 | A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject.(September 2015) |
Stephanie Chandler | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Chabot College |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, author |
| Website | StephanieChandler.com |
Stephanie Chandler is an American entrepreneur, author and publisher. [1] [2]
Chandler is the author of several books including The Nonfiction Book Publishing Plan, Own Your Niche and The Nonfiction Book Marketing Plan.
Chandler is also founder and CEO of Authority Publishing, [3] the Nonfiction Authors Association, a marketing community for authors, and the Nonfiction Writers Conference, an annual event conducted entirely online. Some of Chandler's past clients include Lenovo, Visa Business Network, The UPS Store, Yahoo! Small Business, Dell, American Express Open and Deluxe Corporation.
She is a speaker at business events [4] and on the radio and has been featured and discussed in Entrepreneur, [5] Los Angeles Times, [6] Inc., [7] Minneapolis Star Tribune, [8] BusinessWeek, [9] New York Times, [10] [11] and Wired magazine. [12] She is also a blogger for Forbes. [13] [14]
Her first book The Business Startup Checklist and Planning Guide, received a Book of the Year award by Foreword magazine. [15] In 2012, she was honored as one of the Top 100 Small Business Influencers by Small Business Trends, while Own Your Niche was chosen Best Business Book by the Global Ebook Awards. [16]
Chandler spent a decade working in Silicon Valley in various roles including software sales, technical training, and technical support. In 2003, she opened a 2,800 square-foot bookstore in Sacramento, California. [17] In 2004, she launched BusinessInfoGuide.com, a directory of resources for entrepreneurs, and began writing books about small business marketing. The bookstore was sold in 2007. In 2008, she founded Authority Publishing, a custom publisher specializing in nonfiction books and social media marketing services. [18]
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