Ed Gandia is a successful freelance copywriter, marketing consultant, speaker, coach and author. An expert on the topic of successfully transitioning from employee to freelancer, he is the co-founder of TheWealthyFreeelancer.com and co-author of The Wealthy Freelancer: 12 Secrets to a Great Income and an Enviable Lifestyle (a book that will be released by Penguin this coming March). Ed is also the author of the popular e-book Stop Wishing and Start Earning: A Low-Risk Plan to Escape 9-5 and Launch a Profitable Copywriting Business. He is a self-proclaimed wine geek and lives with his wife, son and two dogs in Marietta, Georgia.