Author: Lucia Matuonto

For fans of Karen Russell’s Swamplandia! comes a new tale of found family and magic.After his mother dies, Peter Berry collects memories in broken watches the way others collect photographs. Peter takes his box filled with broken watches and flees his childhood home to a battered apartment complex in San Francisco—his mother’s favorite city—in an attempt to bury the box with the dark truths of her haunting memory before she returns to take him too. The night Sofia Morales’s daughter disappears, Sofia begins to hear her daughter’s voice. Her world crumbles—her marriage crumbles. After demanding her husband leave, Sofia runs…

William R. Douglas is a first-time novelist. After obtaining a Journalism Degree in 1980, his career took a turn down the road of Information Technology. In the IT Field, he was still able to enjoy writing, no matter if it was technical documentation, newsletters or other material. His first novel: The Death and Resurrection of Baseball: Echoes from a Distant Past is out now Hello William, welcome to Brand Education, where are you from and where do you live? I live in the City of McHenry. The population of a little over 30,000. McHenry is located about an hour northwest…

Traveling has become so expensive these days, but The Relatable Voice podcast has allowed us to hit the road without any airline fees. The RV has published 250 episodes. That’s 250 rides and 250 conversations led by Lucia Matuonto. What started out as a small little podcast has become a growing community, and created what is now known as Relatable Media. Relatable Media is a one-stop shop for art and inspiration, offering a wide range of services, such as promotional marketing and even courses. It has also allowed for The Relatable Voice magazine to come to fruition. Not every podcast…

Hello Coralee, welcome to BrandEducation! What is the book that changed your life? The big leap by Gay Hendricks. It took me months to read because it had so many things I needed to apply in my life. He helps you identify obstacles in your life that are holding you back from being happy. What is your favorite thing about being a writer? My book speaks for myself without any words. When people know I wrote the best selling book it shows that I am the authority in my industry. If you could tell your younger self anything, what would…

This is our third issue of The Relatable Voice magazine, and it’s been such an amazing surprise that so many of you have subscribed. Because of this, we have decided to publish a new issue each month!!This means more great articles from our guests available for your reading pleasure.I am so excited for you to check this issue out. We have some amazing pieces for you this month, with topics such as healthy eating, success, art and more.We have travel articles about Cape Town and Pittsburgh. An interview with the film and TV star David Lautman. David has also performed…

Jessica DelVirginia is a children’s book author and her book Rocky’s Road to the Big City: A Holiday Adventure is out now. Hello author Jessica, welcome to Brand Education! What’s the last book you read? I’m currently reading The Surrender Theory, a book of poems by Caitlin Conlon. It’s heartfelt and really beautiful. What’s the book that changed your life? The Four Agreements is a book that I have gone back to read over and over again. The perspective it offers is unique, and makes you think about our day to day interactions with everyone we come across. What is…

Dr. Kami Hoss is a dentist and orthodontist and the founder of The Super Dentists, one of the leading multi- specialty dental practices in the country. He is also a speaker, a musician and an author and his new book If Your Mouth Could Talk is out now. Hello Dr.Kami, welcome to Brand Education! What’s your favorite word and why? Balance. Everyone wants more balance in their lives. But what does this mean? And does it really matter? Balance, to me, is evenly distributing things in your life. It means having enough time for school, work, family, and community. I…

 1- Hello author Bob Joswick, welcome to Brand Education! Tell us a little bit about you. My life path started in the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania as a semi-abandoned child, left with my grandparents, speaking only Polish until the age of ten. I developed a scrappy toughness and flexibility to lead a fast-paced life. I swiftly moved from window washer, college, and professional football player to a successful management career with a Fortune Fifty company through the years. Riding a Harley Davidson up and down the coast of California, with frequent biker bar visits, afforded insight into a wide…

What would happen to your team, and your organization, if everyone knew how to change the game – and make success a daily occurrence? Companies and individuals are looking for more freedom: personal freedom, creative freedom, and freedom to rethink what work really means. From dealing with COVID-19, facing diversity issues, battling burnout, zoom fatigue and more, organizations are stretched thin and must find a way to help their employees find balance and freedom in order to thrive in these unprecedented times. In Success From Anywhere: Create Your Own Future of Work from the Inside Out, bestselling author and veteran Salesforce…

When first looking at C.J. Hudson, the last thing one would expect him to be is a multi-award-winning romance author, but that is exactly what the bald-headed, barrel-chested disabled navy veteran is. His debut memoir “Destiny Lives on Fairhaven Street” was written in homage to his twin five-year old sons, telling of his eight-year journey where he ended 100 years of abuse in their family in the name of returning to the first woman he ever loved. Destiny was written entirely on an iPhone over four years, being re-written eight times, undergoing six full editing cycles and being rejected 138…