I publish books on two topics—entrepreneurial small business and science fiction. (No, business advice is not science fiction!) I need a separate profile for each! Let’s start with my biz profile. SMALL BUSINESS PROFILE For over 30 years, I’ve advised owners of small businesses that are grappling with the challenges of successful growth—marketing, profitability, managing their growth, finding and keeping good employees. During that time I’ve dealt with every problem you can name, with my clients, but also in my own businesses. Upgrading your management style to keep up with the challenges of your growing business is no easy task. I’ve published over twenty workbooks for small business owners to help you with this. My premise is, grow to the size you want, with the profit and revenue you need, without the business running your life. That is, “Grow your business without driving yourself crazy©.” I’m publishing these here. While earning my MBA at UCLA, I focused on small business management because I prefer working with people running smaller operations rather than with corporate giants. I write in down-to-earth language understood by entrepreneurs. When I work with business owners one-on-one, or in one of my small groups, I scribble notes and diagrams on the whiteboard. I can tell immediately if eyes glaze over, so I can keep it simple and relevant. The notes from these sessions are the basis for my workbooks. They’ve all been tested on hard-headed business owners like you. Take a look at the sample pages from the titles that speak to you. I welcome your questions and I'll answer them if I can. SCIENCE FICTION PROFILE I have a galaxy in my mind. It is full of worlds and alien peoples, and they are constantly pestering me with their stories. My trilogy has a strong female heroine—a sassy singer who befriends aliens and must choose between her singing career and gallivanting off into space. This is not hard sci-fi, but I keep my impossibilities plausible—like how they jump between stars. My biggest sci fi influences have been Ursula Leguin and David Brin, because they are masters at drawing many loosely connected stories out of a consistent universe. And Brin is a master of creating aliens—both sympathetic and nasty. My wife B.J. is also a writer, and she works with me in my consulting company. Good thing we get along well! She’s writing about a romance between the ghost of a French woman and a 19th century English barrister. But she’ll have to tell her own story. We live in Marin County north of San Francisco in a house surrounded by trees and vegetable gardens. We have two daughters and three grandkids. Life is good.