About The Book Yourself Solid Team
Michael Port, Creator of the Book Yourself Solid System
The Boston Globe calls Michael Port, “an uncommonly honest author.” The Wall Street Journal calls him a “marketing guru.” Canada’s leading business paper, The Financial Post, declares “the world needs more Michael Ports.” But who cares what others say about him. It’s what he’s doing for you that matters.
He wrote the mega bestselling Book Yourself Solid so that business owners can get all the clients their hearts desire. He wrote Beyond Booked Solid so that they can stop trading time for money. He wrote The Contrarian Effect: Why It Pays (BIG) To Take Typical Sales Advice and Do The Opposite so salespeople can respect their customers. By the way, The Contrarian Effect was selected as the #9 Best Business Book for 2008 by the Editorial Board at Amazon.com as well as the best sales book for 2008 by 800-CEO-READ.
But now Michael is thinking even bigger about his own work and how it will touch people everywhere and ultimately change the world. He finally wrote The Think Big Manifesto: Think You Can’t Change Your Life (And The World)? Think Again. This is his most provocative book so far, and he wrote it for only one reason: to rally everyone to think bigger about who they are and what they can offer the world.
The Think Big Manifesto is the handbook for the ThinkBigRevolution.com, an online social network that will inspire people all over the world to lead their own personal revolutions. It’s free, always will be. No one owns big ideas.
You may recognize Michael from TV appearances on networks like CNBC and MSNBC or his numerous newspaper and magazine interviews. Or maybe you have seen him headline events with leaders like Tony Robbins, Jim Collins, Seth Godin, Tom Peters, Colin Powell, and more.
Michael did not begin his career as an entrepreneur, author, and speaker; rather, he began as an actor. You might even have been able to pick him out of a crowd from his staring and supporting roles in TV and film projects like Sex and the City, Third Watch, All My Children, Guiding Light, Central Park West, 100 Centre Street, The Pelican Brief, Down to Earth, Last Call, The Believer and more.
There’s nothing ordinary about Michael Port. Day to day, he runs one of the largest and most respected coaching programs for small business owners in the world at www.MichaelPort.com Diverse in his personal life as well, Michael blends his yoga teaching past with his martial art present—holding the rank of black belt. With all this success, his most significant accomplishment and responsibility is probably just like yours: the job of being a devoted parent, son, friend and citizen.
Michael Port’s mission to rally big thinkers—prospective, potential, wildly in-motion, and particularly bashful up-and-comers—is officially in motion. He’s at the forefront of a movement of people that are starting personal, professional, societal and spiritual revolutions. Join the movement at ThinkBigRevolution.com
Dr. Gayla DeHart, Vice President Business Development, Book Yourself Solid Coach
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.
Elizabeth Marshall, Director of Sales and Client Relations, Book Yourself Solid Coach
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.