At Ripples Media, our Purpose is to
fill the world with authentic and powerful stories
to inspire positive change.
At Ripples Media, our Purpose is to fill the world with authentic and powerful stories to inspire positive change.
We are a community-driven book publisher, working with amazing business leaders to help them tell their unique story to the world.
Great leaders have unique perspectives to share. But traditional publishers are often too slow, too rigid, and too impersonal. We knew there must be a better way.
Ripples Media provides leaders, from startup founders to CMOs to non-profit directors, with an opportunity for their voice to be heard. We work closely with each author to make publishing a book more fulfilling, providing one-on-one support during each stage of the process—writing, editing, design, and marketing. We help turn ideas on leadership, innovation, and self-discovery into award-winning titles, providing a unique platform for our writers. Along the way, our group of fellow authors is also there to provide support, guidance, and community.
Our Titles
New Releases
Humbled on Purpose: Discovering Strength Through Vulnerability, Humor, and Grace
Regardless of your occupation, everyone wants to find a job that provides personal fulfillment along with economic opportunity. Striking that balance, however, is sometimes easier said than done.
Maggie DeCan, however, has experience doing just that. Less than a decade ago, she left a high-powered role in the corporate world to lead a local non-profit. In her book Humbled on Purpose, DeCan writes how balancing purpose and prosperity is critical to both personal growth and the betterment of our communities.
The Colors of Me: A Journey of Identity for Biracial Chidren
Ekaette Kern is a dedicated author and advocate for diversity and inclusion in children's literature. Growing up in a multicultural family, Ekaette developed a deep appreciation for the beauty of diverse backgrounds and identities.
Inspired by her own experiences and driven by a desire to empower her daughter Shiloh, who is biracial, Ekaette embarked on a heartfelt journey to create a children’s book series that celebrates diversity and encourages children to embrace their unique identities with confidence and pride.
The Purpose Playbook: The Definitive Guide to Building Your Team’s Purpose, Vision, Tenets, & Values
The Purpose Playbook, a companion guide to the Turnaround Leadership Series, is designed to help teams and businesses alike to develop Purpose-driven leadership. Part narrative, part roadmap, part execution, The Purpose Playbook uniquely helps teams picture themselves going through this process, while including practical activities and instruction to help tactically guide them along the way. This book was written by co-authors Jeff Hilimire, Teresa Caro, and Megan Barney.
Recent Award Winners
Ripples Media is thrilled to announce that seven of our authors were named as winners and finalists of the 2024 Goody Business Book Awards across five different categories.
The Goody Business Book Awards aim to recognize and uplift “100% social impact books” that improve readers’ lives across 50 categories, including Leadership, Business, Entrepreneurship, and Self-Help.
The full list of winners can be found here. Ripples' award-winning authors were:
Amy Comeau (Every Storm Runs Out of Rain) - Winner, Leadership - Motivation
Michael Palma (Walk with a Humble Swagger) - Winner, Marketing - Sales
KP Reddy (Creating the Intangible Enterprise) - Winner, Technology - Gamechanger
Jeff Hilimire, Teresa Caro, & Megan Barney (The Purpose Playbook) - Finalist, Leadership - Team Building
Maggie DeCan (Humbled on Purpose) - Finalist, Business - Women in Business
Testimonials
I couldn't have picked a better publishing partner for my first book. The Ripples team came alongside me, listened to my vision, and crafted a roadmap to make it a reality.
William Warren,
The Conquering Creative
Publishing a book changed my life. I had 200 blog posts and no one was inviting me to speak on TV until I wrote a book.
Adam Albrecht,
What Does Your Fortune Cookie Say?
Ripples helped fulfill my lifelong dream to publish a book. It has opened so many doors and I’ve been able to share my story through speaking and consulting.
Jo Ann Herold,
Living on a Smile
Why We’re Different
We’re an Independent Publisher, with a uniquely vibrant, highly engaged author community.
Together, we open pathways between authors and with readers enabling unique ideas to form and perspectives to spread.
At Ripples Media, we provide the hands-on support you need via our full range of publishing services.
Writing Coaching
Developmental Editing
Typesetting & Design
Launch & Distribution
Upcoming Author Projects
Bonita Hampton Smith, COO, The King Center
Currently serving as the Chief Operations Officer for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Bonita Hampton Smith is dedicated to driving positive change. As a former Chaplain, Bonita’s passion for empowering women has led her to support incarcerated women, those struggling with substance abuse, and women on federal assistance in their journey toward self-sufficiency.
Her dedication to helping women discover their true selves and live out their highest potential is exemplified in her upcoming anthology, Dear White Woman, Dear Black Woman – a book aimed at fostering understanding, healing, and unity among women of diverse backgrounds.
“My deepest aspiration is to be a vessel of unconditional love, radiant light, and infectious laughter.”
Cynthia Currence, Strategic Marketing & Development Advisor
Cynthia Currence has worked with large nonprofit organizations for over thirty years. She was VP for Brand Strategy and Marketing for the American Cancer Society and more recently, led corporate engagement operations for World Vision and Children International. She has a proven track record of creating powerful corporate-nonprofit relationships.
Currence's relational approach to defining partner needs and co-creating shared value has produced innovative solutions and impactful results in cancer prevention, women’s economic development, childhood poverty, and more. With her teams, she has generated more than $100 million for nonprofits in partnerships with investors and major companies. Her insights are captured in her upcoming release, Beyond Checks & Halos, launching in February 2025.
Ashley Jones, Founder & CEO, Momento Foundation
Ashley Jones is the founder and CEO of Momento Foundation (previously known as Love Not Lost), a nonprofit organization helping people heal in grief. Ashley has dedicated her career to bringing healing to people who are hurting. Her mission is to change the way we look at loss and suffering so that we can experience healing in grief and love people better.
Her upcoming book, When You Can’t See the Light, is written specifically for those who have experienced a recent loss. For those struggling with grief brain, it can be read as a daily survival guide, offering content in digestible, helpful, and practical steps. It will also set realistic expectations on the grieving process, provide actionable tools to support one’s self, and give additional resources for those looking for deeper help.
Rachel Donnelly, Founder and CEO, AfterLight
Rachel Donnelly is the founder and CEO of AfterLight, a pioneering firm assisting clients in managing the intricate administrative tasks of legacy planning and estate administration, offering solace and support in times of grief. Her mission is to help the living deal with dying.
Donnelly's upcoming book, Late to Your Own Funeral, is about loss, death, and dying from her unique perspective as an after-loss professional. Donnelly poignantly writes about surviving loss in her own life, and provides readers with additional, at times colorful, insight about estate administration and the business of death.
With this book, she's hoping to encourage folks to tackle the uncomfortable topic of death with a proactive mindset. Through these stories, she aims to inspire a new culture of openness about loss and legacy, transforming grief into a shared experience that connects us all.
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