Authors Who Lead - Learn to write a book from bestselling authors and leaders

Barbara Hinske is a successful lawyer and the author of several books including The Rosemont Series. She talks about how self-publishing and marketing her book landed her on the bestselling list – but this requires tenacity and hard work.

What We Discuss with Barbara Hinske:

• What got Barbara into writing The Rosemont Series
• Barbara’s writing process and hiring a writing coach
• What keeps her to push forward
• Traditional vs. self-publishing
• Marketing her book and how she landed on the bestselling list
• Writing about going back in time and never running out of ideas
• Getting over a writer’s block
• Pushing ahead and reading bad reviews
• Barbara’s advice to aspiring writers

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Cameron Herold is the CEO Whisperer. He is the Founder of COO Alliance, where he helps people, who are 2nd in command, deliver value to the organization. He's the former COO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and took that company from $2 million to $106 million in just 6 years. Cameron has written books such as Double Double, Vivid Vision, The Miracle Morning for Entrepreneurs (co-written with Hal Elrod) and Meetings Suck. Today, he talks about his book Free PR: How to Get Chased by the Press without Hiring a PR Firm.

What We Discuss with Cameron Herold:

• What got him to write a book and writing in his voice
• His book writing process
• Dealing with academic struggles and insecurity
• The power of sharing stories
• The need for transforming today’s traditional education system
• Cameron’s leap into the entrepreneurial world
• How to not be stuck in the system
• The evolution of entrepreneurship
• The birth of the book Free PR and how it came about
• The media climate today
• How you can keep people talking about you
• Empowering kids to cold call to get over fear and rejection

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Cameron Herold is the CEO Whisperer. He is the Founder of COO Alliance, where he helps people, who are 2nd in command, deliver value to the organization. He's the former COO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and took that company from $2 million to $106 million in just 6 years. Cameron has written books such as Double Double, Vivid Vision, The Miracle Morning for Entrepreneurs (co-written with Hal Elrod) and Meetings Suck. Today, he talks about his book Free PR: How to Get Chased by the Press without Hiring a PR Firm.

What We Discuss with Cameron Herold:

• What got him to write a book and writing in his voice
• His book writing process
• Dealing with academic struggles and insecurity
• The power of sharing stories
• The need for transforming today’s traditional education system
• Cameron’s leap into the entrepreneurial world
• How to not be stuck in the system
• The evolution of entrepreneurship
• The birth of the book Free PR and how it came about
• The media climate today
• How you can keep people talking about you
• Empowering kids to cold call to get over fear and rejection

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Sean Cannell is the co-author of Youtube Secrets: The Ultimate Guide to Growing Your Following and Making Money as a Video Influencer along with Benji Travis. Sean shares some marketing strategies built around building relationships, serving vs selling, and tapping into the power of YouTube through the 7 C’s!

What We Discuss with Michelle Kinsman:

• The strength and weakness of social media
• How a book allows you to renew your thinking
• Sean introduces the power of YouTube marketing
• The book writing process and building something from scratch
• The power of framework and breaking it up to what is essential and isn’t
• Collaboration is not required for growth - find out why!
• How they’ve formulated the 7 C’s of YouTube success
• How to use YouTube to get momentum for a book launch
• Understanding where to post consistent content
• Content is King – but Marketing is Queen and she runs the household!
• Debunking some YouTube myths that stop people from getting started
• Sean shares some YouTube strategies

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Sean Cannell is the co-author of Youtube Secrets: The Ultimate Guide to Growing Your Following and Making Money as a Video Influencer along with Benji Travis. Sean shares some marketing strategies built around building relationships, serving vs selling, and tapping into the power of YouTube through the 7 C’s!

