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Choosing your career is one of the most exciting and challenging things a person can do – whether they want to work in business, teach at a school or serve as a lawyer, it can be confusing to select a job for life. Detroit-area author Andy Gutman knows that jobs...

There are special needs for parents of children with special needs – and for many of these parents, the No. 1 issue is uncertainty. Prepping for a financial future for yourself as well as a child with special needs can be emotional and challenging. That is where Certified Financial Planner...

Because he first trained to be a teacher, it makes sense that Josef Bastian became an author and storyteller specializing in young adult books. As a father of four, he especially wanted to write stories that young males could relate to and enjoy. That is why his latest work, “Excerpts...

Mary Schmidt is the kind of writer who should pen a memoir – she has been a business executive, a world traveler and a word lover her whole life. The West Michigan resident –she and her husband Rubin live between Holland and Saugatuck – has written a warm, honest book...

George Hunter is the ultimate police reporter, working for The Detroit News and covering some of the toughest cases in the Motor City. He also is an author with two books under his belt now. His newest book with wife Lynn Rosenthal is called “The Sadist, the Hitman and the...

Stress is one of the most challenging part of running a business – it causes health problems, worker inefficiency and creates costs for companies across the nation. Harvard University found in a 2016 report that a third of workers suffer from job-related stress, costing businesses $30 billion per year in...

Cliff Protzman spent three decades in the world of banking and finance, a place where you have to be on your game and situated firmly in reality. These days, he’s retired and spending a lot more time in the world of fiction, where you can enjoy a lot more...

Sharon Harrigan is the author of "Playing with Dynamite: A Memoir" (releasing October 1, 2017). Kirkus Reviews calls it "a warm, engaging read about the ways in which memory distorts our understanding of family." Her work has also appeared in the New York Times (Modern Love) and elsewhere. Harrigan will...

E.M. Olson may be a business attorney by day, but he found he enjoyed writing children’s books so much at night that he not only did it once, he’s now finished his second book. Olson has penned a whimsical new book for students in kindergarten through 6th grade entitled “My...

From scrubbing floors and fitness equipment to managing the day-to-day operations of big-box clubs, Dean Mitchell has held pretty much every job in his career as a health and wellness expert. Now, he’s added a new title: author. The owner of one of Downtown Northville’s successful fitness businesses, Mitchell Fitness...

Great leaders appreciate every job that is done well; it doesn’t matter whether it’s in the C-suite or the mailroom. Great leaders also understand that respect isn’t an entitlement linked to a particular job title. They need to respect others before others will respect them. “One of the critical lessons...

Chris Hogan has the kind of voice that could sell ice to the Eskimo. So when he talks about retirement as one of the most exciting times in your life, you have to believe him. A popular and dynamic speaker on the topics of personal finance, retirement and leadership, Hogan...

Professional etiquette reaches far beyond which fork to use at a formal dinner. It is a necessity for personal and professional success. That is what author Kathleen Pagana, PhD, RN, has learned as a business etiquette expert. What makes her unique as an etiquette coach is that she partners that...

She writes. She creates public-relations strategies. She does yoga. She bakes bread. She blogs. She is a public speaker. And, sometimes, she does it all in a single day. She’s not Wonder Woman – she’s Lynne Golodner, Chief Creative Officer and Founder of Your People LLC in Huntington Woods. Golodner...

Getting a tax refund this year? Most Americans will receive about $3,500 from the Federal government. The question then becomes: What do you do with that money? Steve Siebold, author of How Rich People Think, and a self-made multi-millionaire who has interviewed more than 1,200 of the world’s wealthiest people,...

Harper Lee recently had a blockbuster announcement for the literary world – she’s publishing her first novel since her acclaimed “To Kill a Mockingbird” in 1960. At 88 years old, however, Lee is hard of hearing and suffers from macular degeneration, which has caused speculation about the novelist’s mental clarity...

Courtney Maum knows a little something about rejection and having the strength to try something again – and again. Maum’s debut novel, “I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You,” seemed like it would never be published. But, lo and behold, about a decade after the New York-based novelist...