Radio Heaven One Woman s Journey To Grace

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2 Radio Heaven One Woman s Journey To Grace For anyone who s ever been told they can t have it all, Radio Heaven powerfully captures the story of one woman growing up on a rough housing project in England, to living the dream in California and adopting a little girl called Grace from war torn DR Congo. Told with honesty and humor, interwoven with reflective guidance, Radio Heaven reveals the powerful story of how one woman ultimately found Grace in a journey that made her overcome her fears, tested her to the limit and ultimately healed her. At twenty one, Dr Sam Collins had her world turned upside down when her mother died. Sam s life spiraled out of control until one day she was mistaken for being homeless having passed out on a train station platform. A few years later and after having been fired from her dream job, she made the biggest decision of her life. With no experience, money or network and driven by pure will, she would build Aspire, an award winning business from scratch. Radio Heaven is a rare combination of an excellent read that doubles up as a self-help book and mental toolkit. It offers a bold, inspiring new take on having it all and will give practical, easy to-digest ideas for any reader to follow their passion in life and business, regardless of time, financial position, or experience. Filled with relatable, engaging stories from Dr Sam Collins own journey, Radio Heaven is the perfect read for those who have experienced a dramatic life event and yet still have big dreams, and anyone who wants an inspiration boost to make a life or career change. Commenting on Radio Heaven, Dr. Sam Collins said: Whenever a song came on the radio that felt like it was being played just for her, my mum would call it Radio Heaven, a message from beyond that should be listened to. She died by suicide when I was in my early twenties, but she has remained an inspiration to me throughout my life. My book tells the story about where my path from her has taken me and the direction I am going in now to adopt a little girl called Grace. A story of losing yourself in order to find yourself, this is the book to read when you need someone to point you in the direction of your North Star. -Harriet Minter, Head of Women in Leadership, The Guardian Newspapers A moving and inspiring read - Sam Collins shows how personal tragedy does not have to stop you creating and living the life you want. -Suzy Greaves, Editor, Psychologies Magazine 2

3 Within the pages of Radio Heaven, the reader will discover... - How to have the confidence to listen to the universal messages that are given to us every day. - The power of relying on our intuition, gut feelings and instincts, which society either minimizes or rationalizes away. - Practical guidance on how to create our vision for the future, overcome failure and achieve your true destiny. Who is Radio Heaven for? Working women aged Women now make up almost half of the world s workers and run some of the world's best companies. They earn almost 60% of university degrees in America and Europe and the number of women owned businesses is growing rapidly. As a mass market, women comprise the largest group of book buyers in the industry. Women purchase the vast majority of self-help books. At a time when women are increasingly dissatisfied with their work lives and desire for balance, Radio Heaven sends out a clear message: we can have it all, if we tune into universal messages, focus on what is right for us and rely on our inner strength, instead of blindly accepting a path we have been told by society is the only route to success. 3

4 About Dr. Sam Collins Sam has been named one of the 'Top 200 Women to Impact Business & Industry' by Her Majesty, The Queen, one of the 'Top 10 Coaches' by The Independent and 'Leader in the Workplace' in the Ogûnte Women's Social Leadership Awards. She has worked with over 20,000 women leaders from global corporations, small business, government and non profits over the past 14 years and has contributed to The Financial Times, The Guardian, CNN, The Huffington Post, The Sunday Times and the BBC. She has contributed to 'Focus on Africa' on the BBC World Service and is a 'Micro Genius' for Psychologies Magazine. It began with Aspire, founded by Sam in 2001 when she was just 30 years old and now a globally sought-after organization that enables women leaders to thrive through leadership development, coaching and events. The Aspire Foundation, the not-for-profit arm launched in 2010, is integral to Aspire's way of doing business. Its pro-bono mentoring program works in 80 countries and has made a positive difference to the lives of over a million women and girls across the world. Her new 'MAD' goal is to make a difference to 1 billion women by Sam is an expert in the fields of women's leadership and gender diversity within the business world and is also an active campaigner on the role of business in solving world issues, supporting families after suicide, the worldwide orphan crisis and empowering women as leaders in developing and emerging economies. 4

