Judith Briles Explained

Judith Briles
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California
Nationality:	American
Known For:	author and publishing advocate
Education:	Doctor of Business Administration
Alma Mater:	Pepperdine University Nova SE University
Employer:	The Book Shepherd, Inc.
Occupation:	Author, publishing expert
Website:	TheBookShepherd.com

Judith Briles is an author, publisher, podcaster, book publishing consultant and professional speaker focused in the fields of book publishing, conflict resolution, and personal finance.^[1]

She is best known for being The Book Shepherd and the founder of AuthorYOU,^[2] the co-founder of Mile High Press,^[3] and was CW2 Denver's financial expert in the mid-2000s. Briles has been referred to as " The Book Shepherd" and is an advocate for author's rights,^[4] works with clients globally and leads the Book Publishing and Speaking Unplugged bootcamps. In 2019, She launched the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame.

Background

Briles has earned both masters and doctorate of Business Administration degrees. In 2004, she was named the Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.^[5]

Career

Briles is a Book Publishing Expert and Inspirational Book Coach. She is the co-founder of Mile High Press, Ltd., a small press and The Briles Group, Inc., a former Colorado-based research, training and consulting firm.^[6] She is the President of The Book Shepherd, a consulting and implementation firm that works with authors and small publishers that was created in 2000 educating and assisting authors globally in the creation and successful publication of their books. In 2009, she founded AuthorU, a nonprofit 501(c)6 membership organization for authors. She founded the 501(c)3 Colorado Authors Hall of Fame with its first induction to twenty-one authors in September 2019.

Briles is an author of over thirty books, earning over forty book awards, including her publishing series that features the titles: ''How to Create a $1,000,000 Speech, AuthorYOU-Creating and Building Your Author and Book Platforms, The CrowdFunding Guide for Authors & Writers, How to Avoid 101 Book Publishing Blunders Bloopers & Boo-Boos, How to Create a $1,000,000 Speech and Snappy Sassy Salty-Wise Words for Authors & Writers. Show Me About Book Publishing with Rick Frishman and John Kremer, The Confidence Factor and Stabotage!^[7] She also travels internationally as a motivational speaker.^{[8] [9] [10]}

Her pioneering work on women and sabotage, specifically on how and why women undermine other women and the toxic workplace has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Time, People,^[11] USA Today,^[12] Self, McCalls, Working Woman, Family Circle, The Washington Post,^[13] Newsweek^[14] and The New York Times. She is a frequent guest on national television and radio and has appeared on programs including CNN, CNNfn, Oprah, John Gray, MSNBC and Good Morning America.^[15]

Briles podcast, AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing is carried on the ToginetRadioNetwork.com as well as

iTunes, Toginet Internet Radio, Stitcher, Blubrry, PlayerFM, MixCoud and iHeart Radio.

Select bibliography

• Book: Briles, Judith. Woman to Woman: From Sabotage to Support. New Horizons Press. Far Hills, NJ. 1987. 298 pages. 978-0882821719. registration.
• Book: Briles, Judith. Smart-Money Moves for Kids. Mile High Press. Denver, CO. 2000. 316 pages. 978-1885331038.
• Book: Briles, Judith. Money Smarts: Personal Financial Success in 30 Days!. Mile High Press. Denver, CO. 2005. 288 pages. 978-1885331199.
• Book: Briles, Judith. Zapping Conflict in the Health Care Workplace. Mile High Press. Denver, CO. 2008. 414 pages. 978-1885331083.
• Book: Briles, Judith. The Confidence Factor: Cosmic Gooses Lay Golden Eggs. Mile High Press. Denver, CO. 2008. 176 pages. 978-1885331090.
• Book: Briles, Judith. Stabotage!: How to Deal with the Pit Bulls, Skunks, Snakes, Scorpions & Slugs in the Health Care Workplace. Mile High Press. Denver, CO. 2008. 192 pages. 978-1885331304.
• Book: Briles, Judith. Author YOU-Creating and Building Your Author and Book Platforms. Mile High Press. Denver, CO. 2013. 232 pages. 978-1885331410.
  • Briles, Judith (2014). Snappy Sassy Salty: Wise Words for Authors & Writers. Denver, CO: Mile High Press, pp 144 pages. .
  • Briles, Judith (2015). The Crowdfunding Guide for Authors & Writers. Denver, CO: Mile High Press, pp 92 pages. .
  • Briles, Judith (2016). How to Avoid 1010 Book Publishing Blunders, Bloopers & Boo-Boos. Denver, CO: Mile High Press, pp 328 pages. .
  • Briles, Judith (2018). How to Create a $1,000,000 Speech. Denver, CO: Mile High Press, pp 298 pages. .
  • Briles, Judith (2019). When God Says NO: Revealing the YES When Adversity and Loss Are Present. Denver, CO: Mile High Press, pp 264 pages. .

External links

• Dr. Judith Briles Official site
• Colorado Authors Hall of Fame
• The Book Shepherd
• Mile High Press

Notes and References

1. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2006/aug/23/20060823-122252-7667r/?page=all "Nearly half of women fear life as a bag lady"
2. http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2012/03/authors-cant-be-too-pooped-to-market/ "Authors Can’t Be Too Pooped to Market!"
3. http://www.pginvestor.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=104574&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=628952&highlight= "The Road to Confidence may run through your Closet"
4. http://www.nsacolorado.org/interview-with-publishing-expert-judith-briles-the-book-shepherd/ "Interview with Publishing Expert Judith Briles, the “Book Shepherd”
5. https://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/women-of-distinction-denver "Women of Distinction – Denver"
6. http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/morning_call/2011/05/business-travel-takes-its-toll-on-body.html "Business travel takes its toll on body"
7. http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20021018/AE/210180605 "Bash draws authors off the page"
8. http://starland.com/wp/digifest/guests/ "Guests"
9. http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/1998/06/29/tidbits.html?page=all "Elitch's rides on climbing attendance"
10. http://www.alabamacrna.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ALANA-Bulletin-2008-v26-3.pdf "Highlights of the ALANA Annual Fall Meeting"
11. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20098748,00.html "Author Judith Briles Discovers That Women at Work May Be Women at War—usually with Each Other"
12. http://travel.usatoday.com/news/story/2011/05/Business-travel-t, why and howakes-toll-on-workers-health/47807470/1 "Business travel takes toll on workers' health"
13. https://web.archive.org/web/20131106075007/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-432043.html "Get Out Your Toolbox; Put a Handle on Life"
14. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3068824 "No Job Is Safe. Never Will Be."
15. http://briles.com/in-the-news/ "In The News"