Dan Janal’s PR LEADS Blog

Many thanks to Debra Condren, PR LEADS client extraordinairre, who wrote about PR LEADS in her syndicated column in NY AM Metro. The article is syndicated in Boston and Philadelphia.

We picked up a few new clients thanks to Debra and her article.

I wish I could link to the article, but it isn’ t online! Would you believe it? If you’d like to see a PDF of the article, please send an email to me at dan at prleads dot com with the subject line "Debra’s article" and I’ll be happy to forward it to you.

In fact, many of our clients come from word of mouth and other referrals. So if you like PR LEADS, please tell your friends! We have plenty of leads to help them!

Debra’s one of our longest clients. Here’s a little bit about her:

Debra Condren, Ph.D., interviewed 500 women for her book, Ambition Is Not A Dirty Word: A Woman’s Guide To Earning Her Worth and Achieving Her Dreams (Broadway Books). Debra is a psychologist, speaker, business and executive coach and career adviser, and is the Founder and Executive Director of the Women’s Business Alliance.  She received a U.S. Small Business Administration’s "Women In Business Advocate of the Year" award in 2000. She is currently interviewing women for her new book, Ambition Is The Best Revenge: For Women Like Us Who’ve Been To Hell and Back. Her client roster includes a diverse list of Fortune 500 companies, and a wide array of entrepreneurs, executives, professionals, and students between the ages of sixteen and sixty. Debra’s advice has been featured in major media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, BusinessWeek, CNN, ABC’s Nightline, Fox National News, and NPR’s Morning Edition. She lives in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, son, and stepson. Sign up at www.AmbitionIsNotADirtyWord.com to receive her complimentary Ambition e-Briefs plus updates on Women’s Business Alliance events, including Ask The Experts telephone seminars.

Don’t you just love opening your email in the morning and getting a note like this from your clients? I hope you do! I get these all the time. It’s a great way to start the day!

"I have been a PR LEADS subscriber since the beginning of this year. During the past eight months, I have been fortunate to have been quoted in over 15 online and print articles. This has greatly increased my platform and gives me great hope for my future as a writer, motivational speaker, and psychotherapist," wrote Bob Livingstone, LSCW, author of "The Body Mind Soul Solution: Healing Emotional Pain through Exercise. "I am grateful to the owner of PR LEADS Dan Janal for not only providing this service, but for quickly and professionally assisting me on tips of how to best connect with the media. I highly recommend his programs."

 
Bob Livingstone is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a private practice of 20 years and the author of The Body-Mind-Soul Solution: Healing Emotional Pain through Exercise (Pegasus Books). Best selling Author, Ann Louise Gittleman, states, "This is a ground breaking book. Livingstone uniquely combines the positive aspect of physical exercise and self-help techniques that as a way of dealing with our emotional pain."

He is presently teaching a weekly class at the San Francisco County Jail utilizing the program outlined in The Body-Mind-Soul Solution: Healing Emotional Pain through Exercise. Rehabilitation Program Coordinator Ida McCray states, "The class teaches the women to process and grieve their pain through movement, emotional processing, journaling and music. This program has become an important part of their healing process."

Bob Livingstone has been featured in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Miami Herald, The Dallas Morning News, The Hartford Courant, Natural Health Magazine, The Library Journal, Grand Magazine, Lee’s Summit Journal and Womansday.com.

One of his articles has been featured on Selfgrowth.com; which according to Google is the number one self improvement site on the internet. His pieces have been posted on DrLaura.com; the number one syndicated radio host in America. He has been published on Beliefnet.com which won the Webby for best spiritual website. Bob has also placed several articles on one of the top women’s websites, Sheknows.com. He has also written for Ediets.com which is highly regarded by Forbes and PC Magazine. His articles have also been posted on Care2.com, Psychotherapy.net and The Therapist.

He also wrote the critically-acclaimed Redemption of the Shattered: A Teenager’s Healing Journey through Sandtray Therapy. According to Midwest Book Review, "This book is a compelling blend of candid memoir with personal spiritual testimony." Eighteen university professors throughout America have included this book on their recommended list.

He is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and an associate member of The California Association for Marriage and Family Therapists. He is also a Psychology Today verified therapist.

Publicity gets results! Here’s a great story that should inspire you!

"I sincerely believe that the PR I’ve gotten through PR LEADS has lead me to this successful conclusion to sell SpeakEasy — now on to my next trick!" wrote Myelita Melton, CEO, SpeakEasy Communications, Inc., www.speakeasyspanish.com

Myelita Melton, SpeakEasy Communications’ president has studied languages since adolescence. At 17 “Lita” entered the prestigious Instituto de Filológica in Saltillo, Mexico.  Later she continued her studies and completed her MA in French and Curriculum Design at Appalachian State University.  Her teaching ability was nationally recognized in 1989 when she was awarded a prestigious Rockefeller Scholarship and used it to produce a documentary film in Europe for PBS.  In 1994, she was named Who’s Who Among Outstanding Americans.  As an educator, Myelita continues to be a consultant to community colleges and corporations in the southeast region.

Myelita’s corporate experience includes owning a television production firm, working with NBC’s Spanish news division Canal de Noticias, and Charlotte’s PBS affiliate WTVI. Currently, in her spare time, she works as an announcer at WDAV, Classical 89.9 FM, an NPR affiliate near Lake Norman, where she lives.

Myelita is a recognized leader in language and cultural diversity training. With her enthusiasm, voice and sense of humor, she never fails to attract attention– and to keep it! She is a natural educator and a born motivator, who continues to develop quality educational programming as president and founder of SpeakEasy Communications.