This is an example of Alinka’s service where she produces an anthology style book.

Simon & Schuster distributed USA Today / Wall Street Journal best-selling Anthology. Topic: Leaders Who Last (Please RSVP)

Here’s what I have in mind to get you USA Today / WSJ best-selling author status:

I’m putting together an anthology on the topic Leaders Who Last (can be leaders in any field), aimed at hitting the USA Today / WSJ best-selling list in March.

I’ve now turned more than 130 authors into USA Today / WSJ best-sellers through my anthologies: Write and Grow Rich, Business Success Secrets, Quitless and Habits of Success.

There’s only a short window of opportunity to join this anthology because it will be distributed via Simon & Schuster and they need the list of authors asap.

Here’s how it works:

• You block your slot by Tuesday.
• You deliver a print ready chapter according to our guidelines by Nov 15 (there’s an option for you to be interviewed and for your chapter to be ghostwritten at $1k)
• You get regular updates as I prepare the book for publishing and launch it to best-seller status in March 2022. (There’s a long lead time because we work with traditional distribution channels via Simon & Schuster and we’ll be distributing the book to bookstores as well.)

In March you will call yourself a USA Today / WSJ best-selling author, proudly display that title on your book covers (existing and upcoming), use it in your marketing materials, business cards and email signatures and even take a selfie in the bookstore with the book on the shelf!

The financial investment required from each co-author to make this happen is $5k.

Your success is 100% guaranteed or you get your $$ back (I confidently take all the risk due to my 100% success track record)

I’d love to work with you and turn you into a USA Today / Wall Street Journal best-selling author 

Monique Idemudia is the founder of Dragon Digital Marketing. A black-owned and women-led business based in Saint Petersburg, Florida. They help small businesses grow with the power of great digital marketing.

What Makes Them Different To Work With

A lot of digital marketing agencies focus on the creative and come up with many ideas but not with an actual plan of action on how to realize these ideas and achieve the marketing and business goals. Dragon Digital Marketing is different because they focus on digital marketing strategies for small businesses. They create small business marketing plans that are actionable and bring a positive return on investment. They measure marketing success by increasing their clients’ business value in the long-term and measure and track metrics that are directly related to ROI without neglecting the importance of beautiful creatives and designs.

Why Working With Them Is Unique

A lot of digital marketing agencies focus on mass marketing strategies that are intrusive; like sending out unsolicited direct messages and emails to a cold, unsegmented audience and relying heavily on advertising. Dragon Digital Marketing is different because they don’t believe in being spammy and salesy. They believe in raising awareness for small businesses by making them stand out. They achieve this with personalized and targeted content that attracts the right people organically because it provides value by answering questions and solving problems. They help small businesses to strategically create, publish and promote content across many different digital marketing channels.

Pretty good description, huh? I have to confess I lifted it right off their website and changed a few pronouns to make it sound like I wrote it. If you think it was written well, perhaps you should contact them.

Topics Discussed

• What to look for when hiring a marketing agency.
• How to know if they are a good fit for your company
• Some comments and contact info.

Resources and Contact Info

https://www.dragon-digital-marketing.com/

contact@dragon-digital-marketing.com

Phone: 727.308.0030

Monique Idemudia – Dragon Digital Marketing – Part 1

Monique Idemudia is the founder of Dragon Digital Marketing. A black-owned and women-led business based in Saint Petersburg, Florida. They help small businesses grow with the power of great digital marketing.

What Makes Them Different To Work With

A lot of digital marketing agencies focus on the creative and come up with many ideas but not with an actual plan of action on how to realize these ideas and achieve the marketing and business goals. Dragon Digital Marketing is different because they focus on digital marketing strategies for small businesses. They create small business marketing plans that are actionable and bring a positive return on investment. They measure marketing success by increasing their clients’ business value in the long-term and measure and track metrics that are directly related to ROI without neglecting the importance of beautiful creatives and designs.

Why Working With Them Is Unique

A lot of digital marketing agencies focus on mass marketing strategies that are intrusive; like sending out unsolicited direct messages and emails to a cold, unsegmented audience and relying heavily on advertising. Dragon Digital Marketing is different because they don’t believe in being spammy and salesy. They believe in raising awareness for small businesses by making them stand out. They achieve this with personalized and targeted content that attracts the right people organically because it provides value by answering questions and solving problems. They help small businesses to strategically create, publish and promote content across many different digital marketing channels.

