Hello everyone! To introduce myself I'm retired after having worked 30+ years for one of the New York Metropolitan area's largest transportation/economic agencies. Over those many years I enjoyed a fruitful career, but always had a longing to pursue a writing career. I even took a stab at participating in a creative writing workshop, but I believe I was not confident enough about my voice at the time and stopped with that pursuit. Having grown up in the Midwest my mother always made it a point to take me somewhere interesting for my summer vacations, be it one of the major cities or an historic site. I believe unknowing to her, that sparked a drive within me of one day wanting to work and live in one of the major cities when I got older. That dream did come to pass in terms of having the opportunity of working at the World Trade Center's North Tower for twenty years. Yes, in case you were wondering, I was in the North Tower on September 11, 2001, when the first plane attacked and that is what my book is about. It is a moment-by-moment detail of my experience on that fateful day from the time I awakened until the time I was eventually able to lay my head to rest. It's been a long journey in writing the book after numerous drafts and I'm still at what I believe is the final one. In the beginning over that period of time I wrestled with a host of things as to why I should not write the book; that is, until I finally felt I had been given a purpose to share my particular story. The most compelling of them was believing God had impressed upon my heart His wanting to use my varied experiences from that day and relate them to spiritual insights and lessons. I'm so grateful I took the opportunity to attend the recent "Self-Publish and Succeed" Summit as it was packed full of juicy nuggets and since have been working to incorporate some into my writing, as well as into my author's brand--something I never had any thought about or consideration prior to this Summit. In terms of what is my biggest marketing obstacle right now [tag@Julie Broad], I would venture to say it is: "assuring that my content stays on par with my overall goal and objective, as well as properly documenting quotations and references."

Thank you for being here, sharing, and growing with us! We are working on some fun and valuable additions ... we can't wait to share them with you in December. In the meantime ... if you are in the US, I do hope you enjoy the holiday. Please note: the Book Launchers team is on light staffing until December 1st.

With the Amazon Launch behind us for both ebook and paperback, wider distribution has now been coming online for Your Business Growth Playbook! IngramSpark moves glacially slow in approving things, printing, packaging, and shipping, BUT… they are the gateway to the entire book world. With my book now approved and setup for distribution, most anywhere you can buy books now has access to my paperback and ebook! Of note, you can now buy Your Business Growth Playbook at Barnes & Noble, and if you’re local here in San Jose, at my favorite bookstore, Hicklebees in Willow Glen! On the other end of the spectrum, it also means I’m in the big stores like Walmart and available for bulk purchase through BookPal! 🍏 If you’re an Apple person and buy your books on Apple Books, we’re approved and online with Apple Books. 🤓 If you’re a Google person and like reading your books through Google Play, we’re also finally approved on Google Play, too! 🇦🇺 Even some of the international stores are starting to make my book available, like Booktopia, Australia’s home for books!

As if a book launch wasn't enough... The premier episode of Your Business Growth Podcast just dropped! 🎉 In each episode, I sit down with a successful business owner who grew their business, hit a plateau, and then... found a way to breakthrough. 💥 We follow their journey, learn where they got stuck and why, and most importantly what specific tactical strategies they used to get unstuck and back to the growth they deserve. My very first guest is none-other than US Army Veteran, serial entrepreneur, and author, Ryan Crownholm. When a he got run over by a truck and laid up in the ER, unable to physically run his business, he had some tough decisions to make. 🚑 Couple that with a market crash and he was in serious trouble. Most business owners would have thrown in the towel, but not Ryan. Tune in to my chat with him and discover what he did to get more than unstuck... but double his business every year after that! 👉 https://yourbusinessgrowthplaybook.com/s1e01-hustle-trap-ryan-crownholm/ 🎙️ Your Business Growth Podcast - the companion show to my #1 Best Selling book, Your Business Growth Playbook, is available NOW on all major platforms like iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, YouTube, and Amazon Music. Tune in and Subscribe today! And thank YOU fellow non-fiction authors for all of the love before, during, and now after my book launch! 🫶

Hello, to my fellow NFAL members. I really don’t like being in the spotlight, however, this is the right time and place to raise a hand and say “Hi” 👋. My new philosophy is “don’t delay matters until tomorrow, when you really know matters need dealing with today”. So here I am… and I’m looking forward to making exciting new connections on my journey forwards. Remember…. No Boring Books…. Each of us has the inner knowledge to ensure all our books are interesting, page-turners, and (if we understand our market) potential best sellers. Good luck and best wishes to all of you.