Siera will lead sessions on "Power Up Your Book Marketing Strategy with the BEN-P Method." Siera London, the creator of the BEN-P book marketing method is a USA Today bestselling & award-winning author of contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and crime fiction. She crafts stories of diverse characters navigating love’s challenges to find their happily ever after. Intelligence, wit, and adventure are between the covers of Siera London novels. Siera lives in Virginia with her husband and a color patch tabby named Frie. https://www.sieralondonauthor.com/
Lee will lead a session called "How to Color Outside the Lines and Live Your Best Life." Lee Mariano is an author, speaker, business guru, and CEO and founder of Alexidom Coaching; a multifaceted coaching specialty centered around helping clients increase their self-confidence, reclaim their personal power, and rediscover their identity, so that they can successfully achieve their goals; and attain the life they desire most. Reputed for her impressive career and expertise as a C-Suite Executive and Senior Leader, Lee proves her tenure in people management and career coaching to be quintessential; equipping her with the dedication and insight needed, to help clients transform their very own lives. Website: https://alexidomcoach.com
McQueen will lead a session called "Writing through Adversity." Defying odds is what #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon does best. Rising from extreme poverty as a child that culminated in being a homeless mother with an infant and now a phoenix forced to rebuild her career and life after an out-of-control judge violated her civil rights and bankrupted her. Since her first book debuted in 1993, she has placed more than 80 novels on the NYT list in all formats and genres, including manga and graphic novels, and has more than 70 million books in print worldwide. Website: https://www.sherrilynkenyon.com/
Stacey will lead three hour-long yoga classes throughout the Summer Retreat. Stacey received her 200 and 500 hour certifications from Yoganand Michael Carroll of the Kripalu yoga lineage. She is a Certified Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator and an IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist. Stacey's classes are weight-neutral and accessible for people of all genders and abilities. She always welcomes Absolute Beginners as well as those with More Experience to share the joy of gentle movement and mindful breath with her. Find out more at www.CurvyYogini.com.
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