I've been a published writer since my dad let me cover Little League baseball games for the newspaper my family owned in east Arkansas. I'd play one game, then keep the scorebook on the next and write up a report. My background in journalism and in helping with a family business has fueled a professional life that's included:+ My post-college career began as a sports writer, most of which was spent covering the University of Arkansas for the state's largest newspaper.+ I was a sports columnist and editor.+ I helped launch a magazine -- The Life@Work Journal -- as the publication's editor.+ I was a family columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.+ I was a city editor for the Democrat-Gazette.+ I've written for and/contributed to dozens of magazines.+ I've ghostwritten dozens of articles for corporate leaders.+ I've been a ghostwriter for several books, including It's Not Just Who You know (Tommy Spaulding), Reviving Work Ethic (Eric Chester), Up, Down or Sideways (Mark Sanborn), and Untappted Talent (Dani Monroe). + I founded and ran a communications agency that handled a variety of projects, from marketing and PR, to Web content, to annual reports, to specialized book projects.+ I continue to write on book projects, while overseeing SVI's instructional design and writing team.Specialties: Leadership, niche publishing, nonprofits, travel, sports, family, faith-based missions ...