 Debbie Forcier-Lynn is the founder of Cultural Alignment Solutions and creator of the Expansion Leadership Academy. A Professional Certified Coach, speaker, author, and energy disruptor, Debbie has spent two decades helping leaders break unconscious patterns and lead with power, presence, and purpose. She’s known for her unapologetic style and bold approach to leadership transformation—infusing neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and energetic alignment into everything she teaches. Her first book, The Expansion Factor: Living, Leading, and Loving from the Inside Out, challenges readers to stop performing and start expanding with intention. It’s not a self-help book—it’s a mirror. Debbie has coached thousands of leaders—from first-time managers to the C-suite—who value her rare integration of neuroscience and soul work. She’s a trusted partner for organizations seeking real culture change, not just better metrics. Her signature question, “What are you expanding?” has become a mantra for leaders ready to grow from the inside out. She co-hosts The Expansion Factor podcast, lives life fully with her husband, Jason, and their big, blended family, and spends her days expanding joy, making memories, and living with intention. In The Expansion Factor, you discuss the concept of "Breakthrough Communications." Could you elaborate on what this entails and how it facilitates organizational alignment? Breakthrough Communication is what happens when surface-level conversations give way to real, honest, truth-telling moments that create alignment, not just agreement. It’s about cutting through the noise, performing effective communication, politeness that avoids conflict, vague feedback, and replacing it with courageous clarity. When leaders communicate with full presence, aligned energy, and emotional accountability, they stop managing perception and start moving people. That’s where trust is built. That’s where alignment sticks. Communication becomes a vehicle for culture, not just a tool for compliance. Your book emphasizes the importance of "Action-Based Leadership." How does this approach differ from traditional leadership models, and what advantages does it offer in today's corporate environment? Action-Based Leadership is not a performance. It’s not “managing people.” It’s how leaders live their values in real-time, how they own their impact, and how they follow through. Unlike traditional models that reward titles or task delegation, Action-Based Leaders take radical responsibility for their energy, their decisions, and their people. This model is built around one core idea: “I am accountable to you for your success.” In today’s fast-paced, burnout-heavy culture, that kind of presence, ownership, and follow-up isn’t just powerful, it’s magnetic. It creates cultures that retain talent, build trust, and actually grow. You mention that "everyone has blocks that cause blind spots." What strategies do you recommend for leaders to identify and overcome these obstacles to unlock their full potential? First, stop pretending you don’t have any. That alone is a block. We all do. The real work is self-awareness that goes beyond surface-level reflection. In The Expansion Factor, I show leaders how to recognize their patterns, decode their energetic responses, and get comfortable with their triggers, because those triggers are gold. They point to the beliefs and blind spots running the show. From there, we use tools like the Expansion Audit, breathwork, Thought Shifters and a framework I call “Recognize, Redefine, Release, Replace.” This work doesn’t just shift how leaders think, it changes how they lead. Because when you stop running unconscious scripts, you stop sabotaging connection, follow-through, and confidence. And that’s where expansion actually begins. As the founder of Cultural Alignment Solutions, how do the principles outlined in The Expansion Factor integrate with your organization's mission to enhance team performance and retention? At Cultural Alignment Solutions, we don’t just train leaders, we shift cultures. The Expansion Factor is our foundation. It’s how we help organizations align behavior, mindset, and energy from the top down. We teach Whole-Self Leadership, which means we focus not just on competencies, but on emotional intelligence, nervous system awareness, and energy accountability. That’s the secret to performance that’s actually sustainable. Our clients don’t just check boxes, they build leadership legacies. And that’s what drives retention: leaders who show up fully, consistently, and with clarity. For readers aiming to implement the strategies from your book, what initial steps would you suggest to begin fostering a culture of accountability and growth within their teams? Start with presence. Leadership isn’t about your next move—it’s about how you show up right now. Because how you show up in this moment is how you show up everywhere. Then, make this your new mantra: Action. Accountability. Follow-up. Begin with consistent 1:1s that aren’t just about tasks—they’re about energy, ownership, and alignment. Teach your team to own their choices. And most importantly, model it yourself. Don’t say “I support you”—show it by doing what you say you’ll do. Culture doesn’t shift through policy. It shifts through lived example. One decision, one conversation, one leader at a time. There’s a saying you’ll hear me repeat often: “If you’re not seeing accountability in your team, where are you not being accountable?” Or, if you’re ready for the unfiltered version: “If your team sucks, you suck as a leader.” That’s not judgment—it’s empowerment. Because the moment you own it, you can shift it. Website: https://www.culturalalignmentsolutions.com/meet-debbie
