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Speaker’s Selected Topics:

• Plan to Finish Writing Your Book – Only 3% of all people who want to write a book finish writing their book. The obstacles authors face vary, but with a little planning, you can become part of the 3%. In this talk, Melody Ann will give you the basics of book planning so you start your book project well and don’t get stuck along the way.
• How to Get Unstuck and Finish Your Book – Too many manuscripts are shelved before they are finished. Authors start with good intentions but when they hit that wall, many don’t have access to the resources to move past the wall and finish that first draft. In this talk, Melody Ann will share how she helps authors continue writing even when it gets difficult. The rewards of being a published author are too great to give up.
• How a Book Can Boost Your Business – Rumors abound about whether it is worth writing a book to boost your business. In this talk Melody Ann tells the straight truth, busts the myths, and helps you decide if writing a book for your business is the right choice.
• Book Promotion Strategies – When authors fail in their book promotion strategies and tactics, it’s often because they are missing important elements or have gaps in the plan. Let Melody Ann give you an overview of how you can put strategies together to succeed in your book marketing.

Melody Ann is the founder of Author Nation, a publishing system and community to take professionals from idea to successfully published nonfiction author. She started Author Nation as a response to the confusing and constantly changing world of publishing to give professionals a place to work on their books without having to adhere to one path to publishing. She has worked with both traditionally published and self-published authors, and understands the pros and cons of each publishing path. Melody Ann has worked in almost every aspect of the publishing world from book coaching, structural editing, to sales and marketing with Oxford University Press. She has taught writing at the university and college level both in the Americas and Japan. She is also the producer and host of the weekly show, Author Nation Interviews, where she interviews people in the world of nonfiction.

Melody Ann is also a storyteller. She has studied storytelling from a number of angles including literature, marketing, and the narrative approach. In 2019, she wrote, produced, and performed her solo show, The Devil’s Daughter. She can also been seen on stage in her community telling stories for fun.

When she is not supporting her community of authors, she can often be found wandering in the mountains in the summer, or curled up with a cat and a good book in the winter.

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Selected Speaker’s Topics

• Double Trouble – my life: This keynote dives deep into Jack’s remarkable life story, first brought to wide attention through his feature on 60 Minutes. He expands far beyond the televised summary, sharing vivid details, untold moments, and the hidden realities of operating as an illegal lone-wolf sleeper agent for the KGB. Audiences get an inside look at the pressure, discipline, and constant mental calibration required to survive in total secrecy. Jack reveals what daily life looked like under a false identity, how he managed high-risk missions without support, and the personal turning points that shaped his transformation once he left espionage behind.
• Espionage, Mythic and Reality: Jack destroys the legendary reputation of the ‘Mighty KGB’ with examples from his own experience. In part TWO he plays a game with the audience called ‘What is wrong here and why’. He shows a dozen clips from famous spy movies and TV shows and asks the audience to guess how real-life top-notch spies would never act in such a way in the particular scenes.
• Applied Spychology: In this motivational keynote, Jack reveals how the very skills that once made him an effective deep-cover operative became the foundation of a highly successful corporate career. He breaks down the mindset, habits, and finely tuned abilities he developed as a spy, observation, strategic thinking, emotional control, adaptability and shows how each one can be applied in everyday professional life. Jack illustrates how these “spy skills” helped him navigate leadership roles, build trust, manage complex situations, and make sound decisions under pressure. The heart of the message is simple and powerful: Jack is sharing with audiences the superpower of spy skills, offering practical takeaways that anyone can use to elevate performance, strengthen resilience, and approach challenges with greater clarity and confidence.
• An Undercover Love Story: This is all about the role of love in Jack’s life, a life of exhilarating highs and devastating lows. The story peaks with the most dramatic moment in Jack’s life when he disobeyed KGB orders at the risk of his freedom and life, just to be with his baby daughter who made him experience the power of unconditional love. After some more ups and downs the story ends with how Jack took full ownership of his love and made that the foundation of his very existence, regardless circumstances and regardless of the words and deeds of others. And that is why Jack is now in a state he calls “The lightness of being”. The end of the story is not a happy one in the traditional sense, it is highly emotional and deeply motivational.
• Once Upon A Spy: This presentation starts with a brief history of the Soviet Union and the KGB It then goes on to how Jack was recruited, trained and deployed. This is followed by some tidbits about what it was like for him to operate as a deep cover illegal sleeper in the U.S. Optionally, there is also a section about modern Russia, Vladimir Putin and the Ukraine war. Depending on the audience, Jack can also add a segment on cyber security with a focus on the insider threat.

