Tomáš Baránek

Publisher, Writer, and lifehacker

Tomáš Baránek (born 1972) is a Czech publisher, blogger, and lifehacker. He studied mathematical informatics at Masaryk University in Brno and founded Computer Press, where he led the legendary magazine Computer for years.

After 2004, Tomáš focused on free literary work, publishing a collection of erotic poetry titled "Bez uzdičky" (Without a Bridle, published by Host Brno) and later writing practical guides "Jak sbalit ženu" (How to Pick Up a Woman) and "Jak sbalit ženu 2.0" (How to Pick Up a Woman 2.0, http://jaksbalitzenu.cz). The latter was adapted into a play of the same name, which was performed on the stage of the Buranteatr theatre in Brno from 2009 to 2013.

In 2007, Tomáš Baránek rekindled his passion for publishing, co-founding Jan Melvil Publishing http://melvil.cz), a renowned publishing house that has become a beacon of personal development literature.

Jan Melvil Publishing has been preparing hundreds of thousands of readers for the future and was among the first publishers in the Czech market to start publishing books in electronic form. Tomáš occasionally lectures on this topic.

In 2021, Tomáš Baránek continued to push the boundaries of the publishing industry, co-founding Servantes, a dynamic spin-off of the publishing company that pioneers smart software for modern publishers worldwide.

In his spare time, Tomáš writes about lifehacking http://lifehacky.cz), a way to simplify life, and creates small, valuable apps in Clojure, such as the Nautilus project.

He lives in Brno with his wife Kateřina, who has always been the power behind the throne, their children Klaudia, Max, and Karina, and their dog Bruno.

Their home once belonged to the mathematician Prof. Otakar Borůvka and is near the birthplace of the first geneticist, Gregor Mendel, making Brno the best city for them.