Maher Kaddoura, the original Leapfrogger talks about how a poem by Kahlil Gibran changed his whole perspective. Spurring him on to live a full life of travel, experiences, education and never being afraid to make mistakes. He claims to have been a student in the “school of life,” and at the young age of 15, he travelled across many countries to expand his physical and psychological horizons. Today, after making his fortune at Accenture, Maher is a philanthropist, committed to social causes b ...
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This show introduces the topic of ‘creative economy’ in Africa’s economic and development agenda. It explores the potential of the creative industry to provide new opportunities for developing countries, in particular African countries, to leapfrog into emerging high-growth areas of the world economy. The creative economy is a vital and growing engine of growth and employment in many countries of the world. According to UNESCO, the creative economy is one of the most rapidly growing sectors ...
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The AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is ranked by Feedspot in the TOP 10 podcasts for Book Marketing and in the Top 100 in Author-Publishing Careers by Goodpods. If you want to write and publish a book ... if you want to know the latest in book marketing strategies ... if you want to know what tools an author should be using ... and if you want to be successful as an author, Author YOU - Your Guide to Book Publishing with Dr. Judith Briles ... Everything You Want to Know But Did ...
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The world of healthcare is rapidly evolving. Join us in exploring the trends, strategies and innovations that are reshaping the industry. Powered by Taylor Healthcare, the Digital Healthcare Experience is a platform for conversations with leaders on the forefront of the digital healthcare revolution. Watch our videos on YouTube @TheDigitalHealthcareExperience This podcast is your gateway to the latest trends and breakthroughs in digital health. In each episode our hosts from Taylor Healthcar ...
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Creating Author and Book Goals 09-18-2025
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57:56In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites Deb Eckerling, the author of Your Goal Guide and 52 Secrets for Goal Setting to dive into the how, why, and when to create author and book goals. You will take away: -Your takeaways include: -Why is it so important for authors to set goals? -What are different type…
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The Evolution of Patient Safety: Preparing for a Post-AI Era | With Leah Binder, CEO at The LeapFrog Group
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36:04Featuring Leah Binder, CEO of The Leapfrog Group. Watch the full video version here. "Patient safety is not plug and play." Leah takes us through the fascinating evolution of patient safety standards and the critical role of healthcare IT. We discuss lessons from early CPOE systems, best practices for clinical decision support, and how continuous t…
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How Authors Can Elevate Their Listening for Author Success 09-11-2025
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56:55Why Listening Can Elevate Authors for Book Success In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites Dr. Jacalyn Kerbeck, Chief Listening Officer, and founder and visionary for the USA Global TV & Radio Network. Her network has created over 8,100 show to over 40 countries. Dr. Jacalyn is known as the Listening Men…
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Author’s Journey from Idea to Movie Option 09-04-2025
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56:53One Author’s Journey from Idea to Movie Option In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites Author Steve Snyder to join her. Taking four plus years to gather his father’s journals, letters, doing the research, Steve created the “rest of the story” and brought his father’s WWII MIA for seven months to life in …
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Reimagining Surgery with AI-Driven Robotics | With Dr. Roger Smith, PhD, Chief Strategist at Modelbenders
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36:27How are artificial intelligence and robotics transforming the future of surgery? In this episode, we explore why robots make the perfect hosts for AI and how these technologies are changing patient care across every phase of surgery. Watch the video version here. Featuring Dr. Roger Smith, PhD, Chief Strategist at Modelbenders. Dr. Roger Smith is a…
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PR and Publicity Tips for Author Success 08-28-2025
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54:01In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites Jill Lublin, co-author of Guerrilla Publicity joins Dr. Judith Briles for a lively and informative hour of how to get your books visible and buzz worthy. Get ready for how to use publicity to boost leads, visibility and book sales. You will take away: -Insider tips…
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Automation Leads to Author Success 08-21-2025
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57:20In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites Michelle Renee, for a lively and informative hour of how to step up your contacts and visibility and reduce the time it takes for book marketing and influence building forward. Your takeaways include: -If you don’t automate, your contacts and leads will go cold. -S…
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Championing Nurses to Lead, Learn & Level Up | With Dr. Farah Laurent, DNP, Nurse Career Architect
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34:08Too often nurses face burnout, overwhelming charting demands and sometimes even toxic work environments. In this episode we're joined by Dr. Farah Laurent, DNP, Nurse Career Architect and Author of Nurses Making Moves. She shares powerful strategies for creating positive work environments in healthcare and supporting nurses in every stage of their …
