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Alexia Vernon is the author of the book, Step into Your Moxie: Amplify Your Voice, Visibility, and Influence in the World. She is also a sought-after speaking and leadership coach to executives, entrepreneurs, media personalities, and changemakers who want to spread their ideas, positively impact people’s lives, grow their businesses, and advance their thought leadership.

What We Discuss with Alexia Vernon:

• What got Alexia to write her book
• Creating the structure for her book
• How she got her book published
• Showing up on the page by writing personal stories
• How she managed not to have a writer’s block and turn in her manuscript 3 weeks early
• Getting the book proposal together and finding an agent
• Being a “bunny” about publishing
• Why it’s better to write a book first before speaking or presenting
• How to market your book and some secrets you need to know!

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Gwen Gordon is an Emmy award-winning creative director who began a life of play designing and building Muppets for Sesame Street. She is the author of The Wonderful W, a picture book for grownups. In this podcast, she talks about miracles, her process of writing a children’s book for adults,

What We Discuss with Gwen Gordon:

• The tiny miracles she's giving to other people
• How walking into the Sesame Street studio changed her life
• From a playground to a proving ground
• How the idea of writing her book came about
• Writing for your readers to really listen to you
• The feedback she got from her friends who read her book
• Get the Guide to Finding Your Wonderful W eBook

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Gwen Gordon is an Emmy award-winning creative director who began a life of play designing and building Muppets for Sesame Street. She is the author of The Wonderful W, a picture book for grownups. In this podcast, she talks about miracles, her process of writing a children’s book for adults,

What We Discuss with Gwen Gordon:

• The tiny miracles she's giving to other people
• How walking into the Sesame Street studio changed her life
• From a playground to a proving ground
• How the idea of writing her book came about
• Writing for your readers to really listen to you
• The feedback she got from her friends who read her book
• Get the Guide to Finding Your Wonderful W eBook

Show notes

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Davide Di Giorgio is an author, professional keynote speaker, TEDx speaker coach, and leadership coach. His book, Being UNapologetic: Empowering You to Become an Influential Speaker and Visionary Leader, hit #1 on Amazon in 8 countries and #2 in 2 other countries, and has received high praise from book lovers worldwide. Learn why Davide transitioned from the education to the coaching space and the miracle he witnessed from uncovering his truth!

What We Discuss with Davide Di Giorgio:

• Being an educator as his Plan B and why he decided to leave such profession
• Pushing the barriers: what prompted him to go down the unconventional route
• Going through the process of “uncovering” his truth and becoming the solution
• Writing the book and leaving your mission for other people
• How he landed the coaching space
• Why speaking is an egocentric activity and how having a coach can help
• How the idea of writing a book got conceived and his book writing process
• Why the book is a very, very powerful tool you can use for your business
• The epiphany moment Davide discovered and the power of showing who you are
• Why the book is worthy of conversation!

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Davide Di Giorgio is an author, professional keynote speaker, TEDx speaker coach, and leadership coach. His book, Being UNapologetic: Empowering You to Become an Influential Speaker and Visionary Leader, hit #1 on Amazon in 8 countries and #2 in 2 other countries, and has received high praise from book lovers worldwide. Learn why Davide transitioned from the education to the coaching space and the miracle he witnessed from uncovering his truth!

What We Discuss with Davide Di Giorgio:

• Being an educator as his Plan B and why he decided to leave such profession
• Pushing the barriers: what prompted him to go down the unconventional route
• Going through the process of “uncovering” his truth and becoming the solution
• Writing the book and leaving your mission for other people
• How he landed the coaching space
• Why speaking is an egocentric activity and how having a coach can help
• How the idea of writing a book got conceived and his book writing process
• Why the book is a very, very powerful tool you can use for your business
• The epiphany moment Davide discovered and the power of showing who you are
• Why the book is worthy of conversation!

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Heather DeSantis is the Founder of Publicity for Good. She has helped so many people generate millions of impressions for the media outlets like ABC, CBS News, NBC, Fox, CNN, BBC, iHeartMedia, and more! Learn how this works for you as an author and why it's important to focus and give attention to your book in the way the media is hoping to hear it.

What We Discuss with Heather DeSantis:

• Why the best selling books are well-marketed
• How to get started if you have a story to share
• Don’t just write to get featured on the media!
• How Heather got into the PR industry and how PR actually works
• How to reach out to media
• A story of Heather’s client that leveraged PR and craft
• What to do once you get a media opportunity
• The trends in PR and social media
• How to prepare for a media interview
• Some tips to break free from your fears
• How to find and test your messaging

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Heather DeSantis is the Founder of Publicity for Good. She has helped so many people generate millions of impressions for the media outlets like ABC, CBS News, NBC, Fox, CNN, BBC, iHeartMedia, and more! Learn how this works for you as an author and why it's important to focus and give attention to your book in the way the media is hoping to hear it.

What We Discuss with Heather DeSantis:

• Why the best selling books are well-marketed
• How to get started if you have a story to share
• Don’t just write to get featured on the media!
• How Heather got into the PR industry and how PR actually works
• How to reach out to media
• A story of Heather’s client that leveraged PR and craft
• What to do once you get a media opportunity
• The trends in PR and social media
• How to prepare for a media interview
• Some tips to break free from your fears
• How to find and test your messaging

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Ricky Shetty is the genius behind Daddy Blogger. He's a writer, a father, and a fellow nomadic traveler for a year and a half now. Ricky talks about depression and why men should talk about it too. He also discusses his book writing journey and how Daddy Blogger started. Ricky has a very interesting book project, writing seven books about seven continents in seven months!

What We Discuss with Ricky Shetty:

• Ricky's nomadic lifestyle while fathering and writing his book.
• Dealing with depression: men vs women
• About the Daddy Blogger
• Family travel is possible even if you've got kids or got a mortgage.
• Why travel is the best possible education for your kids
• Writing his first book - from interviews to blogs to a book
• An interesting book project of 7 books about 7 continents in 7 months
• Ricky shares some tips and tricks when traveling in South America.
• Ricky talks about his writing process for kid’s books
• Why you need to think like a marketer when writing your book
• How to launch your book strategically using the power of leverage and influence
• The power of public accountability and personal space

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Ricky Shetty is the genius behind Daddy Blogger. He's a writer, a father, and a fellow nomadic traveler for a year and a half now. Ricky talks about depression and why men should talk about it too. He also discusses his book writing journey and how Daddy Blogger started. Ricky has a very interesting book project, writing seven books about seven continents in seven months!

What We Discuss with Ricky Shetty:

• Ricky's nomadic lifestyle while fathering and writing his book.
• Dealing with depression: men vs women
• About the Daddy Blogger
• Family travel is possible even if you've got kids or got a mortgage.
• Why travel is the best possible education for your kids
• Writing his first book - from interviews to blogs to a book
• An interesting book project of 7 books about 7 continents in 7 months
• Ricky shares some tips and tricks when traveling in South America.
• Ricky talks about his writing process for kid’s books
• Why you need to think like a marketer when writing your book
• How to launch your book strategically using the power of leverage and influence
• The power of public accountability and personal space

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Dr. Shaun Woodly is the author of MC Means Move the Class: How to Spark Engagement and Motivation in Urban and Culturally Diverse Classrooms. He is also the host of The Urban & Educating Podcast. Today, he talks about his journey from music to education, how writing a book is different from academic writing, and the parallelism between being an MC and a teacher.

What We Discuss with Dr. Shaun Woodly:

• From love of music to a burning passion for both music and education
• How being an MC is correlated with being a teacher
• How he found his recognizable voice apart from having an academic tone
• Different sublevels of culture that result in complexity and misunderstandings
• Shaun’s realization of the impact he has on his students
• Why and how Shaun changed his teaching style in 180 degrees
• Shaun’s advice to those having seeds of doubt with their profession
• Why Shaun leaped into a university setting
• Academic writing vs. book writing
• Creating the book trailer and marketing the book
• How Shaun leverages his books in his workshops

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