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Embracing “No” as the Path to Success: A Conversation with Andrea Waltz 2025 author podcast-guest podcast-interview writing-and-influence Aug 28, 2025

What if the word no wasn’t the end of the conversation, but the key to unlocking growth? That’s the heart of the Go for No philosophy, created by Andrea Waltz and Richard Fenton. For more than two decades, their bestselling book Go for No! has inspired leaders, entrepreneurs, and sales professionals...

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Making Work Fun Again: A Conversation with Jake Brown 2025 author jake-brown podcast-guest Jul 31, 2025

What if your biggest challenge at work, whether it’s a bad boss, a chaotic brain, or burnout from building your own business, was really the doorway to something better?

In my latest episode of the Writing & Influence podcast, I sat down with Jake Brown: author, speaker, coach, and self-proclaimed ...

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You Don’t Need Permission to Publish Anymore: How the Industry Has Changed (And What That Means for You) 2025 author blog published-author publishing Jul 23, 2025

Walk into any bookstore in 2015, and you’d see books that made it through a very narrow funnel. Traditional publishing still ruled the day. Self-publishing was often treated like the wild west – risky, unpredictable, and not “serious.” And hybrid publishing? Most people hadn’t even heard of it.

Now...

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