Hi, I’m Elizabeth.
I work with authors and thought leaders who are called to change the conversation and committed to playing the long game with their business and book.
Since 2004, I’ve been obsessed with this question:
What’s the difference between 15 minutes of fame and stepping on a plane three years from now to see someone sitting in seat 3A reading your book?
After working with hundreds of thought leaders and authors, the pattern is clear. The ones whose ideas actually travel weren’t just running a better launch — they were playing a fundamentally different game, one where the book, the speaking, the relationships, and the audience all reinforce each other. The launch was one move, not the whole plan.
The ones who get stuck? They follow conventional wisdom — copying a page from the Brené Brown or Adam Grant playbook — and end up exhausted, burning resources on strategies that were never designed for their message, audience, or stage.
I’ve helped lead some of the industry’s firsts.
I produced some of the earliest online author conversations in the format that became the first wave of podcasting, bringing together Seth Godin, Tim Ferriss, Chris Anderson, and Keith Ferrazzi with audiences who’d never had that kind of access.
I co-wrote an award-winning book with Michael Port.
I’ve worked on multiple New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller campaigns.
I created and hosted Book Breakthrough, an industry-leading three-day live workshop that ran for three years, helping authors navigate the rapidly shifting publishing landscape.
I’ve had a front-row seat to every new trend, disruption, and opportunity in this space. I’ve seen what works and what doesn’t. That history is what I bring to every engagement.
Some of the thought leaders I’ve had the privilege of working with:
Seth Godin
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Michael Port
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Joey Coleman
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Shama Hyder
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Carol Roth
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Debbie Reber
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Les McKeown
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Barbara Trautlein
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Dr. Elisa Song
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Dave Garrison
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Derek Coburn
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Devon Kuntzman
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Howard Behar
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Liane Davey
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Keith Ferrazzi
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Guy Kawasaki
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and others!
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Seth Godin 〰️ Michael Port 〰️ Joey Coleman 〰️ Shama Hyder 〰️ Carol Roth 〰️ Debbie Reber 〰️ Les McKeown 〰️ Barbara Trautlein 〰️ Dr. Elisa Song 〰️ Dave Garrison 〰️ Derek Coburn 〰️ Devon Kuntzman 〰️ Howard Behar 〰️ Liane Davey 〰️ Keith Ferrazzi 〰️ Guy Kawasaki 〰️ and others! 〰️
Over the years, I’ve developed a model of thought leadership built around types and stages — a system for understanding where you actually are, what your message requires, and what strategy will move the needle for you specifically. Think of it as a GPS for your thought leadership: you can’t plot the right route if you don’t know your real starting point.
Bridging the gap between a good idea and lasting impact doesn’t happen through more effort or more activity. It happens through the right strategy — one that’s built for you.
A GPS For Your Thought Leader Journey
I Do My Best Work with People Who are…
Called to Change the Conversation
You’re on a mission to share your message - not in a performative way, but because you know the world is different for your work being in it. And, you know that requires more than 15 minutes of fame.
Committed to the Long Game
You understand the book is a starting point, not a finish line. You’re not planning for a successful book launch - you’re trying to build a body of work and a thought leadership platform that compounds over time.
Building Something that Lasts
You want your ideas to outlive the launch - to be used, applied and and shared forward by people you’ve never met. Not for the ego stroke, but because that’s the signal the message has taken hold.
Willing to Do the Work
Like a serious athlete, you know that this work tests your personal foundations — your systems, your resilience, your capacity — as much as it tests the idea. You’re dedicated to growing into the leader the message requires.
Working Together
Most people find their way here through a referral or from experiencing me on a podcast, keynote, or virtual event.
If that’s you, you’re probably sitting at an inflection point with:
an idea that wants to become a book
a pivotal book launch on the horizon
a first book that didn’t create the impact you wanted
a career transition where your thought leadership platform needs to be ready
or a sense that what you’re doing isn’t moving the needle the way it should.
If there’s alignment, we design the work together — based on your message, audience, business model, type of thought leadership, stage, and goals. For some, that’s a longer-term partnership. For others, a focused strategy session.