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.

Dark Pursuit (Emily Stone Series Book 5)

Dark Pursuit (Emily Stone Series Book 5)

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<p>AWARD WINNER for ACTION - 2015 International Book Awards Readers' Favorite<br />SECOND PLACE AWARD WINNER - 2015 East Texas Writers Guild First Chapter Book Awards<br /><br />Vigilante detective Emily Stone has covertly hunted down killers and closed more serial cases than most seasoned homicide cops combined. Her exceptional profiling skills and forensic techniques, along with deductive crime scene investigations, have made her a compelling force that cannot be beat.<br />She has reached her ultimate breaking point and now must face her toughest opponent yet – her biggest fears.<br /><br />With preciseness, the Tick-Tock Killer has taken his next child victim and promised to dump the body precisely four days later, mocking police and the community. Stone struggles to balance her inner demons and ghosts from the past, against the wits of a brutal and cunning serial killer in an all-out battle of psychological warfare.<br /><br />Can Stone save the next child in time? Dark Pursuit is an action-packed cat and mouse game that will take you to dark places rarely explored.<br /><br /><br />From the Award-winning Emily Stone Thriller Series:<br /><br />“… a highly recommended pick!” The Midwest Book Review<br /><br />“Intriguing alpha female character… impressive action scenes.” Kirkus Reviews<br /><br />“The writing is impeccable and the story is fresh and tight.” Best Selling Author Gary Ponzo<br /> </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>