Workshop Wednesdays Radio with Host Tony Gambone and his guest Alan Bourgeois and Randye Spina:

B. Alan Bourgeois began writing when he was just a child, but as many children of his era and of the artistic background were told, “You need to study and get a real job to earn a living.” That statement from a well meaning mother put a pause on his desire to write. In 1989, he was asked to write a short story based on an actual event in his life. He did, and it was published as $200 Alan. Seeing his story in print once again inspired him to begin writing. Since then, Mr. Bourgeois has written many articles, short stories, editorials and has 7 books published covering many genre’s. Through the process of writing and getting published, Mr. Bourgeois saw a need for additional marketing avenues for Authors that was not covered in the normal channels. While there were a lot of new ‘web’ based social networks for authors, there was nothing that really helped challenged them, and or gave them a way to promote themselves in a way that finds new readers; 

Randye has worked for Fortune 100 companies for more than 20 years, although her heart & passion had always been elsewhere. She now puts her years of marketing & communications experience to work for small & micro businesses in industries as diverse as Non Profits, Retail, Construction, Financial Services, Authors, Insurance, Associations, Health & Wellness & even Pet Insurance. Randye is privileged to serve on the Board of Directors of a local nonprofit and to Chair their Marketing Committee. She has also served on the Board of Directors of the Direct Marketing Association of Orange County, CA as their Membership Chair. One of her corporate marketing campaigns was nominated for the prestigious Echo Award.