Pretty good description, huh? I have to confess I lifted it right off their website and changed a few pronouns to make it sound like I wrote it. If you think it was written well, perhaps you should contact them.

Topics Discussed

• What is digital marketing?
• How to choose which form of social media to employ.
• Changes in social media and what’s popular now and coming into style.

Resources and Contact Info

https://www.dragon-digital-marketing.com

contact@dragon-digital-marketing.com

Phone: 727.308.0030

Amy Shuckhart – Amalyn Consulting

Employee Benefits Advisors

“At MetLife, I was very successful, but I did not ever see my family.”

Amalyn Consulting, is a boutique insurance advisory firm that has specialized in creating and implementing employee benefit programs since 2011. Their Phoenix-based company is dedicated to providing comfort, security and financial well-being through educating clients and their employees on how to become better consumers of insurance and healthcare services. In allowing Amalyn Consulting to become an extension of your company, you and your employees will be protected from unforeseen events 365 days a year by a partner that truly has your best interest in mind.

Amalyn Consulting is licensed to do business in several states including California. Contact Amy to see if they are taking on new clients in your state.

“My worst failure is also my greatest success.”

Amy’s best advice: “Listen to your trusted advisors!”

Topics Discussed

• We talked about her biggest challenge—hiring and firing staff.
• How do you know the right time to let someone go?
• Every client is different. They all have different benefits needs.
• She considers her staff as service people, not salespeople.
• “Our engagement level is what separates Amalyn from every other benefits broker.”
• Talked about what’s new in the insurance world.
• She was excited about a new innovative life insurance product you can purchase online in less than 10 minutes.
• In the time it takes to get your coffee at Starbucks, you can secure your family’s financial security on your mobile phone.
• No medical exam or underwriting. You don’t even have to talk to an agent!
• Amalyn is licensed to do business in several states, but mostly in Arizona.
• Amy loves to work with women business owners with 20 to 250 employees.

Resources and Contact Info

amy@amalynconsulting.com

602.741.8500

https://amalynconsulting.com/

10 Minute Term Life Insurance: Click HERE or visit https://ezterm.life

Jenna Biancavilla – A “Holistic” Financial Planner

“Wealth is more than just having money- it’s living abundantly and ensuring you are leveraging your wealth to live your best life.” …Jenna Biancavilla

Founder and CEO of Pearl Capital Management, Jenna L. Biancavilla is an independent, comprehensive financial planner. Her extensive experience with thousands of different financial situations makes her an expert in complex personal wealth management strategies. In 2014 & 2015, Phoenix Magazine named Biancavilla one of the top 50 wealth advisors in Arizona. In 2020, she received the 40 under 40 award from the AZ Business Journal.

With over a decade of experience in the financial services industry, Jenna Biancavilla personifies expertise in comprehensive retirement, real estate, and investment planning. She provides her clients with a winning blueprint for planning and achieving their financial goals. Using an array of sophisticated investment, financial planning, and lending solutions, her clients experience what it means to have a trusted advisor who truly understands the complexities of wealth management.

Topics Discussed 

• The difference between commission based financial planner “stock pickers” and a planner that takes a holistic approach.
• She relies on her trusted advisors for superior money management.
• She got her start giving free college planning all across AZ.
• Just as Jenna was promoted to manage the west coast operations of her company, the business was sold leaving her with nothing. She took a few days to be depressed, picked herself up and started Pearl Capital Management.
• Has $140,000,000 under management.
• Clients must have at least $250,000 in investable assets to be her client.
• Her business model is simple; “I provide tremendous value to my clients.”

“I ask, What do you expect to get out of a financial planner? Then I just do what people want. It works really well in business.”

Contact Info

Jenna’s cell# 602.446.6394

Jenna@thepearlcapital.com

https://pearlcapitalmanagement.com/

Renée Piane – The Love Designer

“The choice of your life partner is one of the most important decisions you will ever make in your life. Take your time and choose wisely”

Married to the man of her dreams, Renée Piane is truly an inspirational role model and mentor for people who are looking for love, healing a broken heart or wanting to reignite passion in their existing relationships. She has been featured on CNN, NBC, ABC, The Today Show, and in Los Angeles Times, New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Read her inspiring love story online at ReneePiane.com.

