Andrea Reynolds... consultant, author, speaker, activist

"Be kind to strangers... they could be angels in disguise." Or it could be me testing you for my book, column, keynotes, etc.

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I've been known to enlighten, entertain, provoke and disturb audiences. Topics | Booking requests

Andrea Reynolds,
Investigative Journalist (Former media guest, periodical writer, freelance broadcaster/radio host, public relations consultant, and speaker agent.)

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My first of several goals is to raise $50,000 by December 31, 2010 to pay off the balance of debts I incurred when I was forbidden (harassed and threatened) to write, consult, publish books, teach, appear in the media, own a web site, or earn a living by the association board of directors and property manager for the condo unit I owned. (When I moved in I was starting over and debt-free.)

Essentially, the neighbors I voted for to act in my best interests denied me multiple rights and freedoms guaranteed by Canada's constitution. (My story will be detailed in my book, The Kindness Experiment.)

Once I have rebuilt a nest egg for my golden years, I will then build a nonprofit foundation to assist other writers who also have been denied the right to speak, write or publish.

One step at a time.

I welcome your support in these ways.

1. Invite me to speak to your group, conference, meeting, or class on any of my lecture/seminar topics.

2. Retain me to write a persuasive letter that will recover reputation, money or property that is rightfully yours that was removed, denied, stolen or swindled from you.

3. Retain me as your Undercover Client-Patient-Guest-Customer to tell you what your patients, clients, guests, association members won't tell you but wish they could. (Appropriate for physicians, lawyers, dentists, chiropractors, veterinarians, realtors, landlords, etc.)

4. Offer me a paying assignment to write a column for your magazine on how not to work against your own best interests.

5. Ask me to write a regular (paid) column for your newspaper on how not to work against your own best interests.

6. Invite me to host a call-in radio advice show on how not to work against your own best interests.

7. Pay me what you still owe me (plus interest) when/before you receive my invoice.

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I've been quoted in these publications for my "advice empire" consulting work, books, and ideas:

Time
Entrepreneur
USA Today
Financial Post
National Post
Globe and Mail
Toronto Star
Toronto Sun
Hamilton Spectator
Canadian Business
Canadian Living
Rocky Mountain Times
Las Vegas Review
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Jamestown Post-Journal
Erie Times
Korea Times
Dagbladet Børsen
Skyword
Successful Owner-Manager
Sales & Marketing Management Magazine
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I'm still doing research for my next book, The Kindness Experiment, which is a rare opportunity to show yourself publicly as a Good Samaritan or HERO.

I've been testing people for 13 years in various situations. Sadly, many choose to be villains even after receiving a second chance to redeem themselves.

Will you choose kindness over mean-spiritedness, and generosity over greed?

Or will you do what many choose to do....work against their own best interests?

Remember: It's all material for my next book, The Kindness Experiment.

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FYI, As of August 30, 2010....

1. I'm no longer... Conducting marketing, positioning, and visibility campaigns for authors, speakers, experts, consultants. Instead I will teach you what I did so you can do it successfully for yourself.

2. I'm no longer... Negotiating book, speaking and syndication contracts for speakers, columnists, authors and consultants. Instead, I will advise you on how to negotiate successfully for yourself.

3. I'm no longer... Editing and proofreading books for other authors.

4. I'm no longer... Representing speakers in the capacity of an agent.

5. I'm no longer....Providing professional voices on radio and TV commercials and training programs without a written contract signed in advance.

6. I'm no longer... Offering unpaid services as a professional home economist: estate caretaking, house-sitting, pet-sitting, home maintenance, home staging, painting, de-cluttering, organizing.

7. I'm no longer... Accepting telephone inquiries without an appointment from speakers, experts and authors who are looking for free marketing advice or no-fee campaigns. Instead, I encourage you to arrange a one-time, prepaid, phone consultation in which you are welcome to pick my brain in 20 minute increments.

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This web site was banned by the board of directors and property manager of Geneva on the Park Condominiums in St. Catharines Ontario... because we all know only men should publish web sites. Right?

Andrea Reynolds' Presentations for Colleges, Conferences and Conventions
Hear Andrea Reynolds speak... after her 13 years of silence.

Booking Inquiries

What I stand for:

Choosing smaller over larger: homes, appliances, etc.
Being present in the moment.
Being aware of all possibilities (solutions and reasons).
Conscious spending and saving.
Creative generosity.
Cheerfulness and gentleness rather than anger or aggression.
Repaying past debt, and avoiding new debt.
The Golden Rule: treating others as ourselves.
Being considerate and respectful of others' feelings.
Overcoming self-sabotage (psychological and financial).
Exceeding client-patient expectations.
Expressing gratitude.
Thinking beyond the superficial.
Overcoming underearning behavior.
Recovering what is rightfully yours.
Doing the honorable thing.
Upgrading your professional behavior.
Being contrarian, unconventional.

My Presentation Titles (short talks):

The Undercover Client: Learn what I observe when I become your patient, your guest, your client, a member of your organization.

OutSmarting Sweetheart Swindlers: You can protect your heart and your financial assets from romantic con artists.

