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Send us a textNashville is where Megan Katarina fell in love with the craft behind the music, but it’s also where she faced the hardest times in her life. In her poetry and her songs, she tells these stories in her own unique way. As an award-winning artist, Megan has worked alongside other musicians but prefers singing and telling her stories at intimate house concerts. In this episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk with Megan Katarina about her upcoming poetry book, her Kickstarter campaign, and how her storytelling gift came about.Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us a textFormerly stricken with the fear of public speaking, Linda Ugelow now helps entrepreneurs, authors, company leaders, and teams transform their speaking experience from dread to delight. She started her journey by going live on Periscope where she had to bring all her psychology education to play to overcome her fears. In this episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk with Linda about her early experiences with public speaking and how her book, Delight in the Limelight: Overcome Your Fear of Being Seen and Realize Your Dreams has transformed her and continues to help others gently.Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Larry Winter, a non-traditional writer, shares his journey of writing a book about his family's experience with mental illness. They discuss the challenges of starting the writing process, finding inspiration, and the power of vulnerability in storytelling.

Send us a textDo you have an idea for a book but don’t know where to start? Question after question may come to your mind as you wonder how to write your book. That’s why we here at “Authors Who Lead” have programs and a community to support writers. It can be overwhelming to research all the steps that need to happen between thinking of your original book idea and putting a finished book in your readers’ hands. On this week’s episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk about the reasons people don’t get their books written, how you can avoid those obstacles, and how you can join our community of authors to help you to write, publish, and market your book. Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us a textYuri Kruman was born in the Soviet Union and became an Orthodox Jew in a place where religion is illegal. He has been an immigrant twice, he’s college educated and has written nine books, yet still felt like he started his journey with zero life skills. The dichotomy of this led him to be curious about the conversations happening in his personal and business worlds and he worked hard to understand the chaos in his life.In this episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk with Yuri about his book, Be Your Own Commander In Chief: The Authoritative Guide to Creating A Life of Clarity, Meaning, Impact & Success in Times of Chaos, and how it changed his life.Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us a textEmmy Sobieski was told she was too old to get into corporate investing, so she started her own company coaching investment. During this time, she offered courses about investing and the five fastest careers to build wealth. She now works for Robbie Crabtree of Competitive Storytelling, who encouraged her to write her book.In this episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk with Emmy about her book, $100M Careers: The 5 Fastest Career Paths to Wealth Beyond Your Wildest Dreams, why she wrote it, and how you don’t have to be the smartest person in the room in order to build wealth.Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us a textWhen Nick Gray moved to New York City, he didn’t know anyone. He began going to different kinds of events and parties to meet people, but he quickly became disappointed that he still wasn’t connecting with anyone. He soon realized that what he needed were better parties, so he decided to host his own. Through hosting over five hundred of his own parties, Nick learned what a successful party looked like, and people soon sought him out for party-hosting advice.In this episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk with Nick about his book, The 2-Hour Cocktail Party: How to Build Big Relationships with Small Gatherings, and his journey going from hosting museum tours to hosting successful parties.Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us a textChatGPT is an AI (artificial intelligence) learning tool that is able to have an “intelligent” conversation with you about topics of your choosing. There are free and paid subscription versions of this AI.On this week’s episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk about how to use ChatGpt to create a twelve-month marketing plan to launch your book. Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us a textEarly in Mara Glatzel’s career, she worked as a therapist and had some interest in coaching, but she was feeling burnt out. At that time, burnout was more of a badge of honor, and there weren’t many conversations about self-care for mental health professionals. But she did enjoy writing her successful body-image blog on the side, which led her to learn more about becoming an entrepreneur. Building her own business helped her do what she loved and changed every aspect of her life.In this episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk with Mara about her journey building her business and how she overcame self-doubt to write her book, Needy: How to Advocate for Your Needs and Claim Your Sovereignty.Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us a textAs a financial advisor, Gayle Colman always thought that she and other advisors could do better. They taught all the right plans, answers, and numbers so that people could thrive, but even when their clients did everything right, they weren’t at the happiness and success levels they thought they should be. Gayle then started asking questions about bringing the wisdom of our bodies into the matters of money, and the words “somatic finance” came to her in response.In this episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk with Gayle Colman about her journey discovering somatic finance, about her book, The Body of Money: A Self-Help Guide to Creating Sustainable Wealth through Innate Intelligence, and why you should listen to your body when it comes to your finances.Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/