Renée was lots of fun to talk to. She had some great stories and of course, many wonderful insights on relationships.

“Put love into your schedule.”

PODCAST SUMMARY

• Renée read a sample from her book. It was about relationships with a partner who works too much.
• Casual relationships like hook-up partners, often prevent us from finding true love.
• “Turn of your phone and be fully present!”
• Busy people often neglect their relationships. It’s important to “Put love into your schedule.”
• She teaches the art of dating and flirting, in person and on the phone.
•  Several stories of dating and being open to love were shared.
• At the 48-minute mark, we discussed the business side of her passion.
• Renée offers up a free 30-minute consultation including suggestions.
• She compares dating and romance to a business. Both must have marketing, branding, sales, and closing the deal. 
• When she takes on a client, she addresses everything from a new dating wardrobe to getting a good photo and most importantly, being ready and open for love.
• She charges $249 for a 90-minute session, which she claims is all some people need.
• She not only makes matches, but also helps with painful, but necessary breakups.
• For $1500 – $5000 she provides a full deluxe package. It contains “soup to nuts” including dating coaching before each date if necessary. She builds confidence and teaches how to have a proper conversation.
• She works with everyday people, CEOs, celebrities and high-profile businesspeople.
• Renée calls herself “The Love Designer.” She helps people figure out who they really are.
• She has sold many copies of her book Get Real About Your Love: The Secrets to Opening Your Heart & Finding True Love.  Available on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Get-Real-about-Love-Secrets/dp/0967896428

RESOURCES AND CONTACT INFORMATION

You can get FREE 30 Minute Love Design Consultation and GIFTS by signing up on Renee’s site at

https://www.reneepiane.com or Call: 310-827-1100

To contact Renee for interviews please email her at:

Renee@ReneePiane.com or call her live at 310 -849-5366

Get Real About Your Love: The Secrets to Opening Your Heart & Finding True Love

Devona Williams Ph.D. – President/CEO, Goeins-Williams Associates, Inc. Performance Management Consultant, Facilitator, Author, Speaker

“I’ve been thrown out of my own office, including my stint in the White House where I had an office. I was told to come out from behind the desk—that I didn’t belong there.”

Devona gave many examples of the challenges of being a woman of color, and a businesswoman of color in America, but podcast notes simply do not convey it properly–you’ll have to listen for yourself and I implore you to do so.

She is a highly educated, experienced, successful businesswoman who specializes in solving problems regarding performance and inclusion. She’s been in business for 31 years and even had an office in the White House for a while.

This was a particularly moving and enlightening episode for me as an interviewer. I can’t imagine anyone not being impressed with this woman. I know I was.

PODCAST SUMMARY 

• Devona wanted to be in business since she was 8 years old
• She has been a performance consultant for 31 years
• Her company is Goeins-Williams. They work on the human aspects and challenges of organizations.
• She evaluates the work environment to uncover the source of the problem(s)
• Her company’s mantra: People- Profits- Performance
• She works within the corporate, medical industry and government sectors
• Much of her work lately revolves around inclusion and diversity
• At time marker 16:00, we talked about being a black businesswoman and why that has its own set of challenges and expectations, and then a little later on– Dr. Devona went on to explain, so very eloquently that whenever a person violates the social expectations of where that person belongs, or where they should be, that’s when there’s a problem. It’s usually by people who have had little experience with that particular group, or they make assumptions about their intelligence or their abilities or whether or not they’re appropriate for, or a good fit for that particular job or thing.
• She gave examples of how she was told that she “wasn’t appropriate for the job” just because she was black.
• She has been thrown out of her own office in the White House because someone assumed she didn’t belong there because of her skin color.
• She gave other examples of non-business bigotry such as, Not being able to flag a cab in Boston.
• In her own house, she has answered the door and been asked to get the “lady of the house.”
• She readily admits to “Driving while black.” [sarcasm intended]
• Bigotry is systemic in our culture
• Note from Rob: She went on to give more examples, but podcast notes simply do not convey it properly–you’ll have to listen for yourself and I implore you to do so.
• Her parents gave her tools to deal with the bigotry.
• Unconscious and conscience bias is very prevalent and is very much in place.
• There is a “caste system” in this country. The darker the skin color, the more discrimination they face.
• We discussed whether the Black Lives Matter movement was changing things or was just the cause of the day?
• On a more hopeful note, she feels strongly that the new generation has a very different attitude towards race and gender and that things are improving. 
• We talked about her book, The Intentional Consultant and what’s involved to grow and sustain a business, which is what her book is about.
• I asked her, “What was the biggest lesson you’ve learned?” “Never hire the wife of a client.”
• Her final thought: Be kind and loving to one another. 

