LEANN GARMS, BBL Publishing A 30-year veteran of public relations, trained in Journalism, Leann loves a great story. Whether it’s a book, a nonprofit cause or a new business venture, she uncovers the unique story that motivates the media and the market to pay attention. Her clients have included authors, speakers, film festivals, theaters and environmental nonprofits who have been featured in both local and national radio, TV and print including Larry King Live, CNN, CNBC Power Lunch, Spirituality & Health, Biography Magazine, Good Morning Texas, Great Day Houston, Good Morning San Diego, The Bob & Tom Show, KTLA Morning Show, and over 1500 radio and TV shows nationwide, and print as far as India.

A serial entrepreneur, Leann has owned her own public relations firm, a nonprofit consulting firm, and most recently formed the Book PR and Marketing firm, Build.Buzz.Launch. Media to help authors publish and market their work. After seeing a need to help authors navigate the paths to publishing, BBL Publishing was launched in July of 2014. This hybrid publishing imprint of BBL Media publishes and markets a select handful of titles in the Health, Wellness and Spirituality genres. Now, Leann gets to read great stories every day and help tell the world about them.

Leann is a Trainer for The Next Bestseller Workshop(TM), New York, NY., and is a frequent speaker at writers and publishers’ conferences including the 805 Writer’s Conference, Women In Publishing Summit, and the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) PubU. Presentations include “Find Your Path to Publishing”, “PR, Publicity and Press Kits: Building Buzz for Your Book”, “Three Paths to Publishing – Which one is right for you?”, and “Book Publicity 101”. She’s a member of Publishers & Writers of San Diego, Memoir Writers Association of America, Independent Book Publishers Association, and North County Philanthropy Council, San Diego, and currently serves as Vice President of Oceanside Theatre Company.

Peg Booth,Booth Media began her career at the Ford Group with the esteemed Arielle Ford. Building on the experience gained at a famed publicity firm, Peg founded Booth Media Group in 1998. Since its inception, Booth Media has aided the careers of new authors and ensured established writers remain in the limelight. Booth Media Group has successfully launched over 750 book campaigns. Peg’s proven record of landing authors interviews on national TV and radio shows, and articles in national publications, is just part of the reason she has developed a strong reputation in the business.

Whether generating widespread coverage in national magazines, such as People Magazine, Newsweek, TIME Magazine, Fast Company, InStyle, Fitness, Shape, Redbook, , Entrepreneur, Men’s Journal, and Self, top daily newspapers, such as USA Today, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Investor’s Business Daily, and Chicago Tribune, organizing and securing media for book tours, events and conferences, or booking national television interviews such as Oprah, The Today Show, The View, Good Morning America, The Talk, PBS, CNBC, MSNBC, and CNN, Peg Booth knows who, what, when, and how to do it.

She has worked with such clients as Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Brian Tracy, Dr. Bernie Siegel, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Michael Bradley, John Perkins, Jared Bernstein, and Greg Palast. Peg’s personalized, dedicated service and true passion for her clients’ books, has made her a sought after publicist for top-tier authors.