Top Business Leaders

#209 – Patrice Perkins on Uncovering Research Gems: Key Strategies for Authors and Ghostwriters

Patrice Perkins is an Army brat who lived in Germany, Hawaii, and other less exotic locales during her Dad’s illustrious 29-year Army career. At The Word Architect, Patrice’s proprietary Vibrant Listening Framework (VLF) distills the essence of your Brand Story Brilliance, then, she uses Strategy as a Service to craft compelling content to engage your audience on an emotional level. The result? Your Brand is elevated through exquisite writing.

#208 – Michael Levin on Unveiling the Art of Ghostwriting: Insights From a Seasoned Book Strategist – Part 2

Michael Levin built up his first ghostwriting business, BusinessGhost, into the world’s most prolific ghostwriting company and sold it in 2018. Now, he focuses on ghostwriting for a small number of elite clients worldwide. He’s appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank; on the BBC and FoxNews; in Inc., Forbes, and Bloomberg/Business; and many others. Michael is deeply honored that Jay Abraham, the world renowned marketing authority, calls him “The Master of the Business Fable.”

#207 – Michael Levin on Unveiling the Art of Ghostwriting: Insights From a Seasoned Book Strategist – Part 1

Michael Levin built up his first ghostwriting business, BusinessGhost, into the world’s most prolific ghostwriting company and sold it in 2018. Now, he focuses on ghostwriting for a small number of elite clients worldwide. He’s appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank; on the BBC and FoxNews; in Inc., Forbes, and Bloomberg/Business; and many others. Michael is deeply honored that Jay Abraham, the world renowned marketing authority, calls him “The Master of the Business Fable.”

#206 – Nona Prather on Boost Your Book Sales: Unveiling Strategies to Stand Out in the Speaking Marketplace

Nona Prather is the Owner of Prather Marketing Services, LLC. She specializes in setting up marketing plans for professional speakers, through phone calls, email campaigns, social media, and marketing materials. Nona has worked in marketing for 10 plus years and holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Business Management. She has worked with Speakers Bureaus and individual speakers.

Nona also enjoys road trips and has a goal to see all the National Parks in the US.

#205 – Pauline Wiles on Building an Author Website That Sells: Insights from a Website Designer

Pauline Wiles specializes in strategic website design that gets bottom line results for consultants and authors. Working with the Squarespace platform, she’s an expert in websites that convert in your industry. As well as a full time professional website designer, Pauline is an author and consultant too. Her work helps you grow your impact and authority through your website and related online marketing.

#204 – Transformative Memoirs: Unveiling the Life-Changing Journey of Author Deborah Levine

Deborah Levine is Editor in-Chief of the American Diversity Report. She is a Forbes Magazine top Diversity & Inclusion Trailblazer, an award-winning author of 15 books, and has been recognized by the Women’s Federation for World Peace and the TN Economic Council on Women. A former blogger with The Huffington Post, she is now an opinion columnist with The Chattanooga Times Free Press.

#203 – Ben Guttmann on Enhance Your Writing with Visual Elements

Ben Guttmann is a marketing and communications expert and author of Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win — and How to Design Them. He’s an experienced marketing executive and educator on a mission to get leaders to more effectively connect by simplifying their message. Ben is former co-founder and managing partner at Digital Natives Group, an award-winning agency that worked with the NFL, I Love NY, Comcast NBCUniversal, Hachette Book Group, The Nature Conservancy, and other major clients.

#202 – Ben Guttmann on Why Your Writing Needs to Be “Simply Put”

Ben Guttmann is a marketing and communications expert and author of Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win — and How to Design Them. He’s an experienced marketing executive and educator on a mission to get leaders to more effectively connect by simplifying their message. Ben is former co-founder and managing partner at Digital Natives Group, an award-winning agency that worked with the NFL, I Love NY, Comcast NBCUniversal, Hachette Book Group, The Nature Conservancy, and other major clients.

#201 – Rusti Lehay on Trusting Your First Draft and Overcoming Writer’s Block

Just as editors do more than splash your text with missing commas, writing coaches do more than tell you to write. They are a bit like doulas helping you birth your books and stories. Rusti Lehay coaches authors to find the words that their hearts speak. Working as an empath, she guides writers to open up to what their story is and the most authentic way for them to share it, helping them place the right words at the right time for all the right reasons.

#200 – Rusti Lehay on How to Put Authenticity into Your Writing So You Can Overcome Writer’s Block

Rusti Lehay coaches authors to find the words that their hearts speak. Working as an empath, she guides writers to open up to what their story is and the most authentic way for them to share it, helping them place the right words at the right time for all the right reasons. Sometimes a book and sometimes Rusti helps you discover many other ways to best use your story and plant your words to meet your strategic objectives.