5 A 7 year part-time PhD looked at the future world of work for women as leaders in the US and the UK and explored the emergence of women on boards and as entrepreneurs. Originally from the UK and passionate about family and life balance, Sam now lives in Southern California with her husband and two young sons and is in the process of adopting a young girl called Grace from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Discover more on and 5

6 Praise for Radio Heaven Finally, Radio Heaven is here! Every woman I know needs to read this book to help them create the rest of their own chapters with positivity, determination and vision. -Kelly Fryer, CEO, Chrysalis Consulting Radio Heaven is a best friend who tells you the truth and has some spectacular advice. Reading it gave me a renewed sense of being a whole person and it made my heart smile. -Kim Guest, Business Unit Director, Cielo Talent You may be quirky or jerky or just too damn serious, but take a couple of hours for yourself, in a quiet spot and tune in to Radio Heaven. Solid facts and stories about what I like to call 'fairy dust'. Not wacky or backy, just stuff about the cosmic universe lining up to help you in your quest to follow your dreams, whatever they are. -Jane Tribaudi, Director, People Peacocks and Penguins Ltd For me, it was a light bulb moment, a meant-to-be-read at a moment when I needed it, a poignant framework to build out my own vision and hopes. -Tina Jennings, Global Director of People and Development, Liz Earle Naturally Active I found myself gripped by the story line, sometimes laughing, sometimes sad, but always engrossed. I would highly recommend Radio Heaven. -Rachel Brastock, Director, Brastock Management Services Ltd I devoured this book in one sitting. From the moment you read the opening lines, it grabs you by the scruff of your neck and insists you carry on reading. -Kate Hughes, Communications Manager, Thames Water The most powerful book I have ever read! -Brita Fernandez Schmidt, Executive Director, Women for Women International I could hardly put this book down. It is moving, funny, riveting and while the nudging of is all to pursue our dreams is gentle, it nevertheless feels like a good kick in the pants! -Eldrid O'Driscoll, Stay at Home Mum Profound, sad, amazingly uplifting and joyous. This book captivates your heart, engages your mind and inspires you to make those changes to take your life to the next level. -Angela Finlayson, Freelance Communications Consultant, Make it Count Communication 6

7 Interview Questions for Radio Heaven 1. What does the phrase Radio Heaven mean? 2. You start Radio Heaven with the story of your mother s suicide, how did that event make you the person you are? 3. A theme of your book is intuition, how do we tune into that in today s busy world? 4. You started your own business Aspire when you were only 30 years old, do you think starting your own business is the only option to have it all? 5. Tell us about The Aspire Foundation, how did you make a difference to 1 million women so quickly? 6. Failure is a recurring theme for you, how important is it to fail and why? 7. You managed to vision the man of your dreams, what s the secret? 8. You are adopting a little girl from DR Congo, what made you do that? 9. DR Congo has suspended adoptions over a year ago, do you have any hope she ll ever leave Congo? 10. Is Grace about your adopted daughter or something more? Dr. Sam Collins interview topics Advancement of women as leaders and entrepreneurs Stress/suicide among women. Orphan crisis worldwide/international adoption. Bullying amongst young girls. Gender stereotypes. Female leadership style/being authentic - the feminine. Women entrepreneurs and growth of women owned business. Women and mentors/sponsors. Women and profile raising. Women and work/life balance. Women and intuition. Taking risks. Overcoming failure. Creating and achieving vision. Resilience 7

8 Radio Heaven, published by Motivational Press, releases on April ISBN: USA/CAN $19.95, UK Available on: Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Barnes & Noble For booking contact: Liesl Ritts US Janet Jenkins UK