Oct
5

Lunch w/ Michael Hyatt on Friday

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So, just as I finished packing for Catalyst, I heard my phone ring. I picked it up, and saw I had received an e-mail. I thought it was probably just a FaceBook notification, or perhaps a new Twitter follower alert.. but boy, was I pleasantly surprised! It was a confirmation that my good friend Gloria, and myself, had been confirmed to be part  of a special lunch on Friday with Michael Hyatt. We get to be part of a special group that has lunch, and a Q and A session with him. When I registered, I really was praying that it would come through, because I am a regular follower of his blog, and I’m even a registered Thomas Nelson Book Review Blogger. Sure enough, God came through… and I can’t wait to get a chance to meet and talk to Michael Hyatt.

Here’s more about him, from his blog:

“I am the Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest Christian publishing company in the world and the seventh largest trade book publishing company in the U.S. Our company is privately-held. I have worked at the company for a total of thirteen years. I began my publishing career at Word Publishing while a student at Baylor University. I worked at Word for a total of six years. In addition to serving as Vice President of Marketing at Thomas Nelson in the mid-80s, I also started my own publishing company, Wolgemuth & Hyatt, with my partner Robert Wolgemuth in 1986. Word eventually acquired our company in 1992. I was a successful literary agent from 1992 until early 1998. I have also written four books, one of which landed on the New York Times bestseller list where it stayed for seven months. I am currently working on my fifth book, The How of Wow. It is scheduled for publication in the fall of 2009. I joined Thomas Nelson for the second time in 1998. Since that time I have worked in a variety of roles in both divisional and corporate management. I was promoted to President and COO in February 2004 and CEO in August 2005. I also serve as Chairman of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA).”

BIG THANKS TO: Backstage Leadership!

October 5, 2009   //   Leadership   //   1 Comment   //  

One Comment to “Lunch w/ Michael Hyatt on Friday”

  • October 18, 2009 at 5:44 pm
    Gloria says:

    Ili, it was such an amazing opportunity to get to go – not only to Catalyst, but to the luncheon as well. Thank YOU for making sure we got the “BackStage/V.I.P” red carpet rolled out for us. It was GREAT going with you on this trip as well. We’ve gotten to a whole ‘nother level girl…LOL

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