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September 12, 2024 33 mins

Ready to optimize your mediation game? Susan Guthrie welcomes the dynamic Gabrielle Hartley, best-selling author, and mediation trailblazer, to chat about her groundbreaking approach to mediation pricing and publishing success. Gabrielle opens up on navigating the traditional vs. self-publishing world and shares pro tips for aspiring authors. 

Expect insider tips, laughs, and a fresh perspective on customizing your practice to align with your strengths. Susan and Gabrielle wrap up with a shoutout to the upcoming ABA Section of Dispute Resolution's Advanced Mediation & Advocacy Skills Institute – because staying connected and learning never goes out of style! Tune in and get ready to elevate your practice with some serious inspiration.

Highlights from this episode:

  • The benefits and limitations of working with a conventional/major publishing house
  • Some tips for researching and securing an agent for your book
  • Inspiring conversation: "If you are consistent and have an action plan - you will set yourself on a path to feel good about yourself and accomplished."
  • Gabrielle's Holistic Pricing Model for Mediation: how this client-centered approach benefits clients and her business alike
  • Encouragement and resources for aspiring mediators

More About This Week's Special Guest: Gabrielle Hartley

Gabrielle Hartley, Esq. is an online mediator, former court to NYS Supreme Court Judge Jeffrey Sunshine, and co-chair the ABA Mediation Committee.  She is the author of Better Apart; The Radically Positive Way to Separate (Harper Collins 2019) and The Secret to Getting Along and Why It's Easier than You Think (Sourcebooks 2023).  She has a popular TEDx on how to get along better using her Y.E.S. Method.  She is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School and Cornell University. Learn more at gabriellehartley.com

Gabrielle’s website: http://GabrielleHartley.com

Contact Gabrielle: gabrielle@gabriellehartley.com

Also mentioned in this episode: ABA Book Publishing Proposal: https://americanbar.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8unltrAWBrr3UlD

Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute will be held online on October 16 and 17th. This institute will offer incredible programming to help you uplevel your skills which is a great way to advance your practice! Register for the October institute here ambar.org/med2024

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