November 2025

You’re a coach, entrepreneur, or leader with a powerful message—and you know a book could expand your influence and open doors. So why does starting still feel impossible? In this solo episode, I talk about why brilliant, experienced leaders get stuck and why your book isn’t a side project. You’ll learn the mindset shift needed […]

In this episode of Authors Who Lead, I talk with novelist Carla Malden about her newest book Playback — a story woven with time travel, memory, nostalgia, and finding your voice. Carla shares how her creativity evolved across screenwriting, memoir, and fiction, and opens up about lessons learned while co-writing her father Carl Malden’s autobiography.

  In a world where everything online disappears in 24 hours, why are books still the thing we remember? I recently sat down with Rob Walling — a serial entrepreneur who has started six companies, bootstrapped five of them, and written multiple bestselling books, including Start Small, Stay Small and The SaaS Playbook. What struck

Writing a book is often seen as a solo pursuit, but as I share on the Authors Who Lead podcast, turning your manuscript into a compelling book is very much a team effort. The editor–author relationship is at the heart of that transformation. Learning how to work with editors isn’t just helpful—it’s essential for any