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Feb
24
Wed
WebinarGold: GET YOUR BOOKS AND EBOOKS IN LIBRARIES
Feb 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
 
 
Jun
4
Sat
June Program: EVERYTHING Authors Need to Know About Intellectual Property and Few Know to Ask …
Jun 4 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

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EVERYTHING Authors Need to Know About Intellectual Property and Few Know to Ask … 

 

8 AM registration and networking
Program starts at 9 and ends at Noon

image003Intellectual Property … you want an expert who knows the ins and out of IP and is a master weaver in protecting the rights of owners of patents and trademarks.

Bringing that expertise to your Authordom and publishing success is what the June program is all about.

In the Saturday, June 4th program, you will get sage and savvy advice and ahas “straight from the horse’s mouth” … Molly Kocialski knows intellectual property backwards and forward. And you will absorb and learn what IP really is, how to protect yourself, your books and anything else that falls under the IP umbrella.Intellectual-property

Whatever your questions, our speaker this morning has seen it all. As an attorney, advocate and leader in the field.

  • What is Intellectual Property and why should you care?
  • How can you protect yourself?
  • What steps should you take if your IP has been violated or stolen?
  • When does it make sense to Trademark your material?
  • What are the steps to take in Trademarking and what are the costs?
  • And, of course, so much more!

Get ready to a fast-paced session with one of the top experts in the country. You don’t want to miss this Saturday morning program. Molly is delivers “heavy” info with humor and panache.  If you aren’t in Colorado or you have other commitments and can’t make the “in-person, face-to-face”, the next best thing is to register, let us know you won’t be attending—send the video. Any handouts and video will be sent to you the next week.

Cost:

GOLD Members: $25  (Please login to register)
All Others: $35
Note: after May 31st, price increases $10 for each

Location:  Colorado Automotive Dealers Assn (CADA): 290 E. Speer Blvd., Denver CO
Date and Time: Saturday, June 4th … Registration, Networking and Continental Breakfast at 8, Program starts at 9 AM.

Continental Breakfast included!

 

Molly-Kocialski-PictureMeet Molly Kocialski, the Director of the Rocky Mountain Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Since January 2016, Mollybeth (Molly) Kocialski carries out the strategic direction of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, and is responsible for leading the Rocky Mountain regional office. Focusing on the nine states within this region and actively engaging with the community, she brings more than twenty years of intellectual property experience to the USPTO. Most recently, she was the Senior Patent Counsel for Oracle America, Inc., where she was responsible for managing an active patent prosecution docket and was also responsible for all of the post-grant procedures and patent investigations for Oracle and its subsidiaries. Prior to Oracle, she worked at Qwest Corporation and was also in private practice in both New York and Colorado focusing on intellectual property litigation for multiple high-tech companies while maintaining an active prosecution docket. 

Molly Kocialski is a recognized IP leader in the Rocky Mountain region. She was the Chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the Colorado Bar Association and currently serves on the Colorado Bar Association’s Board of Governors. She served as the head of the IP Committee and was a member of the Board of Directors for the Colorado Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel and currently serves on the National IP Committee of the Association of the Corporate Counsel. In 2015, she was recognized by Managing IP magazine as one of its North America Corporate IP Stars. 

 

COST
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All Others: $35
Note: after May 31st, price increases $10 for each

 

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Video and handouts one week after event (you must be registered BEFORE June 4th to take advantage of this)
AU Members only $35

 

 

Jul
7
Thu
FREE Webinar July 7th: THE STEP-BY-STEP AMAZON SUCCESS TOOLKIT METHOD
Jul 7 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WARNING: Space is limited and these LIVE trainings always fill up, because they are significantly better than the information others charge you thousands for… even though they are free. You get a full hour of great training, and a half hour of interactive Q&A with Joel Friedlander and Tracy Atkins, so don’t pass this opportunity up.
On July 7th. Register now! https://bookdesigntemplates.leadpages.co/uploading-your-book-to-createspace/
 
Aug
11
Thu
AUG WEBINAR Create WorkBooks and Adult Coloring Books
Aug 11 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Get ready to create a variation of your book and expertise that Marvel Comics would be proud of! With the ability to tap into Amazon’s CreateSpace and IngramSpark, you too can join the crowd that had gotten the “how-tos” of creating workbooks, guidebooks, comics … even adult coloring books (not to mention kiddos). If you publish children’s books and adult coloring books or even if you publish nonfiction … OR, are thinking about doing it … you’ve got to see how this is done … and learn how quickly you can convert ANYTHING into a snappy and sassy new product.

