[HTML1]More about Renee Giroux
Renee Giroux spent the first 15 years of her career as a pediatric nurse, and most of her creative energy on a multitude of other artistic outlets. It was on a serendipitous journey that she was encouraged to “follow her passion,” and discovered her passion was books.
Renée founded IJustFinished.com with a leap of faith and excitement. The learning curve took her through the process of building and rebuilding IJustFinished.com. She became immersed in learning the ins and outs of the publishing world, web design, web development, social media, small business, networking, and all things book marketing.
She now leads a team of marketing, writing, and web professionals who are just as passionate about books and helping authors navigate the book world at Stimulating Conversation.
Renee can often be found speaking at seminars and workshops, guest blogging and Tweeting her way around the social media world. She is currently editing a book, Expose Your Book: 101 Experts Reveal the Secrets of Book Marketing Through Conversation. She still considers herself an author groupie, and often thinks she is very lucky to meet and befriend authors.
More about Marilyn Perlyn
Marlyn Perlyn is the author of the acclaimed book, The Biggest and Brightest Light: A True Story of the Heart, and is a dynamic and inspirational speaker. Her book was selected as the book to be given to 100 of Florida’s most outstanding teachers at the 2005 Florida Teacher of the Year awards. Marilyn’s book inspired internationally known author and educator, Dr. Michele Borba, to write 12 Simple Secrets Real Moms Know.
Marilyn’s area of expertise is in teaching educators and parents how to instill empathy and a caring spirit in children. She has raised three children who have all received local, state, and national awards for their community service efforts. Her family has been written about in ten books and has been featured on numerous radio and television shows, including the Oprah Winfrey Show. The Perlyn family is the recipient of more than thirty awards, including the national Daily Points of Light Award.
Marilyn is a board member of the Miami-Dade County Superintendent’s Serving-Learning Council and a speaker at character education conferences throughout the country.
She is the creator of The OCHO Project: Read for a Need (Opportunities for Children to Help Others) that was awarded a “new teaching idea of excellence” from the Broward Education Foundation in 2010. Through The OCHO Project, over 10,000 books were earned this past year by elementary school students to distribute to children who had no books of their own.
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