and is a graduate of Wellesley College.

Scott Santulli, Chief Technology Officer  

Scott Santulli is an audiobook fan and experienced programmer and digital media executive. Prior to Tales2Go, Scott held various technology leadership roles at National Geographic and Grolier Interactive.

Gretchen Thompson, Vice President of Sales

Gretchen Thompson is an experienced and accomplished sales and marketing executive.  Prior to Tales2Go, Gretchen was Vice President of Market Development for Monarch Teaching Technologies, home of the award-winning VizZle software.  Previously she was Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Qwizdom, Inc., a global leader in interactive technology and software/curriculum products.  Gretchen is a graduate of Kent State University and certified in Women's Executive Leadership from Weatherhead School of Management.

John Boarts, School Care and Operations

John Boarts is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience in establishing and improving operations and back-end fulfillment.  Prior to Tales2Go, John worked at National Geographic, Glacier Communications and Microdyne Corporation.  John is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Chuck Amos

Chuck Amos is CEO of GuideK12, a leader in geovisual analytics for the school market. Prior to GuideK12, Chuck served as the CEO of Atomic Learning from 2003 to 2007 helping to grow Atomic Learning to the worlds leading provider of web-based software training serving schools in US and around the world. Before joining Atomic Learning, Mr. Amos worked as the Central US Education Regional Manager for Apple Computer. Chuck has worked in educational technology for 18 years serving schools in the US and around the world. He has worked for large and small companies and in various capacities within those organizations. Chuck has been involved in creating a variety of programs serving the needs of education including statewide implementations of programs, professional development offerings, school networking, technology planning and implementation, educational budgeting at the local level, state and national level. He has also been actively involved in national education policy with organizations including ISTE, CoSN, SIIA, SETDA and others.

Scott Fogarty

Scott served as CEO of Films Media Group, the largest library of educational video in North America, where he led a significant business transformation and turnaround. He was also the founding president of Software on Demand, distributing software electronically via satellite, and ZUMA ed, a digital content provider for K-12 instructors. Prior to Films Media Group, Scott was a corporate development executive at Primedia, Inc. and a sales management executive in broadcast television.  Scott earned an MBA from Columbia and an AB from Harvard University.

Rachael Worthington Walker

Rachael Worthington Walker consults on a wide variety of educational programs and multimedia projects with a special focus on children’s literacy. She has more than twenty years of experience in developing key partnerships with nonprofit organizations, corporations and public agencies to benefit at-risk children and families. She has conceptualized innovative programs, launched national campaigns, coordinated special events and developed original content for projects involving film, television, web, and print for the National Education Association, the Afterschool Alliance, Reading Is Fundamental, HarperCollins Children’s Books, PBS, Reach Out and Read, and WETA’s Learning Media initiatives (Reading Rockets, Colorin Colorado and AdLit.org).

Julie M. Wood, Ed.D., Academic Advisor

A national educational consultant, Julie M. Wood, Ed.D. served as a faculty member and former Director of the Jeanne Chall Reading Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Recently she directed a comprehensive school reform effort for young children, called "Three to Third," at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, in partnership with the Mayor's Office and Boston Public Schools.

Dr. Wood began her career as a public school teacher and reading specialist. She has also served as a university lecturer, an editor/developer in educational publishing, and a consultant on media-based products for teachers and students. Dr. Wood's clients include Apple Computer, Disney Interactive, Nickelodeon, Heinemann Publishers, Click Media, Houghton Mifflin, The Ready To Learn Partnership, and PBS Interactive where she serves as the Senior Literacy Advisor for new projects.

Best Kids Apps
Tales2Go, an all-you-can-eat story app for the iPhone and the iPod Touch, is hands down the best educational app we’ve ever seen—it’s going to change the way families kill time. Read the full review >>

CNET
Tales2Go is a killer app that serves up hundreds of novels and short stories, all of them suitable for prekindergarteners, preteens, and everyone in between. Read the full review >>

Common Sense Media
The app has a simple, easy-to-use interface and offers a slew of different search parameters. If an audiobook service is what your kids are looking for, Tales2Go should fit the bill nicely. Read the full review >>

Conde Nast Traveler
Stop the kids from fighting over your device and turn on an audio story for the long road trip. Read the full review >>

Cool Mom Picks
Tales2Go is basically good old fashioned storytelling, made accessible in a subscription-based app form by brilliant mom Tracy Weil. Just hand over the phone, and let the kids choose from a huge library of stories sorted by age, genre, storyteller and more. Read the full review >>

Education Week Blog
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Education Apps Review
Tales2Go is an awesome subscription-based audiobook app that is bringing back good old fashioned storytelling in a whole new way. Read the full review >>

The iPhone Mom
Tales2Go features audiobooks for children and lets them use the best graphics and sound effects of all--those found in their imaginations. Read the full review >>

National Education Association
Elementary school educators, this one's for you. Read the full review >>

The New York Times
Why it's a travel hit: Good storytelling not only fosters listening skills and imaginations. Read the full review >>

Real Simple
Need a backseat distraction that's more educational than Angry Birds? This app features more than 1,500 audiobooks. Read the full review >>

Scholastic
A Parents' Choice Gold Award-winner that streams on-demand, unlimited access to more than 1,000 stories. Read the full review >>

Teachers With Apps
This app has an incredible collection of stories/books for all ages with scores of splendid narrators that bring stories from every genre to life! Read the full review >>

Tech & Learning
What makes Tales2Go so effective is its simplicity. Users can literally search and stream materials from anywhere. Read the full review >>

The TODAY Show
Help kids stay on track with summer reading. Watch the full review >>

The Washington Post
Get unlimited access to more than a thousand audio books and stories for kids of all ages. Read the full review >>

The Wonder of Tech
Tales2Go—Are We There Already? Read the full review >>