Dear (Editor or Producer, by name):

Decades after the women's liberation movement helped level the professional playing field for women, we have to ask the question, “What is it costing high-achieving women, whether a corporate executive or a business owner, to get to and stay on the top?” Far too often the answer is their health, their peace of mind and perhaps even the privilege of contributing to their children’s lives. 

Strategic leadership coach and author Dede Henley, CEO of The Dede Henley Group, has been working with leaders for more than 24 years. She is continuously stunned, she admits, at the low level of self-care, the extreme self-doubt, and the lack of true self-confidence that plagues so many successful women leaders.

As Dede writes in her insightful, and some say "life-changing" new book, The Secret of Sovereignty: Women, Leadership and the Power of Choice: “In my consulting practice I often meet women who are out of balance and overwhelmed due to demanding work schedules. They race from project to project, deadline to deadline, never really arriving at a place where they can breathe a sigh of completion. The contents of their e-mail inbox seem to multiply by the minute, while a steady stream of voicemail collects on their office and cell phone lines, in addition to an increasing demanding list of work projects. All of this activity means that their minds are on overload. Even in spare moments, they cannot rest. Before long, anxiety and fear have become constant companions."

And the collateral damage is not just to themselves. In one of many real-life examples, Dede reports: "We were doing a two-day workshop on women and leadership. One woman named Kate shared her story. Kate is a mid-thirties, senior level manager. She’s married and has a two-year-old daughter. Kate goes to work at 6:30 every morning and she returns home at 8:00 at night.  She rarely sees her daughter.  In fact, she told us tearfully that at night, she sits by her daughter’s bed and just holds her sleeping hand.” Dede works with countless numbers of women like Kate, who believe they must put in unbelievably long hours, which they call “face time,” to maintain credibility at work, and to be viewed as strong team players.

In the chapter entitled “The Seven Deadly Traps for Women Leaders,” Dede first lays out the problem. Then, in chapters that comprise “The Five Secrets of Sovereignty,” she offers up genuinely workable, innovative solutions, detailing the gateway back to self-care. The book is filled with powerfully candid anecdotes and stories from her own experience and from a wide variety of time-strapped, conflicted, self-neglecting women who are in many ways, despite their outward successes, starving at the banquet of life. 

As she builds a case for what women really want, and what they really need, Dede guides the reader as to how she can go about creating a far less stressful, infinitely more enjoyable and rewarding life and still achieve major success in her entrepreneurial or corporate role.

I believe that Dede's insights provide workable solutions for today's women leaders and will resonate with every woman in your audience, as well as the men who share their personal or professional lives.

May I send you a copy of Dede’s book? I would also be happy to provide contact information. Dede is extremely articulate and upbeat, and can share her expertise in the most entertaining, informative way. You will love her and what she has to say! 

Judy Katz
Katz Creative, Inc.
212-580-8833

Dear Colleague:

In October of 2006, entrepreneur Charles Paige had been in Brazil, where he was importing handmade leather show saddles. In the airport, leaving to come back home, he stood in line getting a pizza. A gentleman in a business suit standing next to him in the line had also ordered a pizza. The pizza was taking so long that they sat down and began talking. The man mentioned that he had seen a motorcycle jacket with an airbag inside of it. At the time Charles did not understand/believe it because the concept was so foreign to him.

This man then said that when he got back to the States he and his business partners were going to get the license for the jackets and sell them in the US. Charles told him that he would be interested in selling the jackets too, and for him to please call. Well, two weeks passed by and he did not hear anything from him nor did he return any of his phone calls/e-mails.

Charles, still intrigued, went online and started to do research on motorcycle airbag
jackets and found a company in Taiwan making them: MotoAir. he manufacturer did not have any contacts here in the US and wanted him to look at the possibility importing the jackets for him. After several e-mail exchanges and some coaching from him to just buy one jacket, he did.