Back in 1978, Jack Barsky infiltrated the United States under a stolen identity. His mission? Spy on America. After a decade, Jack was one of the few able to outsmart and break free from his KGB handlers – a story globally covered by the BBC, CNN, NYT, 60 Minutes, and Lex Fridman, to name a few.

However, that was just the beginning.

Jack went on to rise to C-Suite executive roles at Fortune 500 giants, including NRG Energy and Con Edison. As many say: “He mastered the American corporate structure better than those born into it.”

Jack is an author, former CIO at a Fortune 500 energy firm and former operative of the KGB who spied on the United States from 1978 to 1988. Exposed after the Cold War had ended, Barsky became a resource for U.S. counterintelligence agencies, and held executive technology roles at major U.S. corporations. He was not charged with any crime and was allowed to remain in the United States. His autobiography, Deep Undercover, was published in 2017, and he frequently speaks on his experiences and as an expert on espionage.

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Selected Topic Titles:

• Future Proof Yourself by Being on the Right Side of Change – Change is the only thing that is constant. We can either be a Victim or an Agent of change. Have your company and the people embrace change as an opportunity and recognize and support movement in that direction. Apple started as a Computer Company and today 90% of revenues come from products and services that are not computers. Ron’s Book Futureproof details TEN SIMPLE steps to go from where you are to where you want to be. Today it is more important than ever to make change your friend, because technology will create more change in the coming years than we have seen in our lifetime.

Implementing opportunities for growth and creating Bottom Line results has created a life of serial Entrepreneurship and positive financial results. Ron Szpatura started in sales paying for College with commission earned with in-home door-to-door sales to building Multimillion dollar sales organizations. Positioning in front of the technology curve and finding ways to deliver value he has successfully monetized results. This enabled Ron to achieve Millionaire status by implementing new concepts and building a Multimillion dollar company from Zero at Landmark Marketing developing Landmark’s in-room hotel Publications as the solid base of income.

During that period Landmarks diversified by pivoted into several related opportunities: Inroom hotel video, direct mail, and LandmarksGreatDeals while maintaining the presence of our hard bound in-room Hotel Publication in 12 Cities.

Ron has hired and trained thousands of salespeople and managed managers. He has built the infrastructure to support the $Multimillion organization he built from Zero.

Today he is semiretired in Pompano Beach and shares the wisdom and strategies he has developed over his 50 years of sales and entrepreneurship. His website, pivottowhereyouwanttogo.com, his Videos, and his book, Futureproof, Inspire, educate, and help people build a better future.

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Alana Hill speaks on:

• What’s Your Catalyst: The Power of Managed Change – We learned in science that change needs a catalyst, but what about in life? Ms. Hill demonstrates how passion can reinforce your career, personal, or project goals.
• Love is a Catalyst – In this revealing talk, Alana goes beyond her book of the same title to tell the story of the most important project she has ever managed. This is a story of faith, family, love, and living through the most difficult of times, the life-threatening illness of a child. We learn from Alana how powerful it is to be able to rely on others at the same time we are being strong for them. And how much of our strength comes from our faith.
• You’re Not Their Parent, Even If They’re Behaving Like Children: Leading and Developing Talent – Dealing with people on your team can often seem like dealing with an unruly child. This presentation features techniques for handling non-compliance on your team to ensure that deadlines and deliverables are met, while keeping team morale high.
• They Always Fire the Coach: Effective Leadership that Wins! – In today’s performance-based workplaces, leading a team to victory is not just desirable, it is necessary. Learn strategies to improve team dynamics and ensure a victory. Participants will learn objective-setting and communication skills that win the game.
• Promoting Workplace Diversity: It’s More Than Skin Deep – Workplace diversity is not just about color, but about different ideas, talents, and goals. In this talk, Ms. Hill relies on her years as a project manager to explore how to promote and manage diversity.
• Preparing for Life the Ms. Engineer Way! – In this talk, aimed at youth, Ms. Hill encourages and inspires teens to prepare for their futures, despite the obstacles that life may bring.
• Raising Your Boys the Ms. Engineer Way! – Drawing from her experience as a mother, combined with her tireless service in schools, churches and community organizations, Ms. Hill delivers an inspiring talk about raising future husbands. Witty and to the point, this speech can be tailored for a variety of audiences.

