Author Hour

Brayden Sutton spent over 15 years learning the markets the hard way, with no inheritance, no formal training, and no industry connections. On this episode of Author Hour, he tells Eric Jorgenson how a mentor's suggestion to write a manual for his 18 year old grandson turned a decade-old manuscript into Money Mind: Beyond Speculation , a Canadian bestseller that has brought ultra high net worth in...

What does it look like to go from suicidal ideation to self-published author in fewer than four years? Devin Fish, a ten-year Army veteran and former career counselor, joins Eric Jorgenson to talk about his memoir Answering the Hard Questions: I Almost Ended My Story Too Soon . Devin shares how growing up in one of the most dangerous cities in America, watching both parents battle addiction, and s...

In this episode of Author Hour, Eric Jorgenson sits down with Yarona Boster, author of Unspoken Signals, to explore what it truly means to raise a resilient child. Yarona draws on nearly two decades of early childhood development, psychology, and coaching to make a provocative argument: a parent's real job isn't to protect their children at all costs, it's to give them the tools to thrive without...

Mario Simonyan built one of the most specialized law firms in the country, helping e-commerce brands fight off IP infringers and unauthorized sellers. In this episode, he shares how publishing At the Corner of IP and Amazon transformed his business development strategy, replacing disposable cold outreach with something prospects actually hold on to. Mario breaks down his exact playbook: cold mail...

MyLinh Shattan grew up between two cultures, an Irish American father and a Vietnamese mother, both storytellers. She went to West Point as one of the first women to graduate, then spent decades writing, teaching, and serving. When her oldest daughter decided West Point was the only place for her, MyLinh couldn't sleep. That fear became the engine for her memoir, Raising Athena, published by Scrib...

Harris Nydick has been in financial planning since the early eighties, when he was part of one of the first financial planning training classes at a major Manhattan firm. Over the next few decades, he built a specialty in 401(k) and 403(b) plans, and after carrying a book idea in his head for 10 years, he finally sat down on weekends to write it. The result was Common Financial Sense, a plain-Engl...

S. Gale Bleth spent decades teaching personal safety to students, employees, and community members—but it wasn't until her nieces started leaving for college that she finally wrote the book she'd been putting off for years. In this episode, Gale shares how she turned a 12-hour self-defense course into a character-driven, story-based safety playbook for young adults, what the AWARE method is and wh...

Rachel Williamson spent 30 years leading retail operations at some of the biggest brands in the industry — from Bath & Body Works to Ann Taylor — before launching her consulting firm and writing Running Great Stores , a 30-day implementation guide for store managers and district managers. In this episode, Rachel talks with Eric Jorgenson about how she finally committed to the book, the creativ...

What happens when a book you wrote to inspire strangers ends up transforming your own life? In this episode, Eric sits down with Candler Cook, author of From Underdog to Bulldog, to talk about the unexpected and remarkable doors his book has opened since he published it seven years ago. Candler shares how a fraternity alumni email connected him with his now-CEO, how his personal story attracted a...

Gui Costin, founder and CEO of Dakota, joins Eric Jorgenson to talk about writing two books with Scribe— The Dakota Way and Be Kind —and why he now calls authoring “the single best thing I’ve ever done for the business and for people.” Gui walks through the procrastination and self-doubt that nearly stalled his first Scribe book, the “world-class ghostwriter” who got him through it, and the Dakota...

On this episode of Author Hour, Eric Jorgenson sits down with Deneen Allen, founder of FireCircle and creator of the 5x5 Method, to talk about her new book The FireCircle 5x5 Method . Deneen spent 25 years building tourism and hospitality businesses across Canada before distilling that expertise into a digital program, and resisting her team's push to put it in book form for three years. In this c...

On this episode of Author Hour, host Eric Jorgenson sits down with entrepreneur, banker, and first-time author Eddy Arriola to talk about his new book, It's All About Relationships . Eddy shares the story of his sold-out launch event at Books and Books, the Miami independent bookstore he has loved since he was old enough to drive, and the unexpected ways readers have responded, including a Cornell...