He soon got the jacket but did not have a motorcycle to hook the jacket up to to see how it worked. Instead, he used the stair climber in his living room to hook the jacket onto. When he pulled on the lanyard he ripped over his feet and fell on his back. But, before he hit the ground the jacket was already inflated and it was the softest landing on his back he ever had! At that point he went straight to his computer and for almost 24 hours straight did nothing but research motorcycle airbag jackets. (Competitive info and how Impact Jackets are completely unique on request).

Not too long after that Charles ordered more jackets and went to motorcycle shows in the local area to see what the market was like for this type of safety jacket. Satisfied with his research, he asked for the right to sell the jackets in MD, VA, PA, NY, FL, DE and NJ. Six months later he picked up some business partners and raised capital, then flew over to Taiwan to meet the manufacturer and secured the right for the entire US and Canada.

We have one incredible story of a motorcycle rider's life saved by his new Impact Jacket. Reportedly there are another five or six stories like this –people who can verify their Impact Jacket's effectiveness in saving their lives.

This is an incredible story…the statistics on severe injuries and deaths from motorcycle accidents, and from falling off horses (think Christopher Reeves) here and abroad demonstrates how urgently these jackets are needed. Charles Paige is truly on to something enormous.

On a personal note, Charles served as a Military Police Officer in the Army Reserves (made First Lieutenant) for eight years and is a tall, handsome African-American. Her is charismatic, articulate and on a mission to do good while doing well – an ideal guest interview!


PS FROM CHARLES: One year ago a motorcycle police officer in HI escorting the President on the Air Force Base there hit a curb and was ejected airborne. He died a few days later from internal injuries from the impact. During that time I wrote to the White House and asked to have a meeting with the President or someone high up and was told that no one had time for this type of issue. I knew that it was a long shot. Now, I was just visiting one of the motorcycle police officers websites and noticed that another motorcycle police officer who was giving escort to the President had an accident and has recently died from being ejected off of his motorcycle as well. This makes two motorcycle police officers (or nations first responders) whom have died while escorting the President of The United States. All of this has happened in less than a 1 year period of time. I would have to believe that if they were wearing the Impact Jacket, chances are that they would be alive today. Neither of the officers were going over 40mph, Joe McPhatter was doing 70mph+, and walked away with only a broken thumb and bruised ribs.

Video interview with Joe McPhatter: http://www.impactjackets.com/news.html

Judy Katz
Katz Creative, Inc
212-580-8833
jkatzcreative@aol.com

Expert on Steroid Use in Sports Carlon Colker, MD, Warns
‘We’re Sending Wrong Message to HS and College Athletes’

Greenwich, CT (August XX, 2007) – “What happened to old-fashioned discipline and hard work? Young people, our most precious resource, are getting mixed messages from professional sports, taking dangerous shortcuts, and destroying their lives.” So says Carlon Colker, MD, FACN, one of the nation’s foremost authorities on the use of anabolic steroids.

Dr. Colker has just published Extreme Muscle Enhancement: Bodybuilding’s Most Powerful Techniques (Second Edition, ProSource Publications, 2007), a comprehensive how-to book for serious bodybuilders and athletes on the ideal ways to effectively build their bodies without using anabolic drugs. The book also provides a fascinating and candid insider’s view of which drugs the pros are using, and exposes the extraordinary methods athletes use to beat drug tests.

“As we know from watching the transformation of some superstars who have been very much in the news lately, steroids will make you bigger and add power,” says Dr. Colker. “But the downside is far too costly. Worse, it isn’t necessary. I challenge any athlete to create an anabolic (muscle-building) environment naturally. There are many ways to become a champion without turning yourself into a human pincushion, as I have seen too many people do.”

What concerns Dr. Colker most, he says, is the message to impressionable young aspiring athletes on the high school and college level that it’s okay to take shortcuts, which often means injecting themselves with steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. "Look at 17-year-old Taylor Hooten, who was told he had to be ‘bigger’ to make the team," says Dr. Colker. "Now, sadly, he’s dead.”