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 Sherry Yellin, PhD, PCC, BCC Sherry is recognized professionally as an expert in leadership, learning solutions, and executive development. She specializes in applying cognitive and neuroscience-based approaches dedicated to equipping leaders to be extraordinary through brain-based, innovative learning and coaching solutions. For more than 22 years, Sherry has been custom designing and delivering comprehensive leadership development programs and executive coaching services for Fortune 500 organizations, nationally-ranked hospital systems, university systems, commercial clients, international clients, and clients in the public sector. She has served mid- and large-sized organizations across multiple categories, including healthcare, packaged goods, aerospace, construction, food service, semiconductors, technology, and more. Sherry is the author of Unforgettable Leadership: 7 Principles for Leading, Learning, and Living and is the founder and facilitator of The LEADing Lab Mastermind Group, an international group of multi-disciplined leaders from across various industries that meets monthly to discuss challenges and share best practices. She is also the creator of The CRANIUM Campus, an online learning platform that hosts micro-trainings on focused leadership topics. Sherry is a brainiac and word nerd – if it involves learning about the brain or the origin of words, she’s all about it. She loves to travel, see new places, and meet new people. She has a passport full of stamps and a suitcase full of souvenirs. Sherry is married with two grown children and lives outside Dallas, Texas, with her husband, Lance, and her miniature donkey, Jasper. In her free time, Sherry enjoys volunteering at North Texas Food Bank, Redeeming Zoe in Cebu, Philippines, and Los Cabos Missions for Christ. High-Level Overview and Neuroscience Foundation The Science of High-Performance Leadership introduces the CRANIUM methodology—seven brain-based strategies designed to align leadership practices with how the brain learns, decides, creates, and connects best. Grounded in decades of neuroscience, this model integrates the science of learning with the art of leadership, transforming how leaders engage teams, make decisions, and cultivate cultures that thrive. The brain is the most valuable resource in our workplaces. It is the compass that points the way. The brain drives every choice we make, so it makes sense to let it guide how we lead. These seven brain-based strategies provide the map for being a leader people want to follow and creating a culture people want to be loyal to. Competent vs. Inspiring Leadership Competence gets the job done. Inspiration gets others to want to do it. A competent leader knows what to do. A leader worth following knows how to unlock potential, reduce threat, ignite purpose, and build a culture where people feel safe, seen, and stretched. The word “inspire” means “to give life.” Leaders worth following give life to those around them by building trust, providing a clear vision, leveraging strengths and involving other to deliver a better outcome and foster greater ownership and accountability. It’s the difference between managing tasks and moving hearts. Inspiration Behind Merging Brain Science with Leadership My journey began not in a boardroom but in a cubicle, helping create a workplace education program. A scared manufacturing worker with 25 years of service boldly stepped into my office and shared her struggles with learning and her fears of losing her job That encounter sparked a quest to answer one question: “How does the brain learn?” That search led to neuroscience, just as the "Decade of the Brain" exploded into the mainstream. What I discovered changed everything: how the brain learns is how leaders must lead. What started in the classroom moved to the conference room and reshaped how I would teach and coach leaders forever. One Brain-Based Strategy That Shifts Tomorrow The Challenge Strategy. The greatest intentional act leaders can take is to transform threat into challenge. Threat steals, kills, and destroys. When the brain is under threat, we lose the abilities to plan, collaborate, appreciate the perspective of others, and see