Lana Penrose Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Australia

The book "Conversations with Blob" is a fictitious, existential exchange between an ordinary human and an extraordinarily, wise and witty blob of consciousness with an empowering take on the great questions of life: Who am I? Why am I here? What’s the point? What’s with the chaos? We may feel that we are struggling through life, but Blob sees our absolute divinity and delivers a profoundly liberating message that can radically alter our experience of the world and our place in… Show more The book "Conversations with Blob" is a fictitious, existential exchange between an ordinary human and an extraordinarily, wise and witty blob of consciousness with an empowering take on the great questions of life: Who am I? Why am I here? What’s the point? What’s with the chaos? We may feel that we are struggling through life, but Blob sees our absolute divinity and delivers a profoundly liberating message that can radically alter our experience of the world and our place in it, helping to make sense of the madness through which we live. “It’s Neale Donald Walsch meets Nisargadatta Maharaj meets Eckhart Tolle.”"Conversations with Blob - A Guide to Spiritual Living in a World Gone Mad" is also available through Llewellyn Publishing (USA), Deep Books (UK) and other global publishing streams. An audio version is in-the-making. Show less

Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia

Providing support to those bereaved or impacted by suicide.

Sydney, Australia

Mentoring disadvantaged children placed in foster care and supervising contacts between children and their parents.

Sydney

Counselling diploma completed through the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors. Lifeline telephone crisis worker since August 2014.

'The Happiness Quest' commissioned by Finch Publishing for release in February 2015.

'The Happiness Quest' is a self-help memoir that is raw, real and funny as the author journeys from misery to joy. 'Sprinkled with poignant details and laugh-out-loud humour, Penrose's story manages to convey the inner turmoil of a person suffering while offering readers hope that she will find a reprieve. 'The Happiness Quest' is an invaluable resource.' - Books & Publishing Magazine

Sydney, Australia

Chapter contribution to 'Transformation - Turning Tragedy Into Triumph' - a collection of personal stories edited by Australia's leading expert on happiness, Dr Timothy Sharp.

Released 'Addicted to Love' - a mini-memoir.'After returning to Greece, the last thing Lana expected was to fall in love. After all, Greece was the country in which her marriage and psyche had dissolved. But on the island of Kythera, surrounded by the Mediterranean’s sapphire and topaz brilliance, Lana discovers that truth really is stranger than fiction.' This book has been described as 'a haunting page-turner you'll devour in one sitting' and is available via Amazon and… Show more Released 'Addicted to Love' - a mini-memoir.'After returning to Greece, the last thing Lana expected was to fall in love. After all, Greece was the country in which her marriage and psyche had dissolved. But on the island of Kythera, surrounded by the Mediterranean’s sapphire and topaz brilliance, Lana discovers that truth really is stranger than fiction.' This book has been described as 'a haunting page-turner you'll devour in one sitting' and is available via Amazon and Smashwords.com. Show less

Sydney, Australia

Finalising the authoring of third memoir and first YA manuscript.

Sydney, Australia

Providing telephone counselling and support to those living with dementia and their loved ones.

Authored "Kickstart My Heart", autobiographical memoir (Penguin/Viking).Freelance articles commissioned by Madison and Notebook Magazines.

Tour, travel & PR arrangements. Overseeing merch production, wardrobe requirements, recording schedule, general accounts, vocal appointments, office & studio management and band rehearsals. Onstage appearances also strangely occurred.Wrote freelance reviews and features concerning the London rock scene commissioned by Classic Rock and TNT Magazines, London.Regular contributor to darrenhayes.com.

Authored "To Hellas & Back", bestselling autobiographical memoir (Penguin/Viking). Released October 2007. Optioned for film adaptation.

Sydney

Responsible for research and production of national daily breakfast music program. Produced artist profile pieces and gave AVID direction. Liaised with record company reps and conducted off-camera interviews with The Corrs, the Mavis's, plus produced pieces on Kylie Minogue, Savage Garden, I think Ronan Keating and a ton of others that my brain refuses to recall.

Sydney, Australia

Responsible for directing talent, camera and sound; research and question prep for talent; Interviews conducted with Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Macy Gray and more.

Sydney, Australia

Worked casually at EMI, VIRGIN, ROADSHOW & UNIVERSAL MUSIC. Responsible for liaising with press, radio and television.

Senior Producer / Scriptwriter MTV News, Talent & Artists Relations Manager, Producer Most Wanted, Greatest Hits, Headbangers' Ball and other rocktastic productions.Studio production, off-site production, off-camera interviews with artists such as Foo Fighters, Garbage, INXS, Sarah McLachlan, Rob Thomas,Korn, Metallica, Max Cavelera, Portishead, Baz Liuhrmann, Veruca Salt, Bloodhound Gang and many more.

Sydney, Australia

Responsible for servicing press, radio and television with a view to getting tracks/clips playlisted on national, metropolitan and regional radio and TV. Responsible for artist coverage in metro and regional press. Contributed to promotional schedules of varied touring artists from Neil Diamond to Celine Dion to the Presidents of the USA.Arranged band interviews, meet and greets and competitions.

London, Uk

Wrote feature articles and live reviews pertaining to the piping hot London scene.

London, Uk

PA to Simon Cowell in A&R. General assistant to television, radio and press pluggers.Also did a stint at Sony UK around this time as a Promotions Assistant, offering general publicity support.

Melbourne, Australia

Wrote artist features and live reviews.I did likewise for Beat Magazine.

Sydney And Melbourne, Australia

Receptionist, then Fashion Buyer, then assistant to MD, then relocated from Sydney to Melbourne to play assistant to Marketing Manager. See how flexible I am? And I don't just mean bendy.