The Creative Shift with Dan Blank

How can one woman not only manage five huge projects/businesses, but do so in a way that empowers other creative professionals to grow their craft and earn more revenue? Today, I talk to Tina Roth Eisenberg, who runs temporary tattoo company Tattly (with 14 employees), a monthly meetup series (in 100+ countries) CreativeMornings, a to-do […]

How did a working single parent find the time, energy, resources, and the sheer bravery to open up an independent bookstore? In today’s podcast, I talk with Barb Short who recently opened Short Stories Community Book Hub. Click ‘play’ above to listen to the podcast, or subscribe on iTunes, or download the MP3. In this […]

What can a 17 year old teach us about building an author platform? A LOT! Today I want to profile Nikhil Goyal, a 17 year old high school student who will be releasing his book on education reform this September: One Size Does Not Fit All: A Student’s Assessment of School. I met Nikhil back […]

In this second episode of the We Grow Media podcast, I interview Michael Hyatt, discussing how you can build your platform, and work past the many challenges you may face as you do so. Michael is the author of Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World. You can find him at http://michaelhyatt.com and on Twitter […]

In this first episode of the We Grow Media podcast, I will be reviewing why many people CHOOSE to be overwhelmed, the effect it has on their lives, and what each of us can do about it. Click PLAY below to listen to the podcast, or listen/subscribe in iTunes. After listening to the podcast, please […]

This week I had the chance to speak with Angela James, Executive Editor at Carina Press, Harlequin’s digital-first ebook imprint. We chatted about the following topics: Why there is so much opportunity for authors with digital media. Why authors must treat their writing career as a business, not a hobby. Why more competition is healthy […]

I had the pleasure of speaking with Julia Usher about her efforts in promoting her books. She came to my attention via this INCREDIBLE presentation: Bootstrap Marketing: Building Your Own Multi-Faceted Media Tour. In our interview, we dig in to how she promoted her first book, Cookie Swap, analyze what worked and what didn’t, and […]

Today, Jackson Pearce gives us an inside look at the life of a writer, and how she balances writing her books and her social media outreach to fans. She writes YA fiction including her latest book called Sweetly. She does so much to connect with her fans, including: A weekly live video chat from her […]

I had the pleasure of speaking with author Bob Mayer, where we chatted about the specifics of his success in the ebook space. We cover the following topics: His experience of 20 years in traditional publishing, and why he is putting so many resources into ebooks. The value of getting the rights back on nearly […]

Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with Debbie Stier – who gives us a behind the scenes look at her efforts of building her author platform – engaging her audience while she writes her book. Debbie is the Founder of The Perfect Score Project, and author of book of same title. After two and […]