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Register here (even if you can’t attend live, you will get the replay the next day): https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1767883132402882306

If you could do this quickly and easily, you can increase your monthly passive income with a snap of a finger (well kind of).

Here’s your question: Are you ready to catch a new wave of ideas and repurposing for you and your books? One that coattails to a top selling trend for adults?

There are a lot of sticky details when it comes to publishing physical books and physical color books that you will want to throw your laptop into the ocean because it could be so confusing! This webinar will be your lifeline … learn how and discover how you can add income to your cash water-way.

NEW! SPEEDBOAT Printing and Publishing Webinar on Thursday, August 11th—it’s another freebie. There’s so much you can do to create new products that are a variation of what you currently have. The time is 4 PT, 5 MT, 6 CT and 7 ET. Expect a fast hour.

Even if you can’t attend “live”, register to get the replay: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1767883132402882306

Are you aware that adult and kid coloring books are hot in book sales? Would you like to know how to convert what you have written and create them? How about spiffy newsletters, guides, and workbooks?

Get ready for a speedboat of a webinar. We are going to show you how to make a full-color book fast. It’s all in this week’s WebinarGold on Thursday, the 11th.

 

Jan
7
Sat
January 7th: Get Your Brag On! @ The Colorado Automobile Dealers Association (CADA)
Jan 7 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

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Were you taught as a kid that bragging was wrong? Did you know that that early teaching could be at the root of why some things don’t get done … that book sales and promo may be in the shadows?

 

Author Truth: the reality is, if you can’t sell yourself, you can’t sell your book! Attend our first Saturday Morning event of the N Get ready for thew Year to learn how to brag and how to use your brag statements to increase your books sales and reputation as an amazing author!

Get ready for the Art of the Author Brag to be Revealed on Saturday.

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Your Speakers:

  • Jeannette Seibly, Identify Your Brag Factors (Brag: Just released her 5th book, “It’s Time to Brag! Business Edition)

About the speaker:

Jeannette Seibly is an internationally recognized business advisor. For the past 24 years, she has helped thousands of people work smarter, enjoy financial freedom and realize their dreams now. She has an uncanny ability to help her clients identify roadblocks, and help them focus to quickly produce unprecedented results. Each client brings their own unique challenges, and her gift is helping each one create success in their own unique way. Along the way, she has created three millionaires!

  • Lynn Hellerstein, Featured Author of the Month (Brag: She’s one of AuthorU’s most successful authors!)

Featured Author of the Month: Dr. Lynn Hellerstein

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, developmental optometrist, and co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center P.C., is an international speaker and author of the award-winning books, See It. Say It. Do It! (2010), Organize It! (2011), and 50 Tips to Improve Sports Performance (2013,).  For more than 35 years, Dr. Hellerstein has treated children and adults with learning and reading problems, visual processing deficits or brain injuries.  Through her expertise, consulting and leadership, she has inspired thousands of people to improve their vision and enhance their school and work success, sports performance, and confidence.   A Past-President of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD), Dr. Hellerstein is an adjunct faculty member at five schools of optometry. She has been a long-time member of AuthorU.

  • See It. Say It. Do It!- Visualize your dream…Clearly, state your intention … Develop and maintain an action plan
  • The overwhelm! … It’s ok to ask for help
  • Acknowledge yourself … bragging is ok!

Viveka von Rosen, LinkedIn and How to Get Noticed! (Brag: She’s one of Forbes top 50 social media guru’s!)

LinkedIn: Your Map Social Selling Expertise
This engaging and interactive presentation will cover the Social Selling Strategies that transform LinkedIn from a Rolodex on steroids to a publicity machine for authors, speakers, and consultants!
Each attendee will walk away with the strategies needed to:

• Position Yourself to Attract the Right Viewers
• Efficiently Search and Find Media and PR Leads on LinkedIn
• Reach Out and Connect with Media and PR Leads
• Manage Your Prospects on LinkedIn
• Stay Top of Mind with Media and PR Leads using LinkedIn

This presentation will reveal steps and strategies you must take to start generating more leads, engage more effectively with your network and close more deals using LinkedIn

Viveka von Rosen is internationally known as the “LinkedIn Expert” and is an author of 2 best-selling books on LinkedIn. As a contributing expert to LinkedIn’s blog, she’s often called on to contribute to publications like Forbes, Money, Entrepreneur, etc. She has taken the business knowledge she has perfected over the past 10+ years and transformed it into engaging and informational training, providing over 100K+ people the tools and strategies they need to succeed on LinkedIn. She’s one of Forbes Top 20 Most Influential!

