On this week's episode Henry DeVries, CEO of Indie Books International, and Mark LeBlanc, chairman of Indie Books International, discuss the pros and cons of coauthoring business books.  

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Marketing With A Book Podcast Episode 117 

Recorded 4/27/2021

Join the Indie Books family of speakers and authors for a roundtable discussion of how to have more impact and influence. This week we are joined by Theresa Ashby, author of "Better Implementation Now! ", to discuss, "How To Build A Scalable Consulting Business". Well-known expert Dr. Theresa Ashby is a reformed Corporate Executive turned Entrepreneur. She is a Stratologist who is on a mission to teach business leaders the importance of strategy implementation and scaling their businesses through adding digital products and services to their offerings. Theresa is an international business and success consultant, advisor, speaker, and author who is passionate about driving businesses forward, as this is what she believes helps grow the economy on all levels. She currently is the COO of Kaleidoscope Media Services; she consults companies and individuals to build e-learning courses, digital academies, and membership & community sites for business scalability and success.  

For more information please visit Theresa's website at https://www.kaleidoscopemediaservices.com 

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Marketing With A Book Podcast Episode 16 

Recorded 4/20/2021

This week we are joined by Mark LeBlanc, author of "Defining YOU", to discuss, "The Value Of Mentoring". What have you learned from your formal and informal mentor/mentee relationships? Are you seeking a mentor?  Have you given serious consideration to being a mentor or Better mentor?  Find out what you need to know and do in order to develop and enhance these critical relationships in your life and work.  Plan to bring an insight, idea, principle or perspective you have carried with you throughout your life, career or work that was shared by someone you looked up to.  

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Marketing With A Book Podcast Episode 15 

Recorded 4/13/2021

This week we are joined by Alan Samuel Cohen, author of "The Connection Challenge" and "Those Difficult Talks for PR Pros", to discuss, "How To Be A Resilient Speaker." Alan Cohen is an Executive and Business Coach, corporate trainer and professional speaker, and most recently did a TedX talk on the importance of shared purpose. Working with Alan, senior executives, teams, and entrepreneurs have become more inspired and connected to their lives and goals, resulting in greater performance, highly improved business results, and transformed organizations. Alan leverages his background in marketing, communications and human resources, to help leaders build confidence, improve their executive presence, and develop greater emotional intelligence. Alan served as Scholastic Inc.’s Director of Marketing, leading the team that promoted the acclaimed “Harry Potter” book series—and then moved to Director of Corporate Training and Development for Scholastic, where he established and supervised the company’s management training curriculum.     

Please visit https://www.alansamuelcohen.com/asc-books for a free chapter of "How To Be A Resilient Speaker." 

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Recorded 4/6/2021

This week we are joined by Devin DeVries to discuss, "How To Attract High-Paying Clients With Seminars". Devin DeVries runs production and promotion for Indie Books. She works with independent consultants who want optimized websites and web marketing. In fact, she handled website optimization for top ecommerce companies such as ProFlowers and zulily. In addition, she works with consultants who want to attract high-paying clients by marketing with a seminar.  

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Marketing With A Book Podcast Episode 13 

Recorded 3/30/2021

This week we are joined by Jill Lublin, author of "Profit of Kindness", to discuss, "How to Use Publicity to Stay Visible in Uncertain Times". Jill Lublin is an international speaker on the topics of Radical Influence, Publicity, Networking, Kindness and Referrals. She is the author of 4 Best Selling books including Get Noticed...Get Referrals (McGraw Hill) and co-author of Guerrilla Publicity and Networking Magic. Her latest book, Profit of Kindness went #1 in four categories. Jill is a master strategist on how to position your business for more profitability and more visibility in the marketplace. She is CEO of a strategic consulting firm and has over 25 years experience working with over 100,000 people plus national and international media. Jill teaches a virtual Publicity Crash Course, and consults and speaks all over the world. She also helps authors to create book deals with major publishers and agents, as well as obtain foreign rights deals.  

Visit publicitycrashcourse.com/freegift and jilllublin.com  

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Marketing With A Book Podcast Episode 12 

Recorded 3/23/2021

This week we are joined by Mark LeBlanc, author of "Growing Your Business!", to discuss, "How To Grow The Business When You Are The Business". Mark LeBlanc, CSP runs a speaking business in Minneapolis.  He conducts presentations and creates experiences for professionals who want to create an extreme sliver of focus and put more money in their pocket as a business owner.  As a business coach, he has clocked over twenty thousand (one to one) coaching hours with professionals who want to grow their business or practice.  In fact, he wrote the book, Growing Your Business!  As a result of his work, people often share they are more focused each day, attract more prospects, stimulate more referrals and create a path for generating more business.  On a personal note, next Summer, he will go on a short, five-hundred-mile walk across Spain – for the fourth time!  

https://www.markleblanc.com

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Marketing With A Book Podcast Episode 11 

Recorded 3/16/2021

This week we are joined by Judy Carter, author of "The New Comedy Bible", to discuss, "How To Pitch Yourself To Anyone In One Minute". Judy Carter is an author of 7 published books by Random House, S & S, Indie Books International, and St. martin’s Press. You might recognize from her over 100 TV appearances in her earlier career as a standup comic. Turning to writing and speaking, Judy doesn’t like to brag, but she did write the Bible. No joke, she’s the author of “The New Comedy Bible” which was featured on “Good Morning America,” CNN, and is recommended by Oprah Winfrey for anyone who wants to be funnier and has been translated into 12 different languages. The audio version was released 2 weeks ago and has been #1 on Amazon’s new Comedy Releases. And as a speaker she has keynoted at many Fortune 500 companies as well as the less fortunate.   Judy’s book, “The Message of You” has become the go-to book for anyone wanting to learn the power of their stories and how to use them to promote their business and launch a speaking career. Judy’s message of using humor and stories as a business tool has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and New York Times.    

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Marketing With A Book Podcast Episode 10 

Recorded 3/9/2021

This week we are joined by Minal Sampat, author of "Why Your Marketing is Killing Your Business & What to do About It", to discuss, "How To Use Social Media To Create A Bestseller". Minal Sampat is an International Best Selling Author, National Speaker, Marketing Strategist, Social Media Coach, Registered Dental Hygienist, and an enthusiastic shoe lover. Minal grew up in St.Thomas, US Virgin Islands, and now resides in Washington State with her husband. She launched her first marketing company by breaking a Guinness World Record, and just this year, she launched Marketologist™ - a marketing strategy school, online. Minal has also been featured in industry and national press including Forbes. To learn more or get in touch, please go to MinalSampat.com.   

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Marketing With A Book Podcast Episode 9  

Recorded 3/2/2021

This week we are joined by Brigadier General Jeff Foley, author of "BRAVE Business Leadership", to discuss, "How To Get Prospects To Read Your Book". Jeff hails from Cincinnati, Ohio, graduated from West Point, and served 32 years in the United States Army earning the rank of Brigadier General. He is the founder of Loral Mountain Solutions and works with business leaders who want to achieve greater results by developing positive, lasting change in behavior for themselves and their teams. His latest book is BRAVE Business Leadership: Grow Competent, Confident Leaders and Get Great Results. This new book captures best practices from what he learned from his thirty-two years in the army leading organizations up to 8000 people. On a personal note, he is a recovering college baseball center fielder and a lifetime Cincinnati Reds baseball fan.  

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Marketing With A Book Podcast Episode 8 

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Recorded 2/23/2021