options. We become defensive, closed-minded, and overly committed to being right. When leaders intentionally reduce psychological threat and replace it with trust, the brain’s executive functions light up—creativity, empathy, problem-solving, and adaptability surge. A simple shift like replacing judgment with curiosity or providing the why behind a decision can unleash higher engagement and performance and drastically reduce unnecessary resistance and drama. Addressing Cognitive Overload and Burnout CRANIUM honors the brain's need for clarity, purpose, respect, and inclusion. Recent studies reveal the increase in overwhelm, burnout, and stress, and the decrease in engagement and trust impacting our workplaces. The Action Strategy speaks to brain health awareness and accepting the brain has limitations we must work with and not against. It debunks the myth that more is better and emphasizes that the cheaper, better, faster philosophy rarely applies to the human brain. Optimal performance comes not from pushing harder, but from aligning with the brain’s natural rhythms—protecting against multitasking, chronic stress, and sleep deprivation. CRANIUM cultures turn productivity from a grind into a flow. Real-World Example of Measurable Change At a major defense manufacturing organization, CRANIUM strategies transformed a low-trust, high-threat culture into a collaborative, high-performing one. Employees were empowered to learn and lead at all levels—on company time. Trust replaced fear. Innovation soared. The move to self-directed work teams succeeded, employee retention improved, and the organization became an industry benchmark for progressive leadership. Challenging Traditional Leadership Models Traditional leadership models rely on checklists, org charts, and control. CRANIUM replaces that with chemistry—literally. It’s built on neuroscience, not nostalgia. Instead of forcing behaviors and relying on authority, it shifts beliefs and leverages behaviors that build trust and influence. CRANIUM is about shaping environments that activate the brain’s best self. Traditional models tell people what to do using reasoning first. CRANIUM equips leaders with the why and how to foster relating. Traditional models focus on results; CRANIUM focuses on relationships, knowing its relationships that drive results. Where to Start for Emotional Intelligence & Self-Awareness Emotions run the show. CRANIUM leaders know we aren’t thinking individuals who happen to have emotion; we are emotional individuals who happen to think. Leaders aren’t thinking beings who happen to feel—they are emotional beings who happen to think. This strategy teaches leaders how to engage emotions intentionally, regulate reactions, and connect in ways that elevate performance and loyalty. Emotional intelligence is not soft—it’s strategic. It builds from self-awareness and self-management to social awareness and relationship management. Emotionally intelligent leaders know that the quality of their relationship management depends on the depth of their self-awareness. Insights on Leading Remote or Hybrid Teams Neuroscience reveals that connection, not proximity, drives performance. CRANIUM equips remote leaders to actively build and extend trust (Challenge), reduce ambiguity and give clarity (Relevance), increase interaction (Interaction), and evoke emotional engagement (Using Emotion). Virtual environments demand greater intentionality to create belonging, psychological safety, and novelty. Brain-friendly leadership transcends location. Most Surprising Discovery for Leaders Leaders are often shocked to discover how often they inadvertently create threat. They realize through CRANIUM that what they say is not what people hear and what they intend is not what other people experience. Once a leader develops greater self-awareness and brain-based strategies to reduce threat, they realize how much untapped potential naturally exists. When leaders align with the brain, they achieve better results with less effort and inspire loyalty. That changes everything. Website: https://yellingroup.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unforgettabledesign.group/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yellin-group YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@yellingroup Purchase the book here: https://www.amazon.com/SCIENCE-High-Performance-Leadership-Brain-Based-Strategies-ebook/dp/B0FTTQ8F8W  A Lifelong Passion Turned First-Time Author Tamara Buzyna Adams is a first-time author, showcasing her meticulous research skills and her ardent passion for genealogy. Deeply immersed in her own family’s history project alongside her mother, Helen, she brings over 25 years of experience in uncovering and preserving ancestral stories from her Russian, Ukrainian, and Finnish heritage. Using her parents’ adventurous spirit, she vivaciously seeks out any experience, especially travel, that brings her closer to understanding not only her own heritage but of those surrounding