Alana M. Hill, PMP is a passionate speaker, author, trainer, and mentor. Her experience as an engineer and certified Project Management Professional (PMP) in upstream oil and gas provides a real-world insight into how people and teams can excel. She has been recognized for her excellent communication, leadership, and team-building skills. Her international, cross-cultural business knowledge shapes her perspective of developing talent. Ms. Hill holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University and 20 years of leading successful projects.

Ms. Hill began her career as a Field Engineer in South Texas for Schlumberger, where she led an oilfield services crew. Ms. Hill was promoted to Headquarters after displaying a strong interest in business systems and workforce automation. In her ten years with the oilfield giant, Ms. Hill advanced from Field Invoicing Process Engineer to Program Manager for Training Technologies, leading numerous projects of varying size and scope. In 2006, she established a consulting practice leveraging her expertise in learning technologies in the Talent Management space.

Ms. Hill is a member of Project Management Institute (PMI), Toastmasters International, the Association for Talent Development (ATD), and Sugar Creek Baptist Church. As a strong advocate for corporate and personal philanthropy, Ms. Hill donates her time to the Fort Bend ISD School Health Advisory Committee, local Texas PTA boards, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and other civic and charitable organizations.

Together with her husband, she has raised four handsome boys as part of a beautiful blended family. As a passionate ministry leader and teacher, Ms. Hill continues to pour God’s love into the children and youth she encounters. As an involved mother, she offers encouragement and advice to parents of children of all ages. Her faith, perseverance, and desire to encourage others inspire her speaking and writing. She is the author of Love is a Catalyst, where she shares her family’s trials and triumphs over cancer. When she is not traveling the globe, you will find her running and serving in her church and community. Ms. Hill resides in Sugar Land, TX.

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Andre Costa speaks on these topics:

• If You Don’t Have a Video, You Don’t Exist. – Understand why 86% of Internet users prefer a video over text and why having a video can help your search results.
• Technology for Presenters – Everything a presenter should know to make an impactful presentation.
• Make Money While You Sleep – How to digitize your message and sell it on the web.

Andre Costa has 25+ years of business experience mostly spent in the Information Technology field creating computer-based training and training curriculums.

He currently holds the position of E-Learning Director at ReachLocal and owns Orion21, a company dedicated to create on-line presentations (videos, podcasts, audio books and e-learning) for speakers, coaches, ministers, and trainers.

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Selected Speaker’s Topics:

• The 10 P’s of Marketing Yourself – If you’re trying to figure out how to make money (and not just start a business) by making a difference and doing what you love, Sherry breaks it down in this easily consumable way. These P’s cover everything from the very beginning to how you can promote yourself and make a living doing it!
• Time, Organization, Productivity, and Performance – Practical, innovative strategies for increasing focus, creating structure, and getting things done. Subtopics covered include planning, prioritizing, multitasking, communication, delegation, and procrastination.
• Difficult People Strategies – Through this program, participants will get to know their own tendencies and assess the motivations of others, and then proceed with tact and emotional control.
• Microsoft Excel (All other Office programs also offered)  –All levels from absolute beginner through advanced. Custom programs and shadowing/on-the-spot coaching available.
• Grammar, Proofreading, Business Writing, Technical Writing – Fun, interactive training you can immediately put to use to improve speed, accuracy, clarity, and customer service. Any one or combination of the above topics is available.
• Emotional Control and Self-Discipline – Stay Calm and Focused. Avoid triggering others. Learn the skill of self-discipline in all areas of life and work. A stress-management component is also available.

