Cheryl Antier and the Writer's Business Academy Present: Business Breakthroughs  

Join me on Friday, August 14 at 3:00 p.m. CT when my guest is Mike Michalowicz, known as "The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur." In addition to launching not one BUT THREE multi-million dollar companies, Mike is also a reoccurring guest on CNBC’s nationally syndicated entrepreneurial television program, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch. He has been highlighted on entrepreneurial topics on National Public Radio (NPR), in Inc. Magazine, The New York Times, and Smart CEO Magazine. And something that caught my eye on his Website - He says he can tell you how to raise $10,000 in 7 1/2 days! You won't want to miss this call when I grill Mike with your most burning questions! Make sure to register at: www.writersbusinessacademy.info/interview/

This show will be broadcast live on Tuesday August 11 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Here it is! Our "do over" with author Ed Gandia. (The man who made over $100,000 in his first year as a copywriter.) Ed Gandia is a successful copywriter, marketing consultant, speaker, coach and author. An expert on the topic of successfully transitioning from employee to freelancer, he is the co-founder of TheWealthyFreeelancer.com and co-author of The Wealthy Freelancer: 12 Secrets to a Great Income and an Enviable Lifestyle (a book that will be released by Penguin this coming March). Ed is also the author of the popular e-book Stop Wishing and Start Earning: A Low-Risk Plan to Escape 9-5 and Launch a Profitable Copywriting Business. He is a self-proclaimed wine geek and lives with his wife, son and two dogs in Marietta, Georgia.

Join me today at 1:00 p.m. ET, when my guest is Don Allen Rekow, author of "There is No Power in Chaos" and learn about the mysterious "COnCEPT Q" and how it is different than the law of attraction. Don is also doing a rather unique and exciting book launch - with some very exciting prizes and to get all the details you'll need to listen in.

Join host Cheryl Antier on Wednesday July 29th at 11:00 AM EST, as she heats up the grill again with an empowering interview with author of Excuse Me! Let Me Speak... Michelle J. Dyett-Welcome. Be sure to check your local listing for the time in your area. Cheryl is in France and the time there will be 6:00PM. Do you have children or are you yourself having a hard time with public speaking? This is the show for you. Cheryl will heat it up with questions about Michelle's new book Excuse Me! Let Me Speak.. Young Persons Guide to Public Speaking, newly released this month. Listen as Michelle talks about her new book, which was written for Young People, but has also been so effective for anyone trying to overcome obstacles with public speaking.. Listen as Cheryl grills Michelle on her techniques to become a great public speaker, with no more butterflies. Excuse Me! Let Me Speak.. is the ultimate guide to public speaking for young people. It contains concrete exercises with instructions that will help shy and fearful young people become confident orators. Michelle is highly regarded with the Toastmasters organization. Listen as Michelle talks about how child friendly her book is, and easy to understand. To learn more about Michelle visit www.excusemeletmespeak.com Get your kids to listen up this summer vacation. They will thank you later.

Join me on Saturday, July 25 at 900 a.m. Pacific Time when my guest is author Carolyn Howard-Johnson. Carolyn's first novel, This is the Place, and Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered are both award-winners. I'm going to grill her about her nitty-gritty book "The Frugal Book Promotor - How to market your book when your publisher won't" - and get her to spill the beans on what you can do to market your next book! Carolyn's fiction, nonfiction and poems appear in national magazines, anthologies and review journals. She speaks on culture, tolerance, writing and promotion and has appeared on TV and hundreds of radio stations nationwide. She is an instructor for UCLA Extension's Writers' Program and has shared her expertise at venues like San Diego State's world renowned Writers' Conference, Dayton University's Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop and SPAN's (Small Publishers Association of North America) annual conference. Carolyn was recently awarded Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment by the California Legislature among other awards! This is guaranteed to be an interview you don't want to miss!

(Remember to check your local time to see what time the show is for you - times listed are, by default France local time. The show is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. ET - and my guest today is legendary copywriter, author, and speaker Bob Bly. Bob Bly has been a writer since 1979 and a full-time freelance writer since 1982. He earns more than $600,000 a year from his freelance writing, and became a self-made multi-millionaire while still in his 30s. Bob has written promotions for over 100 clients including Phillips, Agora, KCI, 21st Century, Weiss Research, EBI Medical Systems, Sony, IBM, AT&T, Grumman, Crain Communications, McGraw-Hill, Intuit, and AlliedSignal. Bob has written more than 70 books including The Complete Idiot's Guide to Direct Marketing (Alpha), The Ultimate Unauthorized Star Trek Quiz Book (HarperCollins), The "I Hate Kathie Lee Gifford" Book (Kensington), The Science in Science Fiction (BenBella), and, with Bo Dietl, Business Lunchatations (Penguin). Today I'm going to be grilling Bob to get him to share his secrets with you so you can get your book published by a major publisher this year! In his latest book "Model Book Proposals" Bob shows you some of his successful book proposals and walks you through the steps of writing one yourself.