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
Every Storm Runs Out of Rain: Leading a Health Care Marketing Team Through A Global Pandemic
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During the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, Amy Moudy Comeau, an award-winning vice president of marketing for Emory Healthcare, began writing weekly emails to her team every Friday. As her Friday e-mails became a weekly tradition, they served as a therapeutic tool for her team as they carried out a critical public role.
Years later, these time-stamped entries, along with present-day commentary from the author that now includes the benefit of hindsight, provide a unique snapshot back into the uncertain, anxious, and also hopeful early days of the pandemic. Every Storm Runs Out of Rain is a week-by-week account of the COVID-19 pandemic through the eyes of a different kind of health care frontline worker—a marketing leader.
Walk with a Humble Swagger: Lessons From the Recruiting Trail in Basketball and Advertising
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In both sports and business, recruiting is often a synonym for selling. The recruiter's job is about convincing. Over the last 35 years, The Palma Group, founded by Michael Palma, has been a leading recruiting and consulting firm specializing in the advertising industry.
At the age of 18, as a Parade All-American, Palma learned from the best recruiters in history. Legendary college basketball coaches like Jim Valvano, Jim Boeheim, Rick Pitino, and Dick Vitale all came and sat in the Palma living room to recruit Michael to be a cornerstone of their program.
Forty years later, Palma has internalized lessons from titans of the game and they serve as the foundation for the philosophy of The Palma Group in helping agencies grow through recruiting top talent and new business. These lessons, applying to both basketball and advertising, are chronicled in Walk with a Humble Swagger.
The Purpose Playbook: The Definitive Guide to Building Your Team’s Purpose, Vision, Tenets, & Values
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The Purpose Playbook, a companion guide to the Turnaround Leadership Series, is designed to help teams and businesses alike to develop Purpose-driven leadership. The methodology and corresponding activities help teams uncover and craft their Purpose, Vision, Tenets, & Values (PVTV), leveraging Jeff Hilimire’s proprietary leadership concept. 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 and developed from their years of experience running this process with their own teams and countless consulting assignments working with partners going through their own journeys.
Recent Award Winners
Ripples Media is thrilled to announce that six of our authors were named as winners and finalists of the 2023 Goody Business Book Awards across six different categories.
In 2023, the Goody Business Book Awards recognized 80 winners and 74 finalists out of hundreds of nominations worldwide. 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 2023 winners can be found here. Ripples' award-winning authors were:
Adam Albrecht (What Does Your Fortune Cookie Say?) - Winner, Self Help - Motivation
Jeff Hilimire (The Great Team Turnaround) - Winner, Leadership - Team-Building
Michael McCathren (6 Ps of Essential Innovation) - Winner, Business- Big Ideas
Jared Belsky (You Get the Agency You Deserve) - Finalist, Leadership-Think Differently
Jo Ann Herold (Living on a Smile) - Finalist, Self-Help - Memoir
William Warren (The Conquering Creative) - Finalist, Business- Career-Success
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
Ekaette Kern, CEO, TENET Consultancy
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.
With a background in communications and a commitment to promoting empathy and understanding, Ekaette's books are not only engaging but also serve as valuable tools for educators, parents, and children to explore themes of acceptance, empathy, and cultural appreciation.
Her book, The Colors of Me, will be released in December 2024.
Maggie DeCan, Executive Director, The Children's Development Academy
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. Leaders should not feel the need to chase every last dollar available—nor should they forfeit a meaningful salary solely in the name of passion.
The book will be released in October 2024.
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, titled 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.
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