Marnie Pehrson is a best-selling author, speaker, certified SimplyHealedTM
practitioner, and online publicist who helps light bearers
build influential online platforms. Through her flagship site, IdeaMarketers.com,
she uses innovative contextual content marketing to put your articles, press releases, information products, videos, audios and
expertise in front of your ideal clients. Marnie is also a wife and mother of 6 and the author of
22 fiction and nonfiction titles.
What Is a Light Bearer?
A Light Bearer is a wise, intuitive Inspired Creative
who lovingly lights the way for others. A Light Bearer is
passionate about assisting people in breaking free from bondage to
ultimate freedom (whether the chains are of one's own making,
generational or inflicted by others). They are courageous leaders
for not only the rising generation but also for lifelong learners
of any age.
Marnie
Pehrson has been highlighting truth and talent for nearly 16
years. Whether she's writing a novel that spotlights individuals
who've made a difference in the world or helping a talented entrepreneur
create a platform for his life's work, Marnie's life is about
underscoring truth and talent in innovative and compelling ways.
Through IdeaMarketers.com
she helps entrepreneurs deliver their messages to the
online world by creating
a platform from which they can establish their expertise. You may
reach Marnie and her projects
here.
Due
to the marketing campaign Marnie orchestrated, her latest book, "Trust
Your Heart: Transform Your Ideas into Income"
became a #1 Amazon Entrepreneurial Bestseller and #1 Amazon Mover
and Shaker in May 2011. It centers around a core principle Marnie
teaches about following your heart and passion and taking action
with determination toward your dreams. The book is a collection of
19 Entrepreneurs' experiences in doing just that. Each chapter is
written in the contributor's own words, sharing his or her story
and the "take-away" principles and action steps the
reader can follow to transform their ideas into income.
Contributors include: Adam Urbanski, Adela Rubio, Brian Rooney, Denise Wakeman, Ellen Britt, Janis Pettit, Jessica Swanson, Joanne Musa, Kathleen Gage, Laura West, Leslie Householder, Linda Miles, Lisa Rae Preston, Michele PW, Milana Leshinsky, Phillip Davis, Stephanie Chandler, Shannon Cherry
Marnie started her home
business back in 1990 as a way to stay home with her two small
children. She started out as a computer trainer, teaching people
software from her home. Her students began telling their
employers about her and she moved into on-site training,
consulting and program. In
1994 she wrote How to Run a Computer Training Business
and began marketing it on AOL and Compuserve.
By 1996, she and a
friend (Alanna Webb) opened the first online mall. In 1998,
Marnie combined her love for writing with her knack for
marketing to create IdeaMarketers.com
which has become the longest running content directory on the
Web. SheLovesGod.com
came along in 2000 and Marnie launched her inspirational writing
career through this site.
In 2004, Granite Publishing and
Distribution began distributing several of Marnie's
inspirational titles including Lord,
Are You Sure? Her author friend Marcia Lynn McClure
encouraged her to branch into fiction. After pitching the idea
for The
Patriot Wore Petticoats to her distributor, they
suggested she run with it. This novel is based on the true story
of Marnie's 4th Great Grandmother, Dicey Langston, a
Revolutionary War heroine.
Marnie, who was born and raised
in the Chattanooga Tennessee area, is an avid enthusiast of
family history. She integrates elements of the places, people
and events of her Southern family and heritage into her
historical fiction novels. Marnie's life is steeped in Southern
history from the little town of Daisy that she grew up in (the
setting for Waltzing with the Light) to the 24 acres
bordering the famous Chickamauga Battlefield upon which her
family resides. The Chickamauga Battlefield inspired Rebecca's
Reveries, In
Love We Trustand Marnie's BarnesAndNoble.com
best-seller Angel
and the Enemy (December 2006). Her latest novel An
Uncertain Justice is based on a true story about the
last legal hanging in Georgia. The victim of the murder (Deputy
Sheriff Joseph Morton) was Marnie's 2nd great grandfather.
Marnie's passion is promoting the principles of Life, Liberty, Love and
Learning through speaking, consulting and supporting Light
Bearers who are impacting the world in positive and innovative
ways.
For a full list of Marnie's Web
projects, go here.
Media
Interview Questions
What is a Light Bearer and how
do you know if you are one?
What is SimplyHealed and how
do you use it to support your clients?
Do you believe everyone has a message?
Do you feel we suddenly wake up to our message or does it come over time?
What are the key elements to a powerful message that cuts straight to people's hearts.
You say marketing your message can be easy, natural and fun. How does that work?
What do you think holds people back from sharing their
messages?
Do you have a solution?
Do
you have mentors? If so, who are they and what have they
taught you?
You've
written both fiction and nonfiction. Which is easier to
promote from a self-publishing standpoint?
Entrepreneur
International, Pregnancy Magazine, Small Business Start-Ups,
Business Opportunity World, Home Office Computing,
Dallas
Heritage, The Chattanooga Times, The Walker County Messenger. Also featured in Marty Foley's "Internet
Marketing Goldmine."
IdeaMarketers is featured in almost every online marketing book
and ebook on the market.
Television
& Radio
Let's Talk Money, The Pulse, WRCB TV
Chattanooga, On The Same Page with Maxine Thompson, By
the Book Radio with Debbie Williams, The
Writer's Show WAHL Radio Chattanooga.
RADIO
INTERVIEW: Interview on WGOW's "Let's Talk
Money" Show (03/2011)
RADIO
INTERVIEW:
Christmas Interview About Miss
Humbug
and Viral Book Marketing Techniques Joan Hetzler of the Writers'
Show (WAWL
Chattanooga 91.5 FM)
interviews Marnie about her Viral Campaign to give away "Miss
Humbug" at Christmas as well as other tools and ideas for
authors who want to promote their books online. Aired 12/2008
RADIO
INTERVIEW: Self-Publishing and
BarnesAndNoble
Best Seller Angel
and the Enemy Joan Hetzler of the Writers'
Show (WAWL
Chattanooga 91.5 FM) interviews Marnie about Angel
and the Enemy, how she incorporates family history into
her books, and her self-publishing strategies.
Interview aired 3/4/07.
RADIO
INTERVIEW: 10 Steps
to Fulfilling Your Divine Destiny Debbie Williams of By
the Book Radio interview Marnie about her book. Right
Click Here to download the audio clip.
ONLINE
INTERVIEW: Character Development and
Underlying Themes in Fiction Writing Length: 20 minutes
Amy Ewart of SecretarialSolutions.ca
interviews Marnie about her character development, the power of
fiction and an inside look at "The
Earl's Confession"
Video Clips
Marnie Pehrson appears on The WIN Show
(Women's Information
Network)
with Paula Fellingham and Kim Coles
Marnie speaks at Langston Charter Middle School
about "Becoming the Hero of
Your Own Life Story"
and the life of American Revolutionary War heroine, Dicey Langston
