MEDIA SEMINARS 30 GMSsummit.com | cwima.com MEDIA SEMINAR FACULTY WRITING TRACK - ADVANCED STEVE LAUBE is a 35 year veteran of the bookselling industry and is president and founder of The Steve Laube Agency. He began his career in the bookselling arena and his store in Phoenix was named the Christian Bookseller’s Association (CBA) store of the year in 1989. He then spent 11 years with Bethany House Publishers rising to the position of an editorial director. In 2002 he was named the AWSA Golden Scroll Editor of the Year. The next year he became a literary agent and in 2004 formed The Steve Laube Agency. In 2009 he was named the ACFW Agent of the Year. In 2013 he was inducted into the Grand Canyon University Hall-of-Fame by their College of Theology. He is married with three grown children and one grandchild. Steve has very eclectic interests. He has represented everything from the sweet romance to the systematic theology. His clients are equally divided between fiction and non-fiction writers. WRITING TRACK - BEGINNER’S FRANK BALL founded Story Help Groups in 2011 to encourage and equip all Christians to tell their life- changing stories. Besides his speaking engagements and writing his own books, he does ghostwriting, copy editing, and graphic design to help others publish high-quality books. For ten years, Frank directed North Texas Christian Writers to help members improve their writing skills. As Pastor of Biblical Research and Writing for three years, he wrote sermons, teaching materials, and hundreds of devotions. He’s a panelist on The Writers’ View. His book Eyewitness: The Life of Christ Told in One Story is a compilation of biblical information on the life of Christ in a chronological story that reads like a novel. —StoryHelpGroups.org and FrankBall.org MARKETING TRACK Coordinator: CHERYL WICKER is a Christian publicist, journalist and PR coach uniquely qualified to teach Christian creatives, small business owners and ministry leaders effective DIY PR techniques from a journalist’s perspective. She is a former TV news reporter, the producer/host of a music video show and an award-winning video podcast (Christian Movie Connect), and journalist to top online publications. For the past 6 years, she has operated her own Christian entertainment PR agency, Premier1 Studios. Her coaching program, “The Amplify Series” helps creative professionals bypass agencies and save their budget. Her mission through her speaking and coaching is to empower Christian professionals to impact the culture through media. — cherylwicker.com ROBIN BERTRAM is a seasoned media professional, author, speaker, and former host of the nationally syndicated television program, “Freedom Today.” She currently works with MRG Media to provide uplifting Christian radio content nationwide. In addition, she has teamed up with her long-time friend and media colleague, Deborah Ross, to establish Bertram & Ross Consulting, where she acts as lead consultant and CEO. BRC has a mission to provide comprehensive training and services to assist other kingdom professionals in the areas of social media marketing, content generation, customer engagement, and business analysis to assist their clients in a broad variety of media and ministry. Robin is the Vice President of Media Relations for Christian Women in Media. KRISTEN COLE is Vice President of Account Services for A. Larry Ross. She works intimately with the ALRC account team to oversee the day-to-day strategy and representation for all Agency clients. She is constantly looking for cutting-edge and creative ways ALRC can serve its clients. Her strong writing skills and relational pitching have enabled her to serve multiple high-profile clients, garnering national media attention through innovative strategies including Anne Graham Lotz, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, Christine Caine, Dr. Albert R. Mohler, Joel C. Rosenberg and Jon Weece. She also continues to coordinate media and public relations for Pastor Rick and Kay Warren of Saddleback Church and I Am Second. —kristin@alarryross.com