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David A. Fields - Making Your Business Work For You
Meet David A. Fields, author, speaker, and consulting firm expert.
Talking Points
- How David got into the consulting space
- David’s website redesign
- David’s books, and the difference between the first and second books
- David’s writing process
- How books work as a marketing vehicle
- How David pictured his book fitting into his business model
- The difference between traditional publishing and self-publishing
- Advice for people who are considering writing a book
- What happens when you are the brand
- David’s story about speaking
- Speaking as a marketing tactic
Quotable Quotes
“What do you consider part of the writing process? Because there’s writing, then there’s rewriting, there’s having the beta readers give feedback and tweaking based on that.” –DF
“If you want something fast, you get up on stage and you speak. If you want something enduring, you write.” –DF
“It’s not worth holding back your book because you can’t get a publisher. If you’ve got a book to write, write the book.” –DF
“I don’t consider myself a professional speaker. I’m a consultant who speaks.” –DF
David's Bio
David A. Fields is a true consultants' consultant who works with boutique consulting firms worldwide. He's a best selling author, speaker, consultant, and mentor. David also heads the Ascendant Consortium whose clients are who's who of the business world.