What We Discuss with Michelle Kinsman:

• The strength and weakness of social media
• How a book allows you to renew your thinking
• Sean introduces the power of YouTube marketing
• The book writing process and building something from scratch
• The power of framework and breaking it up to what is essential and isn’t
• Collaboration is not required for growth - find out why!
• How they’ve formulated the 7 C’s of YouTube success
• How to use YouTube to get momentum for a book launch
• Understanding where to post consistent content
• Content is King – but Marketing is Queen and she runs the household!
• Debunking some YouTube myths that stop people from getting started
• Sean shares some YouTube strategies

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Michelle Kinsman is the author of Real-World Feminist Handbook: Practical Advice on How to Find, Win & Kick Ass at Your First Job. Michelle and Azul met at Camp GLP, run by Jonathan Fields. Today, she shares with us what got her to write the book, her book writing process, and some marketing strategies she used.

What We Discuss with Michelle Kinsman:

• The intention of writing a book
• Getting the attention of women
• Getting clarity in what you want to do
• Finding and speaking her voice geared towards women
• Michelle’s book writing process: not writing things in order and showing up everyday!
• The transformation Michelle experienced out of writing her book
• Wanting to create a movement geared towards helping women
• Dealing with stereotypes – freedom to be the person you are!
• Breaking down your book into digestible pieces
• The power of speaking your truth
• There is only ONE you!

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Michelle Kinsman is the author of Real-World Feminist Handbook: Practical Advice on How to Find, Win & Kick Ass at Your First Job. Michelle and Azul met at Camp GLP, run by Jonathan Fields. Today, she shares with us what got her to write the book, her book writing process, and some marketing strategies she used.

What We Discuss with Michelle Kinsman:

• The intention of writing a book
• Getting the attention of women
• Getting clarity in what you want to do
• Finding and speaking her voice geared towards women
• Michelle’s book writing process: not writing things in order and showing up everyday!
• The transformation Michelle experienced out of writing her book
• Wanting to create a movement geared towards helping women
• Dealing with stereotypes – freedom to be the person you are!
• Breaking down your book into digestible pieces
• The power of speaking your truth
• There is only ONE you!

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Joe Barnes is the author of Escape the System: The Ultimate Guide to a Life of Freedom and Greatness and How to Create an Income with Working a Boring Job. Today, he talks about his book writing process, what got him to write about escaping the system, staying connected with people, and how to generate income without getting stuck into the system.

What We Discuss with Joe Barnes:

• Conceiving the idea of writing a book
• Being stuck in a system and getting out of it
• Creating revenue streams from writing
• From self-publishing to traditional publishing
• Joe’s book writing process
• Tapping into the power of mentorship
• His goal of setting a million books in total
• How to stay connected with people around you
• How his bubble got burst back in secondary school
• Returning to politics
• What goes with getting an advance from a traditional publisher
• Joe’s message to aspiring writers
• How to escape the system
• How to achieve financial freedom in 3 ways

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Joe Barnes is the author of Escape the System: The Ultimate Guide to a Life of Freedom and Greatness and How to Create an Income with Working a Boring Job. Today, he talks about his book writing process, what got him to write about escaping the system, staying connected with people, and how to generate income without getting stuck into the system.

What We Discuss with Joe Barnes:

• Conceiving the idea of writing a book
• Being stuck in a system and getting out of it
• Creating revenue streams from writing
• From self-publishing to traditional publishing
• Joe’s book writing process
• Tapping into the power of mentorship
• His goal of setting a million books in total
• How to stay connected with people around you
• How his bubble got burst back in secondary school
• Returning to politics
• What goes with getting an advance from a traditional publisher
• Joe’s message to aspiring writers
• How to escape the system
• How to achieve financial freedom in 3 ways

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David Grzybowski is the author of Mr. All Around, a book about the legendary Philadelphia basketball icon Tom Gola. Today, he talks about how he conceived the idea of writing a book, as well as his book research and writing process. Find out his journey toward accomplishing David’s passion project!

What We Discuss with David Grzybowski:

• What got him to write a book about Tom Gola
• His research and book writing process
• The hardest part he had to do while writing the book
• His emotions writing a book about Tom and finally seeing his work on the shelf
• Looking at other books in Barnes and Noble to gain ideas
• Self-publishing vs traditional publishing
• Figuring out what worked and what didn’t
• Dealing with accuracy of facts while doing his research
• The appreciation for receiving feedback in order for one to grow
• How David is branding his book
• The book process can really take some time but just do it!

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