Business Book Podcast

Clothier Jack Mitchell authored one of the best business books I've ever read. I still use it as an example of a book "done right" to authors. Learn what sparked his book "Hug Your Customers," what it's done for him and his business, and how it launched his second career.

Cynthia Zigmund is founding president of Second City Publishing based in Madison, Wisconsin. She represents business authors and works with them through the all phases of the publishing process. Her firm has sold a number of business bestsellers, and is a leading publisher of business books. Listen to Cynthia’s beginnings as at John, Wiley & Sons and how she fostered her love of business books to eventually found her own literary agency and work with some of today’s leading business authors.

Sally Haldorson is a bona fide business-book lover. She serves as the General Manager of 800-CEO-READ, one the premier companies in the genre. Not only does she know the industry inside and out, but she's also a writer herself, having co-authored the 3rd edition of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time in addition to multiple degrees in creative writing and literature.

Matthew Pollard talks about how he chose his publisher, what it's like to work with a literary agent, why he needed a ghostwriter, and how he's already marketing his book.

It's my genuine pleasure to interview my own ghostwriting mentor, Claudia Suzanne. She is the most experienced ghostwriter in history (that we know of), with upwards of 150 (!) "invisible credits" to her name. She's the creator of the Ghostwriting Professional Designation Program, recognized by the State of California as a professional certification. A wealth of insider ghostwriting experience.