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Getting Noticed…Podcasting Success for Authors 08-14-2025
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54:08In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites Jackie Lapin, visionary of Conscious Media Relations radio/Podcast Tours. One of your goals should be to get on podcasts—lot of them. Jackie’s website is: https://consciousmediarelations.com/ —make sure you download her Tech Tools Treasure Chest. You will take away…
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The Author Trap of Perfection 08-07-2025
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59:30Bestselling and award-winning author Dom Testa blends personal stories with insights from his award-winning morning radio show on Denver’s Kool 105 to explore the keys to lasting satisfaction. With nearly 30 books published in multiple genres and under multiple pen names, he knows publishing … and how to write. Dom was a 2019 inductee into the Colo…
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Scaling Smart: The Art of Healthcare Project Execution | With Kevin Torf, Managing Partner at T2 Tech Group
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33:56This episode wraps up our summer podcast series “Bit By Bit: Healthcare IT Project Success” featuring Kevin Torf, Managing Partner at T2 Tech Group. We explore what makes healthcare IT implementation uniquely complex, and how leaders can deliver results on large-scale healthcare projects without endless consultant reliance. Watch the video version …
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How to Avoid Publishing Mistakes and Blunders- Part 2 07-24-2025
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Negotiate IT! A Playbook for Getting "Yes" in Health Tech | With Maggie Neustadt at BJC Health System, and Lynn Price, Author & Attorney
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37:02Featuring Maggie Neustadt, VP of Risk Management at BJC Health System, joined by her best friend Lynn Price, Attorney, Author, and Consultant. Watch the video version here. If you keep hearing “we don’t have the budget,” this episode is your game plan. Part 2 of our summer podcast series “Bit by Bit: Healthcare IT Project Success” features two gues…
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How to Avoid Publishing Mistakes and Blunders- Part 1 07-17-2025
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Finding SuperFans for You and Your Books 07-10-2025
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Outdated Before Go-Live? Keeping IT Projects Cutting Edge | With Alyssia Crews, VP at Orlando Health
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35:06Welcome to Part 1 of our Summer Series "Bit by Bit: Healthcare IT Project Success" featuring Alyssia Crews, VP at Orlando Health. In this episode, we explore how to get your healthcare IT projects prioritized, even within large, complex health systems. Our guest, a senior leader at a top US healthcare system shares real-world strategies for navigat…
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How to Create a Crowdfunding Game Plan for Authors07-03-2025
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58:39In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles reveals the power of using and implementing a crowdfunding campaign for your book—or any project that is in your wheelhouse. Only 35% of publishing related campaigns. You will get tips on how to be in the minority! -Crowdfunding stats for 2023. Some are eye-opening. -Crowd…
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Creating a Speech on Your Book Game Plan 06-26-2025
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58:07In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles opens the door to the #1 way to sell mega cases of your book at full price with immediate payment and not returns. You will get plenty of tips and strategies to get started and build momentum. You can listen in audio and video on YouTube. Can speaking on your book … your e…
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How to Create Book Marketing Game Plan 06-19-2025
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55:14In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles rolls out a full hour on how to create a book marketing game plan. Start with: -The Hows and Whys of creating a book marketing plan. _The essential elements every book marketing game plan needs. -How to initiate a direct marketing campaign. -What the most common mistakes a…
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Winning Patent Strategies for Health Tech Innovators | With Ryan Phelan, US Patent Attorney & Partner at Marshall Gerstein
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26:49How do you patent health tech inventions in today’s challenging IP landscape, especially when AI is reshaping the game? We explore the complex world of patenting health technology inventions with Ryan Phelan, U.S. Patent Attorney and Partner at Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP. Health tech innovations, from AI-powered diagnostic tools to surgical rob…
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Create the Author Website Opt-In Game Plan 06-12-2025
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56:47In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites dives down into the elements of the Why and How to create an Opt-In lead magnet for the website. The goal—to attract new visitors and gather emails of followers. Available in audio only and video on YouTube. You will take away: -Why an Opt-In is an essential websit…
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Create the Ultimate Book Publishing Game Plan 06-05-2025