Resources and Contact Info

The Intentional Consultant: How to grow a sustainable consulting practice.

https://www.amazon.com/Intentional-Consultant-sustainable-consulting-practice/dp/1468002228

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdevonawilliams

devogo@aol.com

https://www.goeinswilliams.com

https://www.goeinswilliams.com/blog

Nancy Hetrick – A Brilliant and Innovative Business Model

“I spent the first 18 months in business with a mantra that I held near and dear—‘feel the fear and do it anyway!’ And that was the way I got through the first two years. I did not have the money. I had faith in myself.” – Nancy Hetrick.

After going through her less-than-optimal divorce, Nancy founded Smarter Divorce Solutions, through which Nancy and her team envision a world where the divorce process is not adversarial, financially confusing, or unreasonably costly. They believe that by providing thorough written analysis, recommending solutions, advice on the negotiation, and a shoulder to lean on, they can turn fear and uncertainty into peace and confidence at an affordable price. And they are committed to a kinder, gentler divorce process for all involved. 

Nancy has built an organization that not only “practices what they preach” but also generates substantial income by providing financial guidance and investment solutions to their clients. Nancy’s business model gives her a steady stream of new financial clients that already trust her and want to do business with her and her investment advisors. It’s a brilliant and innovative business model.

Nancy Hetrick, a Master Analyst in Financial Forensics (MAFF), a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA), an Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (AWMA), an Accredited Asset Management Specialist (AAMS), a Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor (CMFC) is a financial advisor, planner, and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst.

She is also the author of Divorce Is Not For Dummies, How To Cover Your Assets and Divorce Financial Planning: Building a Successful Niche Practice, and co-author of The Stress-Free Divorce, Volume 2.

“90% of human beings have absolutely no need for a criminal system to deal with a family issue.”

PODCAST SUMMARY

• Rob and Nancy talk about her business.
• Nancy’s office uses “A meditation to help couples to resolve their property settlement, with no lawyers, no judges, no courtrooms, truly a kinder, gentler, much more affordable way to go through the divorce process.”
• Do you find that many people who are getting divorced remember why they got married?
• Most of Nancy’s clients want both parties to be okay.
• The financial planning side of Nancy’s business
• Rob shares a story about his first marriage and divorce
• The key to Nancy’s business success
• The ethics involved in being both a divorce mediator and financial advisor to the same client. Is there a conflict of interest? What are the rules?
• “Female business owners don’t adequately protect their own intellectual property.” They share it too freely and are afraid to charge enough for it.
• The millionaire mindset and coming from a place of abundance
• “If you’re afraid of overcharging and you are giving away a lot of free services, you need to do some work on your money mindset.”
• Would you pay $30,000 for a coach when starting out in business? Nancy did.
• Anyone who’s going to be an entrepreneur, in order to be successful, you must be a lifetime learner.
• Why is business more challenging for women? Women don’t think big enough.
• Her mantra: “Feel the fear and do it anyway!”
• The importance of creating a strategy and a plan with built in milestones
• She’s a big fan of Darren Hardy, previous editor of success magazine. He has several affordable, useful programs including a 6-week program for $395 (updated 1/15/21)
• We discussed some important divorce settlement details
• The culture in her office has a definite female attitude

Resources and Contact Info

linkedin.com/in/nancyhetrick

smarterdivorcesolutions.com

smarterdivorcesolutions.com/blog

Darren Hardy Success Website

https://darrenhardy.com/