CRYSTAL EVES Speaker, Writer & Humourist writes from Holland Landing, Ontario

For seven years she penned Cosmic Comics which ran in multiple community newspapers. She has written freelance for the Toronto Star and for various Internet websites, as well as an international magazine. She hosted a call-in television talk show as well as a magazine style program, both which ran on community cable. Currently, she is writing “FROM CRYSTAL”, the increasingly popular e-mail column (to which I hope you have subscribed) and she is also the author of “Deep in Thought and Covered in Crumbs”. She is one of our favourite writers because her articles always make us smile and think! This month Crystal finds inspiration during the arduous task of putting her home on the market in Humble Beginnings.

KAREN HAMILTON Writer & Publisher of The Best Kept Secret writes from Toronto, Ontario

This month we welcome a new contributor, Karen Hamilton. Her website The Best Kept Secret, is full of articles and resources for women 40+. She is a freelance writer with publishing credits in national newspapers, both local and national magazines, and several websites. Karen also writes a weekly column about the darker side of midlife in her humorous column found at The Best Kept Secret Blog. Her post on Playing the Hormone Card will speak to many of us.

JILL CROSSLAND Business & Life Coach writes from Strathmore, Alberta

As a Business Coach Jill gets businesses noticed in today’s market. She helps clients update their websites, write interesting copy for their brochures and ads plus she shows them how to identify and reach their target market. Jill is also a Life Coach who specializes in working with women 40+; a time when so many clients want to put their lives and themselves into perspective. Through telephone coaching Jill works with business and midlife clients across North America. She also follows each consultation with detailed session notes, email support and a list of pertinent resources. You can reach Jill through her toll free number: 1.800.340.4412, ask about her free half hour session.

If you would like to know what Jill writes about in her monthly newsletters, read The New Face of Social Networking where she looks at the good and bad points of sites such as FaceBook and When More is Just Too Much, her views on today’s self-help industry.

LEESA BARNES Award Winning Blogger & Podcasting Expert writes from Toronto, Ontario

Leesa is also the author of the critically acclaimed book, Podcasting for Profit: A Proven 7 Step Process to Help Individuals and Businesses Can Generate Income Through Audio & Video Podcasting. Leesa helps individuals and businesses boost sales, find new clients and make a six figure income using a podcast. Visit http://www.leesabarnes.com to learn more about Leesa and to download 2 chapters from her book.

To help grow you business we have Leesa’s very thought provoking article entitled The One Thing That's Missing from Your Blog & Podcast: YOU.

JOY FOSTER Motivational Speaker, Professional Image Consultant & Career Coach writes from Alliston, Ontario
Joy designs and conducts both public and corporate seminars / workshops assisting people in discovering how to empower their inner strength and in so doing increasing their profitability.

Whether it's leadership, communication, change management, or stress Joy’s training is fast-paced, information-packed, interactive and guaranteed to deliver skills, techniques that can be used right away. She has been featured on numerous talk shows including CityOn Line with host Ann Rohmer as a Motivational Speaker, Breakfast Television – City TV with host Dina Pugliese as a Motivational Speaker and Slice Network Television -“Three Takes Show” featured as a professional career coach. In addition Joy is also a professional singer and recording artist. For June Joy’s The Born Motivator tells us how she got started on the road to being a motivational speaker.

KATHY BUCKWORTH Author, Public Speaker writes from Mississauga, Ontario

Kathy has just won (for the second time) The Barbara Novak Writing Award - this award, honouring the memory of PWAC member Barbara Novak, is given each year for the best humour or personal essay writing by a PWAC member. She won this year for her piece, Dinner Diaries, which was published in Today's Parent magazine, and is available online here. Kathy is a member of PWAC's Toronto Chapter.

Kathy Buckworth’s latest book “Journey to the Darkside: Supermom Goes Home” is available at bookstores everywhere. Read “Funny Mummy” every month. Visit her website to sign up for the “Funny Mummy Files” monthly newsletter. "The BlackBerry Diaries: Adventures in Modern Motherhood" will be released in Spring 2009 by Key Porter Books.

"I'll admit I was on a bit of a tear when I wrote this one...must have been the effect of sitting in a cold hockey arena on a hot June afternoon that did it to me." Kathy's July Funny Mummy column No 'I' in Team Sports holds nothing back about children's organized sports.

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