Frances Cole Jones

Frances Cole Jones

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Frances Cole Jones founded Cole Media Management in 1997 to helpclients identify and cultivate their inherent strengths and, through these,develop the powerful communication skills that enhance personal andprofessional performance. Writing The Wow Factor and How to Wow has been herway of reaching a wider audience, “My goal is to have every person who picksthese up, put them down feel more confident in their ability to present theirbest self --in any situation.”

Prior to founding Cole Media Management, Frances worked at St.Martin’s Press, Viking Penguin, Doubleday, and Broadway Books as an editor ofcommercial nonfiction, working on popular psychology, parenting, self-help andhow-to books. The experience of helping authors translate their ideas intobooks that retained their unique voice is what makes her valuable to herclients. “There’s no point in my writing a perfectly crafted sound bite that youhave to strain to remember,” Frances says. “You have to sound likeyou—authenticity is integral to trust.”

As President of Cole Media Management, Frances’ clients haveappeared on The Today Show, Good MorningAmerica, Oprah, C-SPAN, CNN, Squawkbox, The Charlie Rose Show, Larry King Live,The Discovery Channel, The BBC News, E! Entertainment, Access Hollywood,Project Runway, Top Chef, ESPN, Extra! Fox and Friends, The View, Cashin’ In,QVC and others. Clients' print interviews have appeared in publicationsincluding The Wall Street Journal, TheNew York Times, Forbes, Newsweek, Vogue, W, O Magazine, Town & Country,Harper's Bazaar, Tatler, etc.

The scope of their work includes preparation for television andprint interviews, IPO road shows, meetings with potential investors, andinternal meetings with partners, sales staff, and in-house personnel. They alsoprovide presentation skills seminars and speechwriting for clients.

Frances also writes for WomenOnBusiness.com, Intent.com,DivineCaroline.com, and Executive Travel.

Her first book, HOW TO WOW, was published by Ballantine in 2008.

The Seekers: The Stuff of Stars (Dystopian Sci-Fi - Book 2)

The Seekers: The Stuff of Stars (Dystopian Sci-Fi - Book 2)

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<p>This second book in <em>The Seekers</em> dystopian series continues the story started in the critically-acclaimed <em>The Children of Darkness</em>, winner of the <strong>Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Summer 2015 - Best Book in the Category of SCIENCE FICTION</strong>, and winner of the <strong>Awesome Indies Seal of Excellence</strong>....</p><h1><strong><em>The Stuff of Stars</em> by David Litwack</strong></h1><p>Evolved Publishing presents the second book in the new dystopian series <em>The Seekers</em>. [DRM-Free]</p><h2><em style="font-size:13px;line-height:1.6em;">“But what are we without dreams?”</em></h2><p>Against all odds, Orah and Nathaniel have found the keep and revealed the truth about the darkness, initiating what they hoped would be a new age of enlightenment. But the people were more set in their ways than anticipated, and a faction of vicars whispered in their ears, urging a return to traditional ways.</p><p>Desperate to keep their movement alive, Orah and Nathaniel cross the ocean to seek the living descendants of the keepmasters’ kin. Those they find on the distant shore are both more and less advanced than expected.</p><p>The seekers become caught between the two sides, and face the challenge of bringing them together to make a better world. The prize: a chance to bring home miracles and a more promising future for their people. But if they fail this time, they risk not a stoning but losing themselves in the twilight of a never-ending dream.</p><p><strong>Be sure to start with the first book in this series, the multiple award-winning <em>The Children of Darkness</em>. And don't miss David's award-winning speculative saga, <em>The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky</em></strong></p>

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<span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;">“Whether you’re starting out, or starting over, </span></span><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;">The Wow Factor</span></span></strong><em><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></em><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;">delivers.”—Keith Ferrazzi, author of </span></span><em><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Who’s Got Your Back</span></span></em><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><em><span style="font-size:12px;color:#111111;"><span style="color:#0000bf;"><br /></span></span></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><em><span style="font-size:14px;font-style:normal;color:#666666;line-height:15px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#0000bf;"> &quot;Jones' shrewd book will give the nervously employed that requisite competitive career edge.&quot; <strong>-TIME Magazine</strong></span></span></span><br /></em></span></span></div>