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#160: Tori Dunlap – A transparent look at writing a New York Times best-selling book. The process, numbers, and lessons learned.

Aug 15, 2023

Tori Dunlap, founder of Her First $100k and New York Times bestselling author, shares her inspiring journey towards financial empowerment for women. She candidly discusses her experience in writing and selling her book, Financial Feminist, and the realities of the publishing process. Listeners gain insights into crafting book proposals, navigating literary deals, and the emotional aspects of launching a bestseller. Tori also highlights the importance of community support and innovative marketing strategies in achieving book launch success.

55:14

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Episode guests

Tori Dunlap

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Strategic Planning for Product Launches

00:50

The Importance of Diversity and Independent Bookstores in Best Seller Lists

01:29

Best Seller Lists and Marketing Campaigns

00:49

The Importance of a Literary Agent in the Book Writing Process

01:11

Intro

2min

Navigating the Book Publishing Journey

15min

Navigating Literary Deals and the Book Proposal Process

4min

Navigating the Path to a Book Deal Amid Challenges

3min

Navigating the Book Proposal and Launch Journey

14min

Strategic Insights into Bestseller Launches and Independent Bookstores

3min

Navigating Book Launch Success

14min

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Tori Dunlap was originally on episode #88 of this show back in January of 2022, and a lot has changed for Tori. Now Tori is the founder of Her First $100k. This is something that she built after saving a $100,000 herself by age 25. She quit her corporate job in marketing and founded this company to fight financial inequality by giving women actionable resources to better their money.

Tori started on TikTok – or at least that's where she first had her breakthrough. She has two and a half million followers on TikTok, and she has almost a million followers on Instagram.

Not only has Tory launched a podcast called Financial Feminist since being on the show and has one of the top business shows out there, but she has also launched a book by the same name, Financial Feminist, and it is a New York Times bestseller.

In this episode, you’ll learn: