2009 Keynote Speakers

2009 Keynote Speakers:

JACK CANFIELD

MARCI SHIMOFF

DEBBIE FORD

Keynote Speaker: JACK CANFIELD

The Success Principles for Authors

With Jack Canfield, the creator of the bestselling series Chicken Soup for the Soul

Jack Canfield has mastered the art of marketing and publishing! He has sold over 115 million books and he’s coming to the 21^st Century Book Marketing event to share with you his secrets.

Jack is full of great insights and information for any author, speaker or entrepreneur, regardless of whether you're just in the idea stage or even if you're already a pretty advanced marketer. During this inspiring session Jack Canfield will cover:

How he and co-creator Mark Victor Hansen “masterminded” the success of “Chicken Soup” and kept going when it was rejected by 144 publishers

What to do if you find yourself reluctant to aggressively market your work

How to make money within 30 to 60 days

The mindset you need to become a bestselling author

How to find someone to sponsor your book

The wild and creative marketing strategies that made "Chicken Soup" a big hit

How to systematically create word-of-mouth marketing for your book

Advice for getting started as a public speaker

What most people don't understand about the Law of Attraction and how it helped him get on Oprah, hit the New York Times Best Seller List and more!

Jack Canfield is the originator and co-creator of the New York Times #1 best-selling book series Chicken Soup for the Soul. With more than 75 titles in print and over 80 million copies sold in 39 languages, Jack is a world-renowned expert at warming hearts and changing lives. He is a compelling and compassionate coach who has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals achieve their dreams. He has appeared on Oprah, Larry King, and Montel, and is one the experts in the groundbreaking movie The Secret™.

Keynote Speaker: MARCI SHIMOFF

How I Became a NY Times Bestselling Author

With Bestselling Author of Happy for No Reason, Marci Shimoff

Join New York Times best-selling author Marci Shimoff as she shares the tricks of the trade that will put you on track to publishing success! During this session, Marci will share the experiences of her writing career, from writing fundamentals to publishing pitfalls to marketing tips and more. She'll teach you how the "publishing game" works…and what it takes to reach bestseller status. Marci’s experiences and insights will inform, inspire and excite you!

As the woman's face behind the biggest self-help book phenomenon in history, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Marci Shimoff is one of the bestselling female nonfiction authors of all time. Her books, Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul and Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul have sold more than 13 million copies in 33 languages. She is also a featured teacher in the international film and book sensation, The Secret. Her newest book, HAPPY FOR NO REASON: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out, which offers a revolutionary approach to experiencing deep and lasting happiness, has become a sensation-- it soared to #1 on many bestseller lists and debuted at #2 on The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal lists. A celebrated transformational leader and one of the nation's leading experts on happiness, success, and the law of attraction, Marci inspires millions of people around the world, sharing her breakthrough methods for personal fulfillment and professional success.

Keynote Speaker: DEBBIE FORD

Attention Authors:
Stop Dreaming About the Future and Start Living Your Dreams

Every New Year’s Eve, we make resolutions that this year will finally be different. We vow that this is the year we will sell more books, make more money, book more speaking events, or write a new book. So what happens to these commitments? What stops us in our tracks? #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Ford not only answers these questions but offers a proven, practical blueprint for making today - this moment - the beginning of the best year of your life. It’s time to stop imagining your dreams will magically come true, and instead make a clear plan of action guaranteed to deliver the life you’ve been waiting for.

Debbie Ford has 15 years experience as a writer, teacher, coach and speaker. She is the bestselling author of The Dark Side of the Light Chasers, Spiritual Divorce, The Secret of the Shadow, The Right Questions, Why Good People Do Bad Things, and The Best Year Of Your Life. Her books have sold over 1 million copies, are translated into 32 languages, and are used in institutions of learning worldwide. Her newest book is The 21 Day Consciousness Cleanse. An in demand media expert, Debbie has been featured on Oprah, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch and Fox News.