her. Determined Roots: A Granddaughter’s Mission Comes to Life Tamara’s indomitable spirit, undoubtedly inherited from her ancestors, enabled her to pursue her ambitious ideas of researching her grandmother’s diaries and searching for descendants, and she was successful. From Diaries to Times Square After five years of researching her grandmother’s diaries, her work reached a remarkable milestone in November 2024, when her book cover was displayed in New York City’s Times Square. The next day, she presented a six-hour seminar on her findings to the spellbound descendants of those who had been on the ship with her grandmother. Her dedication comes full circle with the publication of her first narrative book, Last Ship to Freedom, in fall 2025. A Scientific Mind Behind the Stories In addition to her extensive genealogy research experience, Tamara holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Elmhurst College (now Elmhurst University), and a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from Florida A&M University. Her background in science and research is evident in her attention to detail when uncovering family histories and piecing together her past. Balancing Motherhood, Medicine, and Memory Tamara lives in Alpharetta, GA with her husband and 2 children. Before pursuing genealogy, as a pediatric Occupational Therapist, she specialized in improving fine motor skills, enhancing upper body strength, and supporting functional daily activities to promote independence and well-being. She later embraced the role of a stay-at-home mom. While raising her children, she actively volunteered in their schools. Creative at Heart - with a Love for Snow and Prehistoric Bones Her hobbies span a wide range of creative and adventurous pursuits, including photography, graphic design, scrapbooking, card making, travel, and anything related to snow. In her free time, she enjoys diving into genealogy websites to research her friends’ family histories. Fun fact: She has always been fascinated by dinosaurs since childhood and dreams of joining a dinosaur dig one day! Perhaps a different kind of genealogy, tracing the lineage of prehistoric giants! What inspired you to turn your grandmother Lydia’s diaries into a full-length book, and what was the most surprising discovery you made along the way? I originally planned to simply translate my grandmother’s diaries to preserve them as part of our family archive, never imagining anyone outside the family would care. But as I shared her story, people were captivated. The more I realized how unique and relevant Lydia’s journey was, I knew her story had to be told. Through the process of researching and writing, I not only brought her experiences to life but, to my surprise, discovered how deeply alike we are! I feel like I know her better now than I did when she was alive! Lydia’s story is both deeply personal and historically significant. How did you balance emotional truth with historical accuracy in your writing? I fact-checked everything I possibly could from her diaries, (names, dates, and events), against historical records, but I never wanted to lose her voice in the process. Balancing accuracy with emotion meant honoring the facts and how she actually felt about them. Last Ship to Freedom captures, through a child’s eyes, how exile, uncertainty and hope were experienced in real time. The image of the steamship Kherson adrift in the Black Sea is so powerful. What does that ship symbolize to you and your family today? To me, the Kherson represents both survival and transformation, a grand, uncertain adventure that carried my family across seas, into a new life. For our family, it’s a symbol of courage, resilience, and hope, reminding us that even in the most uncertain moments, choosing bravery over fear can change everything. The Kherson was their last chance at freedom and they bravely took it. As a genealogical expert, how did your professional background influence the way you approached telling this story? I approached this genealogy project like it was a puzzle waiting to be solved. My science background made me crave evidence. So I verified every name, date, and event through records, archives and personal memorabilia. That genealogical mindset helped me not just confirm Lydia’s story, but expand on it, adding depth, context, and connections that made her experiences come alive. The book explores themes of exile, resilience, and identity. How did Lydia’s experiences shape the generations that followed, including your own? One of the most powerful threads in Lydia’s diary is how her family held onto their identity through tradition, even in the midst of exile. They celebrated holidays, cooked familiar foods, and kept their faith. As I read her diaries and told her story, I realized that many of those same customs in my own childhood traced back to her family. Her focus on gratitude, appreciation of small joys, and perseverance, even amid loss, shaped the generations that followed. Her resilience