The best business and personal development audiobooks, by award record: every Audie Business and Personal Development winner
Looking for a business and personal development audiobook that's actually worth a credit? This is the complete record of the Audie Award's Business and Personal Development category — 30 winners from 1997 to 2026, the audiobook industry's own pick for the best business and personal development production of each year. The most recent winner is The Next Conversation by Jefferson Fisher, narrated by Jefferson Fisher.
| Year | Narrator | Audiobook | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jefferson Fisher | The Next Conversation | Jefferson Fisher |
| 2025 | Emily Nagoski | Come Together | Emily Nagoski |
| 2024 | Michelle Obama | The Light We Carry | Michelle Obama |
| 2023 | Terry Crews | Tough | Terry Crews |
| 2022 | Stacey Vanek Smith | Machiavelli for Women | Stacey Vanek Smith |
| 2021 | Tovah Feldshuh | The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life | Edith Eva Eger |
| 2020 | Kristen Meinzer | So You Want to Start a Podcast? | Kristen Meinzer |
| 2019 | Julian Treasure | How to Be Heard | Julian Treasure |
| 2018 | Christopher Lane | Peak Performance | Brad Stulberg & Steve Magness |
| 2017 | John Pruden | Humans Need Not Apply | Jerry Kaplan |
| 2016 | Michael Strahan | Wake Up Happy | Michael Strahan & Veronica Chambers |
| 2015 | Michael Quinlan | A More Beautiful Question | Warren Berger |
| 2014 | Bob Souer | Leadership Secrets of the Salvation Army | Robert Watson & Ben Brown |
| 2013 | Fred Berman | Spy the Lie | Philip Houston et al. |
| 2012 | Carrie Wilkerson | The Barefoot Executive | Carrie Wilkerson |
| 2011 | L. J. Ganser, Fred Berman | The Intelligent Entrepreneur | Bill Murphy Jr. |
| 2010 | Jeffrey J. Fox | Rain: What a Paperboy Learned About Business | Jeffrey J. Fox |
| 2009 | Jeffrey Gitomer | The Little Red Book of Selling | Jeffrey Gitomer |
| 2008 | Frank Luntz, L. J. Ganser | Words That Work | Frank Luntz |
| 2007 | Christopher Nissley | The Long Tail | Chris Anderson |
| 2006 | Jim Collins | Good to Great | Jim Collins |
| 2005 | Jack Arthur | Death by Meeting | Patrick Lencioni |
| 2004 | Barbara Corcoran | If You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails | Barbara Corcoran & Bruce Littlefield |
| 2003 | Scott Mosenson, Jack Ong | The Art of Profitability | Adrian Slywotzky |
| 2002 | Jim Ward | Rich Kid, Smart Kid | Robert T. Kiyosaki |
| 2001 | Steve Hoye | Rich Dad, Poor Dad | Robert T. Kiyosaki & Sharon L. Lechter |
| 2000 | Philip Van Munching | Beer Blast | Philip Van Munching |
| 1999 | Burchard et al | Entrepreneur November 1998 | Lesonsky et al. |
| 1998 | Eric Conger | Pour Your Heart Into It | Howard Schultz |
| 1997 | Ron Silver, B. D. Wong | The Art of War | Sun Tzu |
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Most-awarded business and personal development narrators
Fred Berman (2 wins) · L. J. Ganser (2 wins).
See also: Audiobook of the Year · Best Narrator winners · Grammy audiobook winners.