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57:56In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles walks authors through the Game Plan to seed and build their book to reach their WHO it’s for and steps needed for success when published. You will take aways include: -Essential components create your book. -Narrowing down the WHO your book is for. -Identify what the value…
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Mic Drop! Streamlining Care Delivery with Ambient Listening | With Dr. Milazzo, CMO at Duke Health Integrated Practice
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40:06Featuring Dr. Angelo Milazzo, Chief Medical Officer at Duke Health Integrated Practice. In this episode, we explore how cutting-edge technology is reshaping healthcare delivery, from AI-assisted transcription to data-driven insights on social determinants of health. Dr. Milazzo shares how his team at Duke Health is implementing powerful tools to re…
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Essential Author DOs and DON'Ts 05-29-2025
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56:39Judith Briles The Book Shepherd and Rebecca Finkel, Book Design expert, deliver a fast hour of essential author DOs and DON’Ts for author success in 2025 on the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast. Your takeaways include: • How tariffs will impact your book production. • What’s happening with printing costs. • Why authors should expect to…
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10 Essential Book Marketing Strategies 05-22-2025
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56:50Judith Briles The Book Shepherd and John Kremer Book Marketing expert, deliver a fast hour of 10 plus strategies to deliver book marketing success in 2025 on the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast. Your takeaways include: -Overall strategies to leap forward. -Why every author should have a newsletter. -Tips for creating your own Summit a…
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The Uberization of Staffing: Healthcare Meets Gig Economy | With Thad Price, CEO at Talroo
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32:24In this episode, we sit down with Thad Price, CEO of Talroo, to explore how the healthcare staffing industry is transforming through gig marketplaces, recruitment marketing, and AI automation. If you're a healthcare executive, HR leader, or talent acquisition professional, this conversation is packed with insights on how to attract and retain top c…
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Book Marketing Timelines for Authors from Writing to Launch and Beyond In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles delivers a solo hour to create book marketing timelines from the time you start writing to the launch date and beyond. It’s a note taking hour with Judith for a lively and informative hour to set the st…
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Copyright Tips in the Age of AI 05-08-2025
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56:47In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites Dan Miller, the copyright detective, to join her for a lively and informative hour of how to protect your book You takeaways include: • Copyright Insights for Authors in the Age of AI. • Copyright rules for registering a book that is AI generated. • What is AI gene…
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Value-Based Musculoskeletal Care: Higher Quality, Lower Cost | With Rob Cohen, CEO at Livara Health
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28:17“It’s being proactive rather than reactive, which physicians or others didn’t get compensated for previously. It’s doing the things that keep people healthy such that they are on the right path to get better, rather than this endless cycle of treatment and temporary relief.” In this episode, we sit down with Rob Cohen, CEO of Livara Health, to expl…
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Marketing to and Speaking at Schools 05-01-2025
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57:57In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites Jane Wood, author of Schools: A Niche Market for Authors joins Dr. Judith Briles for a lively and informative hour of how to get your books into schools; who to contact; strategies to get schools to buy your books for all classrooms; along with tips to engage stude…
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Coaching, Editing and AI…Oh My! 04-24-2025
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57:55In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites PR marketing strategist and publishing consultant Dan Janal to share his tips on the world of book coaching, developmental editing and the AI element. Your takeaways include: -Strategies for engaging a book coach … should you? -What is developmental editing and whe…
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How Data Reveals Hidden Malpractice Risks in Patient Care | With Dr. William Cooper, President of CPPA at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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39:33“We were looking at why patients may sue doctors, and why some doctors get sued more than others. We have a process to identify benchmarking and give clinicians the chance to self-regulate. Because that’s really what professionals do.” This episode features Dr. William Cooper, MD, President of the Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy (CPPA)…
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Let's Get Personal: The Promise of Precision Medicine | With Dr. Jared Pelo, Co-Founder & CMO at Bionic Health
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33:01The future of healthcare is personalized, data-driven and powered by AI, but what does that really mean for patients and providers? We connected with Dr. Jared Pelo, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Bionic Health to explore how precision medicine is transforming preventive care and the doctor-patient relationship. Dr. Pelo discusses: From on…
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Books, Books, Books - Make Your Cover Rock!