didn’t end with her, it lives on in us. There are haunting, poetic moments in the book—like the abandoned horses in the sea. How did you navigate capturing these scenes through a child’s eyes while honoring their emotional weight? Lydia never wrote about the abandoned horses in her diary, she only began journaling a few weeks later. However, she spoke of it years afterward with quiet stoicism, proof of how deeply it affected her. I chose to honor that moment through recollections of others who witnessed it, including her friend Zhenia’s niece, and a poem from a fellow evacuee. Letting their voices convey the scene’s emotion felt like the most truthful and respectful way to capture its haunting story. What parallels do you see between Lydia’s refugee journey a century ago and the experiences of displaced people today? The parallels are strikingly similar. Families still flee war and uncertainty, and children remain caught in the crossfire of history. The loss of stability and the uncertain future Lydia endured echo in today’s refugee crisis, reminding us that behind every statistic is a human story. Her journey helped me better understand how history shapes who we are and why we search for home, both physically and emotionally. What challenges did Lydia and her family face aboard the Kherson that particularly struck you as relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic? A century before the COVID-19 pandemic, Lydia lived through the typhus epidemic aboard the Kherson, an overcrowded, quarantined ship where fear, isolation, and uncertainty felt hauntingly familiar. Like families in lockdown, they faced strict limits, scarce supplies, and no clear end in sight, yet they endured. That parallel reminded me that while diseases change, the human experience of fear and isolation remains the same, offering perspective during the darkest days of the pandemic. If Lydia could see the impact her story is having today, what do you think she would want readers to take away from it? I believe Lydia would want readers to understand the quiet power of writing things down, even when life feels ordinary or uncertain. She might have said, “that’s just the way it was,” never realizing how extraordinary her story truly is. I believe she’d be proud to know her words now help others connect with history in a personal way. Through Last Ship to Freedom, her strength reminds us that perseverance and rediscovery often come from hardship, and that even in the most uncertain times, we can rise, rebuild, and find out who we truly are. Writing Last Ship to Freedom was clearly a labor of love. How has sharing Lydia’s story changed you and your connection to your family's history? Sharing Lydia’s story transformed how I understand my family’s history. It turned names on a tree into real, interconnected lives. One of the most rewarding discoveries was finding the descendants of my grandmother’s best friend from the ship. Their families were like family aboard the Kherson, and now, a century later, we’ve become family again. Through this project, I gained a deeper empathy for those uprooted by history and a profound sense that Lydia’s story continues to bridge generations, reminding us how the past still shapes who we are today. Website: https://www.tamarabuzynaadams.com/
Faceboook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577538382880 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_tamara_adams/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamara-buzyna-a-91883522a/ Purchase the book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRKZK3TF  MIT alum. NCAA athlete. Engineer. High-performer in his native Canada. Rob Kalwarowsky had it all. So why was he depressed? The chaos inside his organization was matched by an internal talk-track that was leaving him confused, frustrated and ready to end it all. But from depression came transformation: a powerful journey to self-leadership, acceptance and clarity that led beyond the toxic leadership and negative thinking that had stolen his focus. Confronting the personal and professional demons of chaos, Rob uncovered a proven way to help anyone (and any team) to enhance performance in the midst of uncertainty. By accessing new perspectives on self-leadership, his strategies help companies and high-growth business leaders to rise above the unpredictability of our times. A coach and TEDx keynote speaker, Rob capitalizes on chaos with multi-billion dollar international companies, entrepreneurs, executives and aspiring leaders. What inspired you to write Capitalizing on Chaos, and why do you feel this message is particularly relevant now? The inspiration came from my own story. I had all the external markers of success—a great career, an incredible partner, financial stability—but on the inside, I was suffering from depression, suicidal ideation and panic attacks. My inner world was pure chaos, even when the outside wasn’t. In 2025, we live in a world of unprecedented levels of chaos; in business, in the