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These promise to be just a powerful! Please mark it on your calendars now!

8:30 to 9:00 Smoozing opportunity

9:00 to 9:45  Jeannette Seibly Identify Your Brag Factors

9:45 to 10:05 Break — Get to know one another

10:10 to 10:25 Lynn Hellerstein Featured Author of the Month

10:30 to 12 noon Viveka von Rosen LinkedIn and How to Get Noticed to Soar Your Expertise and Book Sales

 

Cost: $25 for AuthorU Gold Members … all others, $35

Location … 290 E Speer Blvd, Denver   CADA building (Colorado Automotive Dealers Assn)–use the Red Cross parking lot if necessary.

Time … 8.30 Continental breakfast and Networking. It’s over at noon.

COST
GOLD Members: $25 (Please login to register)
All Others: $35

 

 

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Feb
18
Sat
FEB: AuthorYOU Circles – Turn Up the Heat with Repurposing @ The Book Shepherd's Offices
Feb 18 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Yup … it’s cold and you may want to hunker in … but this is the ideal time to turn up the heat and create new programs–audio–how about a video series — crafting a speech that can open up the door to huge sales? Get ready for ideas to defrost the coldest of fronts!

REGISTER: www.Meetup.com/AuthorYOU

 

All gatherings start with a flip chart and a question: what do you need? The morning is then off … who knows what paths it will take?

Is there a book in the works? Are you stuck? Curious about the various publishing options? Ask your questions …

The Author YOU participants are true masterminds. The Circles created with expanding your projects and the breadth of your success. If you want to make your book happen … here’s the inner circle that has ideas and experience to kick start it, goose it and just get the launch started.  Your answers are in the room.

There is no charge except your “fee” is to bring a snack to share, your ideas, questions, an open mind and meet other authors. No question goes unanswered! –come at 9, stay til noon–

Warning: if you are a “no-show,” you get two passes; after two misses, future participation will be based on availability

REGISTER: www.Meetup.com/AuthorYOU

Mar
11
Sat
MAR: AuthorYOU Circles … Spring Forward with New Ideas! @ The Book Shepherd's Offices
Mar 11 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

It’s official … FINALLY, Spring arrives on Monday … the annual first day of Spring celebration per the calendar. This month’s AuthorYOU circle is designed to jumpstart the annual ritual of warming weather and signs of nature with new ideas for marketing, creation, presentation … SUCCESS.

REGISTER: www.Meetup.com/AuthorYOU

Even if it does what we all know about Colorado–we sometimes don’t get the “it’s Spring memo”– and snows! Get ready for another great session with the AuthorYOU tribe.

It’s cold outside but HOT inside as a variety of ideas are revealed and explored. It’s time to start thaw out, come out of hibernation from the winter chill–make 2016 the year that your writing and publishing explode.

All gatherings start with a flip chart and a question: what do you need? The morning is then off … who knows what paths it will take?

Is there a book in the works? Are you stuck? Curious about the various publishing options? Ask your questions …

The Author YOU participants are true masterminds. The Circles created with expanding your projects and the breadth of your success. If you want to make your book happen … here’s the inner circle that has ideas and experience to kick start it, goose it and just get the launch started.  Your answers are in the room.

There is no charge except your “fee” is to bring a snack to share, your ideas, questions, an open mind and meet other authors. No question goes unanswered! –come at 9, stay til noon–

Warning: if you are a “no-show,” you get two passes; after two misses, future participation will be based on availability.

REGISTER: www.Meetup.com/AuthorYOU

May
6
Sat
May 6th: Improve Your “Author” Visibility
May 6 @ 8:15 am – 12:00 pm

This month we will focus on showcasing you!

  • Are you ready to sell more books?
  • Do you know how to create a brand that shows off your best side, on and off camera?
  • Are you aware of how to consistently influence, market and pitch yourself to get noticed?
  • Are you ready when a publicist or event planner calls for a TV or radio spot?

All of you know that walking your talk is an integral part of personal and professional branding. As an author, you need to look and sound your best. When you pitch your books, you’re pitching yourself! When you get that long awaited call, you want to be ready. Too often when you get the call, you focus on scripting what you’ll say and forget to plan on how to look. Remember, over 80% of what people hear is what they see!

