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Hosted by Alex Strathdee · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 241 episodes
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This show is for book lovers and creators who want to go behind the scenes with their favorite authors to hear about how they were able to not just write a book but create a movement.
Alex Strathdee hosts Before The Bestseller, a arts show with 241 episodes published.
Today we're back with Scott Hogan , author of the bestselling book Built from Broken , which has sold more than 300,000 copies. Scott is the founder of SaltWrap , a company dedicated to helping people stay strong, mobile
This week we're joined by Scott Hogan , someone who has turned a lifetime of injuries into a mission to help others move better, recover smarter, and keep doing the activities they love for years to come. Scott is an Ame
We're back for a second episode with Karen Anderson , a publishing strategist and direct response marketing expert who has worked across every major publishing model and co-author of the Wall Street Journal and USA Today
Today, we're joined by Karen Anderson , a strategic book advisor, Associate Publisher at Morgan James Publishing , and co-author of the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Gro
Today we welcome back Steven Pressfield , bestselling author of The War of Art , Gates of Fire , The Legend of Bagger Vance , and his newest novel, The Arcadian . Across a career spanning fiction and nonfiction, Pressfie
Today we welcome a very special guest and one of my favorite authors for a long time, Steven Pressfield , author of more than twenty books spanning fiction and nonfiction, including The War of Art , which has sold more t
We're back with Eric Ries , entrepreneur, startup thinker, and author of the bestselling books T he Lean Startup and Incorruptible . With millions of books sold and ideas that have influenced founders, executives, and or
Today, we’re honored to have entrepreneur, creator of the Lean Startup movement, and author of the international bestseller The Lean Startup , Eric Ries , on Before the Bestseller . His work changed how founders think ab
We’re back with Nicole Gebhardt , publishing strategist and CEO of Niche Press , for a conversation about what publishing looks like in a world shaped by AI, shifting reader behavior, and shorter attention spans. Nicole
Today we welcome Nicole Gebhart , CEO of Niche Press , where she has worked with hundreds of business leaders, advisors, and experts to help them clarify what they want to be known for and turn that into a book that actu
Marshall Karp , #1 New York Times bestselling author, TV and screenwriter, documentarian, and playwright, returns to Before the Bestseller alongside Danny Corcoran , a former NYPD detective whose 24 years on the job now
Today’s guest is someone whose career spans advertising, Hollywood, and bestselling fiction. Marshall Karp is a #1 New York Times bestselling author known for his work on the NYPD Red series with James Patterson , along
This week, we’re back with Naomi Oreskes , a scientific historian and Harvard professor, and co-author of Merchants of Doubt and The Big Myth , to talk about what it really takes to turn rigorous academic research into a
Today we have a very special guest, Naomi Oreskes , a historian of science and professor at Harvard University whose work has fundamentally changed how we understand the relationship between science, truth, and public tr
Today we welcome back Sierra Melcher , a publishing strategist and CEO of Red Thread Books , where she works closely with nonfiction authors to turn their ideas into clear, strategic books that support real business goal
Our special guest for today is Sierra Melcher , CEO of Red Thread Publishing, who has guided over 350 authors across 28 countries to write and publish meaningful nonfiction that actually serves a purpose beyond just bein
Nir Eyal is back on Before the Bestseller , the bestselling author behind Hooked , Indistractable , and his newest book Beyond Belief . Known for his work on behavioral design and habit forming technology, Nir has spent
Today’s guest is someone many of you already know. If you’ve read Hooked or Indistractable , you already know his work has shaped how millions of people think about habits, technology, and behavior. Nir Eyal is a globall
We’re back with Patrick Taylor, also known as the Texas Yeti, adventurer and author of a five book series that includes Lost on Purpose and its bestselling prequel in solo and adventure travel categories. To date, he has
Our guest for today is Patrick Taylor , known to many readers as the Texas Yeti. A former technology executive who built and sold a successful hardware company and later served as president of Intel’s board of advisors,
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Before The Bestseller is hosted by Alex Strathdee. The show is categorised under arts (books) and has published 241 episodes.
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