economy, in politics and in technology. My book provides a roadmap to master the chaos within so you can lead yourself, your family and your business in the best ways regardless of the chaos in the world. You emphasize that chaos is not just external, but also a state of mind. Can you explain what that means for leaders and professionals? Have you ever seen a person (athlete, musician, speaker, leader, etc.) perform at their very best when it seemed like everything was falling apart around them? It’s a state of mind. Internally, they are calm regardless of the chaos around them. When your brain feels chaos, it gets stressed resulting in the fight or flight response. This response not only makes you a worse leader for yourself but also for your families and businesses. For leaders, this shows up as your internal talk track—the judgmental voice, the constant pressure, the war within. When you are able to find inner clarity and a sense of calm, you can lead in innovative, human-centric ways regardless of what's happening around you. How does your background as an MIT alumnus, NCAA athlete, and TEDx speaker inform your approach to leadership during disruption? I come from a background where performance is everything. High-stakes and competition were part of my day-to-day. I learned to cultivate a mindset that delivers in the biggest moments regardless of what’s going on around me. As a leader, you can learn how to do that too through my tools and strategies. In today’s high stakes business world, can you afford to be the leader who folds in chaos? What would it feel like if you were growing while your competition turtles in fear? In your book, you discuss the “human operating system.” Can you break down what that concept entails and why it’s important? I define the "human operating system" as the core beliefs, patterns, and internal voices that govern our thoughts and actions. It's the "software” you run on and for the most part, you’re unaware of what it’s doing. It’s mostly formed during your childhood so it’s not up to date with your current life. Would you let your phone or laptop run on an operating system that was created 30-50 years ago? By understanding your human operating system, you can selectively perform updates to whichever core beliefs, patterns and internal parts that are outdated. You can design your psychology to support your personal, professional and business goals regardless of any chaos around you. How do you help leaders develop resilience in high-pressure and rapidly changing environments? Resilience isn't about being invincible; it's about your ability to respond and recover when you get hit. The real work of building resilience starts internally. I help leaders understand their own "human operating system" to identify the patterns and voices that are draining their energy. By getting to know your inner parts (like the inner critic, people-pleaser, judge, imposter, etc.), you stop fighting with yourself. This releases the energy that was once consumed by internal chaos, allowing you to stay centered and respond to external pressure with clarity instead of fear. Can you share an example of a business or individual who successfully applied the principles in your book to overcome chaos? In 2024, I worked with a CEO who was working incredibly hard to scale his business. His business had been stuck at $3 million/year in revenue and he was working long hours, weekends and on vacation to scale. He was frustrated, burning out and unhappy at the lack of results and how he was unable to spend time with his family. He had internal chaos and it spread into his business. Through coaching, the CEO was able to become a Self-led leader, reducing internal chaos. This allowed him to implement the team leadership strategies that we worked on to engage his team, empower them in their roles and focus on scaling his business through people, processes and technology. What were the results? In 2025, his business is on track to do $11 million in revenue, he spends more time with his family and he’s gotten back into working out for his physical health. The CEO feels more successful, happier, healthier and his business is thriving. Emotional intelligence is a recurring theme in your work. How can leaders cultivate it to better navigate uncertainty? Emotional intelligence is born from self-discovery. One of my favorite quotes is from a Jamaican spiritual teacher, Mooji who says “step into the fire of self-discovery. The fire will not burn you, it will burn what you are not.” You are not fear, you are not the parts that take control when you are stressed. You can start by being aware of your emotions, leaning into them with curiosity (why are you feeling the way you do? What is it trying to tell you?) and acknowledging them. A quick strategy, when you feel stressed, fear, uncertainty, anger, etc., is to take a deep breath and say to yourself “I’m Human”. Just by doing that, you will reduce your stress and activate the ability for you to give