About The Book Yourself Solid Team

Called a “marketing guru” by the Wall Street Journal, Michael Port, has lectured, trained, inspired, and provided coaching and consulting services to over 20,000 business owners in the last two years alone. As a speaker, he has headlined events with leaders like Brian Tracy and Tony Robbins.

Michael is the author of the national bestselling Book Yourself Solid, The Fastest, Easiest and Most Reliable System For Getting More Clients Than You Can Handle Even If You Hate Marketing And Selling and the soon to be released Beyond Booked Solid: Now, Build a Bigger, Better Business By Leveraging the Power of People and Processes to Make More Money While Working Less. He’s also a contributing author to Success Secrets of the Online Marketing Superstars and Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters.

Before starting his consulting business, Michael spent years honing his management skills by working in senior management for some of the premiere health and fitness companies in the country including The Sports Club Company and Clay, the most luxurious health club in New York, where he served as the Senior Vice President of Operations.

Michael received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Tulane University and a Masters degree from New York University. To learn more visit www.MichaelPort.com

Gayla has a Ph.D. in Psychology and is a Certified Master Personal & Executive Coach. Gayla has extensive project management experience and has taught university graduate & undergraduate level psychology and education courses for several years. She also co-owns two successful start-up health care companies. She specializes in the area of small business growth, including business and marketing plan development, time management, and customer service programs. She also works with busy professional women who are looking for more meaningful and balanced lives. She and her coaching/consulting company have now partnered with Michael Port and the Book Yourself Solid team to help service professionals develop viable, profitable businesses.

Gayla lives in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia with her husband John, and she enjoys reading and walks on the beach.

While working as a medical consultant and recruiter for the nationally recognized Merritt, Hawkins and Associates, Elizabeth Marshall consistently exceeded company expectations. But seeking more fulfillment she left her recruiting job to launch her own coaching practice. As a coach, Elizabeth uses her experience to provide solutions for maximizing performance. Her mission is to help clients discover solutions that work so they have time, energy and space for what matters most!

Elizabeth brings extensive knowledge and training to her Book Yourself Solid business coaching. She has an Bachelor's Degree in Music from Baylor University and a Master's Degree in Divinity from Yale University.

Jeff Blumer exudes an uncanny ability to be an optimistic and enthusiastic teacher.  This ability stems equally from his exuberant personality and also his exposure to sales, operations, teaching, and finance, which has provided him with a broad spectrum of experiences in several service industries throughout the United States.

Jeff is passionate about sharing both the BYS philosophies and high impact action steps with his group intensive participants, seminar attendees, and individual, coaching clients. Like Michael and his BYS team; Jeff loves to stand in the service of others; and looks forward to being of service to you. 

Amy Ewart is the President and OBM (Online Business Manager) of the SOHO business Secretarial Solutions. Her passion for administrative tasks started at the age of five when she would ask her mother if she could unplug the phone because she needed it for her clientele. She would sit there at her mini desk and "play" secretary all day. Her love of paperwork and details has not stopped.

Ewart has owned her own company for over five years. She has provided "Virtual Administrative Assistance" from her home office to clients spanning the globe. Just recently, she segued from Virtual Assistance into being an OBM (Online Business Manager). The experience she has gained and developed has helped her to 'partner, advise and implement' with her clients, as opposed to simply 'assisting' them. Amy has worked alongside Telecommunication Firms in Texas, Fortune 500 Companies; Pharmaceutical Corporations, IBM CEO's, Lawyers, Accountants, Copywriters and Marketing Firms, Coaching Professionals and Sales Representatives. She has a published manual for Training Executives, and three published articles on Small Business. She lives with her husband and two crazy wonderful boys!