Brayden Sutton spent over 15 years learning the markets the hard way, with no inheritance, no formal training, and no industry connections. On this episode of Author Hour, he tells Eric Jorgenson how a mentor's suggestion to write a manual for his 18 year old grandson turned a decade-old manuscript into Money Mind: Beyond Speculation, a Canadian bestseller that has brought ultra high net worth investors into his fund, earned endorsements from billionaires, and reshaped his professional identity.

Brayden shares why he needed a coach, accountability, and a timeline to get the book done, what it means to act like a bank instead of an individual investor, and why the return on a book goes far beyond sales.

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What does it look like to go from suicidal ideation to self-published author in fewer than four years?

Devin Fish, a ten-year Army veteran and former career counselor, joins Eric Jorgenson to talk about his memoir Answering the Hard Questions: I Almost Ended My Story Too Soon. Devin shares how growing up in one of the most dangerous cities in America, watching both parents battle addiction, and surviving a hospitalization for suicidal ideations in 2019 ultimately became the raw material for a book he wrote in a war zone.

He talks about finding his editor through David Goggins, how Scribe Media's chief editor pushed him to put his real story back in, and why the act of writing the book transformed him as much as any of the events in it.

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In this episode of Author Hour, Eric Jorgenson sits down with Yarona Boster, author of Unspoken Signals, to explore what it truly means to raise a resilient child.

Yarona draws on nearly two decades of early childhood development, psychology, and coaching to make a provocative argument: a parent's real job isn't to protect their children at all costs, it's to give them the tools to thrive without them.

She shares the personal losses that shaped the book, breaks down the three core pillars every human needs to function (connection, autonomy, and competency), and explains why most of what we call communication is happening beneath the surface, in signals we're sending before we even have words for them.

She also offers candid, practical advice for aspiring authors on trusting your vision, filtering the noise of too many voices, and finding support that guides without controlling.

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Mario Simonyan built one of the most specialized law firms in the country, helping e-commerce brands fight off IP infringers and unauthorized sellers.

In this episode, he shares how publishing At the Corner of IP and Amazon transformed his business development strategy, replacing disposable cold outreach with something prospects actually hold on to. Mario breaks down his exact playbook: cold mail campaigns with a book inside, sales consultations where his team references specific chapters, and conference giveaways that generate warm inbound leads weeks later.

Four years and nearly 10,000 copies later, he has zero regrets and is already planning his second book with Scribe.

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MyLinh Shattan grew up between two cultures, an Irish American father and a Vietnamese mother, both storytellers.

She went to West Point as one of the first women to graduate, then spent decades writing, teaching, and serving. When her oldest daughter decided West Point was the only place for her, MyLinh couldn't sleep. That fear became the engine for her memoir, Raising Athena, published by Scribe Media with an audiobook releasing July 7th, the 50th anniversary of women at West Point and the 250th anniversary of the United States.

In this conversation, MyLinh and Eric discuss the decade-long writing process, the workshop model that sharpened her craft, what it means to be a mother in a family where all three children serve, and why she believes the widening civil-military gap is one of America's most urgent blind spots.

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Harris Nydick has been in financial planning since the early eighties, when he was part of one of the first financial planning training classes at a major Manhattan firm. Over the next few decades, he built a specialty in 401(k) and 403(b) plans, and after carrying a book idea in his head for 10 years, he finally sat down on weekends to write it. The result was Common Financial Sense, a plain-English guide to 401(k) investing for working people who are smart but simply don't want to think about this stuff.

On this episode, Harris talks about the unexpected ROI of his book, how he got the father of the 401(k) to write the introduction, the orange Sharpie trick that changed how he wrote, and why signing every copy has kept his books off eBay for years.

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S. Gale Bleth spent decades teaching personal safety to students, employees, and community members—but it wasn't until her nieces started leaving for college that she finally wrote the book she'd been putting off for years.

In this episode, Gale shares how she turned a 12-hour self-defense course into a character-driven, story-based safety playbook for young adults, what the AWARE method is and why it covers 90% of personal safety, and how her book hit #1 on Amazon within two days of launch.

She also talks about finding Scribe, working with her editor Candace to bring the book to life, and why she believes A.W.A.R.E. belongs in every college orientation program in the country.

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Rachel Williamson spent 30 years leading retail operations at some of the biggest brands in the industry — from Bath & Body Works to Ann Taylor — before launching her consulting firm and writing Running Great Stores, a 30-day implementation guide for store managers and district managers.

In this episode, Rachel talks with Eric Jorgenson about how she finally committed to the book, the creative process that got it done in two focused months, and the hands-on marketing playbook she built from scratch — custom shipping envelopes, branded ribbon, Mini Cooper keychains, and personalized book signings — that turned a first-time author into an Amazon #1 bestseller and opened doors to new clients, speaking engagements, and a chance encounter with a Fortune 500 CEO.

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What happens when a book you wrote to inspire strangers ends up transforming your own life?

In this episode, Eric sits down with Candler Cook, author of From Underdog to Bulldog, to talk about the unexpected and remarkable doors his book has opened since he published it seven years ago.

Candler shares how a fraternity alumni email connected him with his now-CEO, how his personal story attracted a film production company, and why reaching the right 1,000 people matters more than chasing a bestseller list.

He also opens up about working with Scribe, what it felt like to get a 6-out-of-10 first draft across the finish line, and what he'd tell anyone sitting on a book idea right now.

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Gui Costin, founder and CEO of Dakota, joins Eric Jorgenson to talk about writing two books with Scribe—The Dakota Way and Be Kind—and why he now calls authoring “the single best thing I’ve ever done for the business and for people.”

Gui walks through the procrastination and self-doubt that nearly stalled his first Scribe book, the “world-class ghostwriter” who got him through it, and the Dakotaisms (“turn your brain off,” “throw your hat over the wall”) that finally pushed the book over the line. He explains how Dakota uses signed copies at every live event, why a book makes you a subject matter expert and an authority rather than a salesperson, and how showing up on LinkedIn pays off in unexpected ways, including a 20-years-no-contact college teammate who somehow knew his Starbucks order.

The episode closes with Gui’s blunt advice to any CEO on the fence: figure out what you’re passionate about, call Scribe, and turn your brain off.

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