compassion to the parts of you that are signaling to you (through emotions) that you’re in chaos. Using that tool will help you make better decisions, innovate and thrive in disruption. What are the most common mistakes executives make when responding to disruptive change, and how can they avoid them? The single biggest mistake is trying to manage external chaos without first addressing the chaos within. Executives often believe that by controlling every detail or overworking themselves, they can feel safe. But that just creates a vicious cycle of fear and burnout. You can avoid this by first acknowledging your internal state and then focusing on what you can control: your own thoughts, emotions, and actions. This puts you back in the driver's seat, allowing you to lead your team from a place of clarity, perspective and confidence. How do you define “self-leadership,” and why is it critical in both professional and personal contexts? Self-leadership is the ability to create inner peace & tranquility regardless of the chaos around you. It's the moment you realize that your internal critic, your inner child, or your people-pleaser aren't enemies—they are parts of your system trying to keep you safe. By listening to them, you stop fighting with yourself and are able to choose your next action from your best judgment. You, as Self, are the only one who has all of the information and, by leading your parts, you will be the one at the helm. This is critical because you can’t truly lead a team or a company if you can't first lead yourself with integrity and purpose. Your coaching incorporates frameworks like Internal Family Systems. How do these psychological approaches enhance leadership development? Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a powerful tool because it helps leaders understand that their inner world is made up of different "parts"—the inner critic, the people-pleaser, the overworked achiever and many more. By engaging with these parts with compassion instead of judgment, you build internal alignment. Using IFS, you can see results very quickly, sometimes even in the first session! This inner work eliminates the inner chaos and frees up your energy to lead with greater presence, empathy, and resilience. Your team models you and this inner work makes your team more innovative, productive and happier. Website: https://www.robkalwarowsky.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bosscoachrobk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kalwarowsky YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExecutiveCoachRobK Purchase the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Capitalizing-Chaos-Executives-Succeed-Disruption/dp/B0FM4KV2DR  Jake C. Rudquist is an author based in Minnesota whose stories have appeared in various humor publications. His debut novel, We’re All Dead Here, is a bit more serious than his usual nonsense, and is a tribute to all the scary books he read and loved in childhood. He currently resides in the Twin Cities with his wife and dog. What is your book about? We're All Dead Here is a ghost story from the point of view of the ghosts. It asks, what would you do if you were twelve years old and suddenly a ghost? Who is your book for? My book was written for middle grade readers because that's the age when I most loved to read. I tried to make it interesting enough for adults to enjoy too. I'm a parent. How do I get my child excited to read? Let them choose what they read. If it's a book, great, but it doesn't have to be. If they seem interested in comics and graphic novels, or magazines, or even online articles, that at least gets them reading. I remember reading video game magazines when I was younger. Sure, I loved playing video games, but I grew to enjoy reading about them too. The point is, I was reading! My child might be open to reading books, but just doesn't know WHAT to read. What would you recommend? Suggest something that touches on their interests. My book incorporates two things I found fascinating when I was in that age range - the paranormal, and the Second World War. If your child is interested in sports, or music, or gaming, there are definitely books out there about all those things, both fiction and nonfiction. Once my child starts reading something, particularly a book, how can I steer them towards finishing it? This is a great question, because all our attention spans are shorter than ever, for both kids AND adults. If your child is reading fiction, you can ask them who their favorite character is and what's happening to that character. In the case of my book, I wrote it so that adults can get something out of it too. It's possible for both you and your child to be reading my book (or something similar) at the same time. With whatever you're reading, you and your child can touch base every so often to talk about what's happening in the story and propel each other towards finishing the book. Website:
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