This morning will provide a practical approach that can save you, both men and women, from wishing for a do-over! Today’s speakers will help us look our best in person and sound our best on paper! They will share their secrets of how to become successful. When you leave, you will be ready to fine-tune your brand and ready to win the pitch.

Success is knocking! Are you ready to sell more books?

Speakers:

Rhoda Johnson, Hollywood Secrets to Showcasing You (Brag: Image Consultant and
Columnist, former Hollywood makeup artist)

Want to increase book sales? How you look in front of the camera and on speaking engagements tells a bigger story. Learn how to improve your personal brand to optimize your social media presence and attract potential readers. Discover the Hollywood secrets of maximizing your image to engage your audience. Note: authors Ronald Beach and Connie Pshigoda have graciously agreed to be models!

  • Your personal brand should help you, not hurt you
  • Simple techniques that will attract people to you
  • Be prepared to look your best on camera
  • Current trends to use and ones to avoid
  • Looking your best sells more books

Rhoda Johnson received a Fashion Merchandising Degree from Brooks College in Long Beach, California and has studied makeup artistry at Cinema Secrets in Burbank California. She received a license to teach Personal Development from John Robert Powers in Cerritos, California and JF Images Talent Agency in Denver, Colorado. Rhoda has over 35 years’ experience collectively as an Image Consultant, Makeup Artist, Jewelry Designer, and Motivational Public Speaker.  She also writes a monthly beauty and fashion column for 50 Plus Marketplace News.

Jill Christensen, How to Become a Noted Influencer (Brag: Recognized by Engagement101 as one of the Top 100 Employee Engagement Global Influencers of 2017, alongside Richard Branson and others.) Featured Author of the Month.

Book sales, speaking engagements, and your reputation will soar if you can position yourself as a thought-leader and noted influencer on the topic of your book.

How to Become a Noted Influencer
1. Pick a Lane
2. Determine Your Target Audience and Research Where They Are Online
3. Develop a Strategic Plan to Position Yourself as a Thought-Leader in Your Space
4. Gauge Your Progress and Course-Correct if Necessary
5. Be Open to Building on Your Success – Do Not Rest on Your Laurels

Jill Christensen has three decades of consulting, speaking, and most importantly, real-life, in-the-trenches global Fortune 500 executive-level experience. She has served as the head of global Internal Communications at both Avaya and Western Union, has a Six Sigma Green Belt, authored the best-selling book, If Not You, Who? Cracking the Code of Employee Disengagement, and was recently named one of the Top 100 Global Employee Engagement Influencers of 2017.

Marilyn Heywood Paige, Leveraging Media to Sell More Books (Brag: Former event planner with B&N!)

Earned media is one of the most powerful marketing tools because it’s not you telling people how great your book is, it’s a trusted media outlet telling them. Earned media opens new audiences to you and gives you more credibility.

Today you will:

  • Learn the do’s and don ts of pitching to the media
  • Discover how and when to approach journalists and bloggers
  • The elements of a good pitch
  • How best to leverage a media placement once you’ve earned it

Marilyn Heywood Paige is the Vice President of FiG Advertising and Marketing in Denver, a full-service marketing agency that moves the needle for small businesses. She was the marketing and public relations manager for Barnes & Noble for ten years where she worked with over 600 authors, helping them market their books more effectively.

 

 

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Nov
8
Wed
WebinarGold: Why you should have a Coloring Book around your Expertise, or Something New
Nov 8 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Are you ready to tap into an ADULT craze that doesn’t to appear to have an end in the short-term horizon?

Did you know that adult coloring books are rocking it in book sales?

But consider this…

Adult coloring books and other low content types of books are easy to create and profitably publish IF you know how to use complicated graphics like Photoshop or Gimp Shop. 

But what if you don’t? As you like the idea … but where is the Dummies version?

Get ready … this webinar has that solution for you.

On Wednesday, November 8th, we’re going to show you a brand-new way starting at NOON Mountain time—11AM Pacific and 2 PM Eastern.

Here’s the other great thing you can use this to create:

  • Adult coloring books
  • Children’s coloring books
  • Maze Books
  • Game Books
  • Action Guides
  • Journals
  • Diaries

and much, much more!

Get ready to create new products that compliment what you have now. Create something spanking new. And have fun.

Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8441475619286147586