A former champion bodybuilder himself, Dr. Colker has testified before government committees, and published research papers on performance-enhancing substances. A well-informed, articulate and outspoken expert in this area, he has presented his sometimes contrarian but always interesting and informative views on numerous TV and radio programs and is a frequent contributor to Muscular Development Magazine, Muscle & Fitness, Ironman, Muscle Magazine, Body, Runner's World, Walking, Let's Live, Self, Strive, Men's Health, Men's Fitness, and Cosmopolitan.

In his medical practice, Peak Wellness, located in Greenwich, Connecticut, Dr. Colker, has treated many sports stars, such as Shaquille O’Neill. It was in fact his recent key role on “Shaq’s Big Challenge” that deeply moved Dr. Colker as he and Shaq helped the young people lose weight through better nutrition and workouts. As he explains: “These youngsters were able to meet their goals the old-fashioned way. I want to get a similar message out to high school and college athletes. The fans may want a freak show, and some of the professional handlers may even encourage this for their own gain, but I don’t want to see more young men, whether out of greed or ignorance, allow themselves to turn into monstrous Mr. Hydes. Babe Ruth was not on steroids. Neither was Hank Aaron. They had skill. They had concentration. They did not need to destroy their bodies.”

In his new book, Dr. Colker debunks many “myths” about nutrition and fitness and offers a powerful, practical roadmap for bodybuilders and other athletes who want to build serious muscle mass and gain a competitive edge. It’s also an enjoyable read for the “Average Joe” who loves sports and wants a behind-the-scenes look at what really goes on. For more information on the book, or on Dr. Colker and his views, visit www.extrememuscleenhancement.com and www.amazon.com.

Media contact: Judy Katz 212-580-8833 jkatzcreative@aol.com

Dear Editor / Producer (by name):

Public figures such as Dana (Mrs. Christopher) Reeve and Nancy Reagan showed the world true courage, passion and dedication while caring for their sick husbands. Tears were shed by men and women alike as we watched the tenderness and devotion through the most difficult times of illness to a point of progression where our former iron-fisted President no longer even recognized his wife of fifty years or the determination on the Man of Steel’s face as he battled as a debilitating quadriplegic in a high-tech wheelchair.

But what of the millions of unknown but equally heroic caregivers (mostly women, by number, but not excluding men) who have been thrust into a role for which, until now, there has been no training, and for which no one can ever be fully prepared? What happens to a woman’s life when her life partner has been forever changed by a devastating accident or illness, cancer, heart disease, mental illness, a war injury or any of the many physical or mental catastrophes that can enter our lives, and, in an instant, change everything? How does a woman find the inner strength to care for their love – frequently a 24-hour a day job – while continuing to take care of herself? And, if the money is tight or if there are children to care for, and she has own depression or anger to deal with?

Psychologist, author, keynote speaker and sought-after media expert, Dr. Dorree Lynn, is the author of a unique new book, When the Man You Love is Ill: Doing the Best For Your Partner Without Losing Yourself (Marlowe & Company, May 1, 2007). Dr. Lynn offers emotional insights and practical help to such caregivers on how to rise to the challenge rather than fall prey to despair, how to recruit the necessary help – often from unexpected sources – and how to remain true to herself while putting his needs first, to bring out the best in herself and her partner. 

For more than 25 years, Dr. Lynn has been counseling scores of women, couples, and quite a few high-profile men. Both as a therapist and from her own personal experience as a woman and a caregiver, she is familiar with what happens when the company of your best friend and companion is gone, when the doors have closed and sleep becomes secondary, or you wake up in a cold sweat without answers on how you will find the strength and courage to carry on. 

With great warmth and humor, Dr. Lynn can speak about, among other compelling concerns:

•      Finding the balance between sacrifice and self-care,

•     Easing the pain and accepting the reality of ambivalence,

•      Elevating a loving relationship to a higher plane (“transformational love.”), and

•      Enjoying great sex with your partner, no matter how incapacitated he may be.

 I would be delighted to put you in contact with Dr. Dorree Lynn and send you a copy of her book. In the meantime, we invite you to visit her site, www.fiftyandfurthermore.com.

Judy Katz
212-580-8833