Dr. Richard Harris joins Eric Jorgenson roughly six weeks after the release of White Coat, Heavy Soul , and three weeks after the audiobook went live, to walk through how the book got written, why he left the traditional hospital system for direct primary care, and the unexpected goodness already showing up. Dr. Harris wrote the manuscript in 12-hour days for three months after his son's traumatic...

Michael Erath joins Eric Jorgenson to walk through eight years and three Scribe-published books as the centerpiece of a 9-person coaching firm. Michael's first book, Rise , was a personal memoir about a business partner who embezzled half a million dollars and the marriage strain that followed; readers still reach out years later to share their own versions of the story. By his third book, The Fiv...

Dr. Laura M. Brown , ND joins Eric Jorgenson to talk about Beyond Digestion: How GUT Health Connects to Your Mind, Body, and Soul , her book on the science and stories of gut health. Five years after publishing through Scribe, Dr. Brown breaks down the long-term ROI of authorship for a service business: a podcast tour she built herself across North America, new patients who arrive already pre-educ...

In this episode of Author Hour, Eric Jorgenson sits down with Dr. Tod Stillson, MD , a family physician in rural America and the author of Doctor Incorporated . Tod shares how a single book about transitioning from employed physician to independent contractor became a catalyst for the Physician Entrepreneur Academy, now nearly 6,000 members strong, a six-figure coaching business, and ChatterX, a m...

Independent California gubernatorial candidate Jon Henderson joins Eric Jorgenson to talk about how a financial planner who'd never been on social media ended up writing California 2.0 , a 22-chapter plan for "the politically homeless," and why the book, not a campaign speech, is the only thing he believes can carry his ideas into the long-term conversation. Jon shares how he mailed 100 copies to...

Matt Shoup got fired from a corporate banking job, knocked on doors painting houses, and accidentally became a speaker and author. In this episode, he breaks down how publishing Painted Baby with Scribe unlocked his first five-figure speaking gig... and then another, and then another. He shares how a story about a paint sprayer exploding next to a baby became the most powerful sales tool his paint...

Tommy Short spent nearly two decades officiating Division I college basketball and international play -- and was attached to his phone every minute of it. After retirement, a question from his young daughter stopped him cold: "Daddy, why are you always on your phone?" He didn't have a good answer. So on August 6th, 2023, he turned his phone off for a full year. In this conversation, Tommy walks Er...

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Adam Castillo is a Marine Corps veteran who deployed to Afghanistan, built a security company in Myanmar, and spent 12+ years leading the American business community through a coup, civil war, typhoon, and earthquake. His book Finding Our Voice, published March 24, 2026, chronicles the speeches he gave to a broken community to help them believe in themselves again. To listen alongside an in depth...

John Sardella spent 31 years in education, coached lacrosse for over 50, and lost his wife to cancer after a seven-year battle. Then he wrote a book about it — and it changed everything. What a book can do when you tell the full truth: Build an identity that outlasts any job title Connect you with thousands of people who needed exactly your story Sell for 26 years (and counting) Become a feature f...

Join Eric Jorgenson on Author Hour as he sits down with Kyle Thiermann, author of One Last Question Before You Go. In this interview, Kyle shares the inspiring origin story of his book—how interviewing his parents and exploring family relationships became the heart of his memoir and guide for others. Discover: How Kyle turned a simple conversation with his father into a book idea that "wouldn't go...

In this episode of Author Hour, Shaan Patel—entrepreneur, founder, and Shark Tank alum—shares how writing a book became a strategic asset for building authority, driving growth, and supporting a larger business system. Shaan breaks down why he approached his book with intention, how publishing fits into a long-term business strategy, and what most authors get wrong when they treat a book as an end...

Go deep inside the real stories behind Beyond the Badge as former FBI agent John Schachnovsky reveals the most shocking case from his years working in Thailand. In this interview, John shares the wild, unforgettable moments that inspired his true-crime memoir—from investigating hundreds of FBI violations overseas to uncovering a case involving fake passports, an unexpected shooter, and a freezer f...