Author's Resume

Published Work

Books

  • "Be the Horse or the Jockey: 110 Tips and Techniques for Followers…and Leaders" (BookSurge Publishing, 2008, 298 pages)
    Jeanne Gulbranson, Author: Non-fiction leadership development. Cited as a ground-breaking book by experts in the field of followership and leadership.

  • "Pink Leadership: 15 Life Lesson for Female Leaders" (BookSurge Publishing, 2008, 235 pages)
    Author: Non-fiction leadership development. True and fictionalized life experiences and anecdotes to illustrate leadership techniques.

  • "Start Smart: Business-Building Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur" (Emperor Penguin Publishing, 2011, 94 pages)
    Author: Non-fiction strategic support for entrepreneurs

  • "I Can Hear the Applause: Adult Language…Some Nudity" (Emperor Penguin Publishing, 2010, 253 pages)
    Co-author with Lisa Medford who was the first nude showgirl in Vegas, Cary Grant’s lover, an Emmy-nominated producer and a former drug dealer.

  • "Heart-to-Heart and Other Tales of Love and Laughter" (Emperor Penguin Publishing, 2012, e-book, 135 pages)
    Author: Debut collection of fiction, short stories by award-winning author. Seven of the 13 stories are previously-published in short story magazines, and five received prizes in literary competitions.

  • "BEsT Business: Spanning the Boundaries of Business and IT" (Baan Institute Press, 1997, 221 pages)
    Work-for-hire book developer, and contributing editor. Non-fiction on the alignment of business process and information systems explained in fictionalized narrative. Currently out-of-print.

  • "I’m OK…You’re MRP II: Manufacturing with a Tryst" (The Silver Pen, 1996, 116 pages)
    Book developer, contributing editor and publisher. Fictionalized, educational book set in the red light district of Amsterdam to teach the concepts of manufacturing resource planning. Currently out-of-print

Short Stories

  • Short stories have been published or are forthcoming in Cantaraville, Praxis, and Lucid Hills Publications
  • First Place Winner (Fall 2010) and publication in TreasureBox Tales: "Heart-to-Heart"
  • Third Place winner (Winter 2010), Lucid Hills Publications: "Horse"
  • Honorable Mention (Winter 2010), 100wordsorfewer competition: "Enlightened"
  • Fifth Place winner (Winter 2010), WriteHelper: "Hair in His Ears" and Ninth Place: "Everyone Needs a Porpoise in Life"
  • • Runner-up (2011 Gordon Award for Flash Fiction), Our Stories Magazine: "Coffee Table Book"

Additional Writing Credits

  • Creator and author of the Implementation ToolKit®: on-line and printed tool for large-scale information system projects which includes 43 documents on project team topics
  • Author of four published white papers on strategic visioning, business process engineering, change management and positive conflict resolution: work-for-hire
  • Author of seven professional skills training workbooks currently in use by several consulting organizations
  • Author of multiple marketing and sales brochures for various clients:  work-for-hire
  • Keynote speaker at 40+ national and international conferences on change leadership, executive empowerment, project management, quality and related topics. Developed all presentations including published hand-outs.