Sherry Prindle, the Jack of All Trainings, is a professional difference maker. She has delivered over 3,000 corporate training seminars and 400 keynotes in 40 topics over 15 years across all 50 states and 6 countries in 3 languages. A Certified Master Coach Trainer, Sherry conducts Life Coach Certification classes via webinar and within organizations as owner of the Professional Coach Academy. She helps coaches and speakers with her Brand Yourself on Purpose marketing program and budding entrepreneurs with her radio show, Make Money Making a Difference. Author of Life Coach Atlas and Stop Catering to the Slackers and co-author of 15 Winning Ways to Better Living, she has an M.A. in Business and Linguistics from the University of Texas at Arlington and a B.A. in Communications and International Relations from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. She lived in Fukuoka, Japan for four years and Moscow, Russia for three years successfully working as a multilingual television and radio personality. She conducts energetic, interactive training programs that prompt discovery, motivation, and change.

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• Networkology – Sharing scientific studies through fun, relatable stories and anecdotes, Frank Agin empowers his audience to build more productive and rewarding professional relationships. These improved human interactions can lead to a more successful career, business or life.
• Five Big Misses In Networking – Using golf as a metaphor, Frank Agin enlightens his audience on ways to capitalize on professional networking opportunities that most people completely overlook. With these insights, attendees will be empowered to tap into more referrals, better introductions and unique opportunities.
• The Three Reasons You Don’t Referrals – Drawing on years of helping small-business professionals get the referrals they need to survive, Frank Agin educates his audience through fun, relatable stories and anecdotes on how they can recognize and avoid common networking pitfalls. With these insights, attendees can better position themselves to generate a steady flow of word-of-mouth business.
• Chase Greatness – Drawing from his book by the same name, Frank Agin shares a short sports stories that gives his audience a front-row seat to moments of great humanity – compassion, determination, and much, much more – that will serve to motivate and inspire.

Frank Agin is the founder and president of AmSpirit Business Connections, an organization that empowers entrepreneurs, sales representatives, and professionals to get more referrals through professional networking. Since 1995, he has worked with thousands of small-business professionals to utilize and succeed with word-of-mouth marketing.

He is also the host of Networking Rx, a weekly short-form podcast featuring insights and interviews on building better professional relationships, improving business networking and implementing best practices for generating more referrals.

Finally, Frank is the author of several books, including Foundational Networking: Creating Know, Like & Trust for a Lifetime of Extraordinary Success.

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Author Nation takes professionals and entrepreneurs from idea to successfully published author. Years into a career or business, high achievers realize it is time to level up and share their experience with the world. Is that you? Deciding to write a book is an exciting and challenging journey. From trying to wade through all the information on publishing to wondering who will read your book to having your writing dry up, most would be authors meet many obstacles. Many people shelve their books before they get written. Only 3% of people who want to write a book actually finish writing their book. Author Nation offers a publishing system and community based on five pillars.

Pillar #1. Author Pro Roadmap: This includes creating your plan. Meaning I’ll teach you how to create your outline, timeline, and budget. After you get this work completed, you and I will conduct a 1:1 call where I review your book outline and author plan and give you required feedback and direction.

Pillar #2. Author Pro On-going Training: This includes just-in-time training modules. Meaning you will receive on-going training to continue progressing into the completion of your plan. You will have access to writing sessions, paths to publishing resources, educational events, author success journals, networking events, ask us anything, and a replay library.

Pillar #3. Author Pro Group Coaching: This includes a monthly call to keep you accountable and obtain motivation to keep moving forward. Meaning every month, you’re able to get on a call with me and other entrepreneurs learning with you, learn from them and their questions, state your goals, and ask your specific questions so you never feel alone.

Pillar #4. Direct Access to Melody: This includes access to me between regular group calls via your Author Journal and our Ask Us Anything section of the community. Meaning you will have the founder and creator of this program in your back pocket, so you never have a chance to get stuck.

Pillar #5. Author Pro Community: This includes an invitation to our member-only private Circle community of other entrepreneurs. Meaning you can use this to meet, learn from and connect with other men and women just like you working to finish their books.

This is a unique publishing system that works with nonfiction authors whether they are self-published or traditionally published. You also get to work on your timelines and benefit from having the support of a community. This is not a cookie cutter approach. You and your book are unique and your life busy. You deserve the level of support you need while still maintaining control of your content and creativity.

Author Nation gives you a path to success that works for you.

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