When Life Hands You Lemons, Make Lemon Meringue Pie! ...Sweet things can come from disappointment but it will require adding specific ingredients in the right proportion, using the best method, and adding heat.

Foot-Shooters Among Us: Are You Working Against Your Own Best Interests

Accepting Generosity and Allowing Good Things in Your Life

Charity Begins Next Door: What You Can Give to Someone You Know Who is Facing Financial Crisis (that won't be insulting.)

Poverty Isn't a Contagious Disease: It's easy to give to charities benefiting strangers, so what will you do when someone you work with faces a financial crisis?

Empathy as a Marketing Tool in the Professional Practice (dental, chiropractic, veterinarian, legal, etc.)

The Kindness Experiment What Happened When "The Undercover Client" Experienced Adversity

Ten Smarter Ways to Recover and Retrieve Money, Property and Assets that is rightfully yours

SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS FOR WRITERS and AUTHORS

Write Your Own Book Marketing Plan (You'll get a copy of mine that helped me raise $25,000 from private investors, plus an extra $5,000)
Self-Syndicate Your Own Newspaper Column

Make $1000 to $5000 by Writing Articles for Magazines
77 Secrets for Writing Unforgettable News Releases

Publish Your Own Profitable Newsletter

SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS FOR CONSULTANTS

Sell Your Advice and Knowledge: 250 Smart Ideas for Consultants and Specialists

Successful Consulting: How the Best Get Started
Andrea Reynolds' 12 Contrarian Principles Building Your One Person Advice Empire

SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS FOR SPEAKERS

How to Write and Negotiate Your Own Speaker Contracts (Level One for Unrepresented Speakers; Level Two for new Speaker Agents and Bureau Owners)
Secrets for Setting and Quoting Your Speaking Fees (Level One for Unrepresented Speakers; Level Two for new Speaker Agents and Bureau Owners)

Speaker's Promotion Kit: Materials You Need to Make Money as a Professional Speaker (Level One for Unrepresented Speakers; Level Two for new Speaker Agents and Bureau Owners)

Attendees may receive one or more of the following:

Andrea Reynolds' Speaker Trilogy
33 Amenities Speakers Deserve and Ought to Write into their Speaking Agreements
$2 Tip sheets for speakers

SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ON MONEY
• Angel Attraction Kit: The documents you need to raise funding with private investors Plus, attendees get my own book marketing plan that helped me raise $25,000 from private investors, plus an extra $5,000.

25 Unusual Ways to Raise the $25,000 or $25 Million You Need
"You're Smart... Why Aren't You Earning Enough?" Steps for Ending Your Chronic Low Income and Enjoying a Comfortable Life
Facing Financial Crisis: How to Ask for Help When You Can't Afford the Necessities of Life and Are About to be Homeless
Sell Your Mobile Home in 60 Days: 150 Tips that will save you $600 to $6,000 in agent commissions. Attendees receive my set of Purchase Agreement TEMPLATES: When you're selling your own home you'll need to put it all in writing.

SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ON CRISIS and PROBLEM-SOLVING

Jump Start Your Creative Genius and generate more ideas, answers, and solutions to crises, and critical challenges (Two hour program)
The Bed & Breakfast Guest Etiquette Quiz (One hour presentation; can be combined with other titles.)

Staying Safe from Stalkers and Predators: Smart Things to Do When You're in Imminent Danger
How to Start Your Own Mutual Self-Help Support Group: Face your common problem together (A manual accompanies the evening seminar)
Stand Up! Confront critical, manipulative, and controlling behavior (One day seminar)
Writers Fortune Cookie Predictions... Motivation from a Bossy Oracle 6 weeks of daily motivation to get writers back to writing when they are "blocked". (One hour presentation; can be combined with other titles.)
Turning the Holiday Blues into Holiday Magic : Creative Activities to Make the Holidays Cheerier (One hour presentation; can be combined with other titles.)

SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS

No Surprises! 365 Critical Questions You Need to Ask Each Other Before You Marry ... and how to ask them (Attendees will receive 2 booklets)
20 Questions about Love and Romance to Ask Before You Marry (One hour presentation; can be combined with other titles. Attendees receive a 3 page handout)
OutSmarting Sweetheart Swindlers: How to Protect Your Heart and Finances from Romantic Con Artists
Let's Do Something ...besides Dinner and a Movie: Dating Activities for groups, couples and singles
Romantic & Playful Toronto: 750 Things to Do... picks up where guidebooks leave off
Cheap Thrills: 65 No Cost, Low Cost Romantic Ideas for Valentine's Day (One hour presentation; can be combined with other titles)
Romantic Body Language: Attendees receive 3 Articles reprinted from Harlequin Romance Digest (One hour presentation; can be combined with other titles)
No More Empty Relationships: For Single Adults Who Want to Break the Pattern of Going-Nowhere Relationships and Find Partners Who Meet Their Emotional Needs (A workbook accompanies this two day seminar)
101 Sure-fire Places Where Singles Can Successfully Meet Other Single Adults (One hour presentation; can be combined with other titles)