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56:45Joining the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast host Dr. Judith Briles is award-winning book designer Nick Zelinger. You will get two insiders skinny on book covers that readers will embrace. Whether it's a new book or a makeover on an old book--make sure it is contemporary versus yesteryear. You will take away: - Tips for creating eye-fr…
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How to Create the Ultimate Press Release 03-27-2025
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48:33In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites digital marketing strategist Jules Marie to share her tips on creating press releases that get the attention of the media. If you don’t tell the media your story with a press release, who will? Your takeaways include: - Strategies to create a compelling hook. - Tip…
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Fostering Creativity & Resilience to Empower Nurse Leadership | With Dr. Danielle McCamey DNP, Asst. Dean at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
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23:51We connected with a powerhouse in nursing leadership for this episode- Dr. Danielle McCamey, Asst. Dean for Strategic Partnerships at The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and Founder of DNPs of Color. She tells her story of building an innovative nurse leadership and mentorship community from the ground up. We dive into: Nurse mentorship and demysti…
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Write HOT with your first sentence! 03-20-2025
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58:19In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites author and writing coach Anne Randolph to share her tips on creating the best book ever. Your takeaways include: -Writing tips step by step. -Why creative writing can increase the quality and speed of your writing. -Get 8 tips of creating the best book ever. -Why s…
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Writing with Color and Personality 03-13-2025
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58:36In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites award-winning and bestselling author Mara Purl to share her tips on creating characters that readers want more of. Your takeaways include: -Characters talk...tips on getting them to tell their story to the writer. -How colors will set the stage for your sto…
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Paving the Future With Health System Science | With Dr. Douglas Slakey, Dept. Chair at Belmont University
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42:49The future of healthcare is being shaped at the intersection of innovation and education, according to Dr. Douglas Slakey- surgeon, author and Chair of Health Systems Science at Belmont University. Tune in to learn how Belmont’s Frist College of Medicine is preparing future healthcare leaders while ensuring new technologies deliver on their promise…
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Strategic Digital Book Marketing 03-06-2025
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1:00:20In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites digital marketing strategist Jules Marie to share her tips on creating digital marketing that connects with your ideal audience. Your take aways include: -Aha-digital marketing includes anything that uses technology. -Why the author website is the most important pa…
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In this episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast, host Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd deep dives into how to create a successful bookstore event. Author takeaways include: - How to pitch to the bookstore manager or author event coordinator. - How to engage bookstore customers. - Tips for book table swag. - 10+ tips for creatin…
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Digital ID Flips the Script on Patient Data Ownership | With Dan Bowden, Chief Information Security Officer at Marsh
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36:13Who really owns patient data? Can digital identity reshape healthcare security, privacy, and fraud prevention? We sit down with Dan Bowden, Global CISO at Marsh, to tackle these questions. Dan brings a wealth of experience in healthcare cybersecurity, previously serving as CISO at Sentara Healthcare. We dive deep into digital identity, data soverei…
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Editing Tips for 2025 to POP Your Copy 02-20-2025
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57:34In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites fiction editor Barb Wilson to share her tips of editing … what’s old, what’s new. Your takeaways include: -Copy editing is all about the mechanics, line by line. -Sensitivity editing has lessened its impact. -Proofreading/cold eye. It’s a must. -Tips for just writi…
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Judging Your Book in a Book Contest 02-13-2025
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59:48How Do Book Judges in Book Contests Really Judge? In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites Jules Marie who has judged over 2,000 books for a variety of book contests to share her tips on creating a book that has the WOW factor in the judges' eyes. Your takeaways include: - Entering book contests are part …
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Code DARK: Protecting Healthcare From Cyber Threats | With Rebecca Cady, VP & Chief Risk Officer at Children’s National Hospital
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29:05“In a ransomware attack, your first priority is to get your infected devices off the network. We needed to make it dead simple for staff to know immediately what to do. So we made a code for a ransomware attack: code DARK.” Rebecca Cady, Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. joins us to discuss ho…
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Cover and Interior Book Trends 2025 02-06-2025
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59:48Award-winning book designer Rebecca Finkle joins AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing host Judith Briles for a fun and enlightening podcast on book design trends for 2025. Your takeaways include: -Can your cover pass the second test? -What the design trends ae for 2025 for books and authors. -Why you cover must connect with your target market. -Wh…
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Birthing a Series & Fan Clubs 01-30-2025
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1:01:11In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites bestselling author Patricia Raybon to share her tips on building a series and a fan club. You will hear Patricia say, “My writing started with me being black.” Your takeaways include: -Strategies for “giving it your best: marketing. -Tips for researching your chose…
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