Cathy Lewis, president of C.S. Lewis & Company Publicists, worked as an in-house publicist in New York publishing houses for many years before launching her own book publicity firm in 1994, convinced that she could do a much better job serving authors. Highly regarded by publishers and authors alike, her company has an impressive track record of success, having developed a number of bestselling authors and national media personalities.
Over the past two decades, Cathy has seen book publicity opportunities in the media change dramatically, from traditional TV, radio, and print publications to online TV, podcasts, digital publications, blogs, and social sites. Her company’s strategies have kept up with the times, and her team remains facile and successful in all different types of media and publicity venues.
Enter the New Thought Network (NTN). Cathy saw that moving into the arena of literary speakers agent would be a natural evolution. What was happening was that as soon as her team turned authors and experts into newsmakers and thought leaders, they quickly became sought-after speakers, seminar leaders, workshop facilitators, and presenters. She wanted to be able to offer these talented experts a seamless transition into the speaking world.
The NTN team works diligently with clients to craft compelling messages and shape their professional brand–and then tailor those messages for specific organizations, events, retreat centers, and other venues seeking smart, experienced, dynamic thought leaders, innovators, and change agents.
Cathy’s hallmark has always been relationships. She has highly collaborative relationships with her author and speaker clients, and has cultivated an excellent rapport with producers, columnists, reporters, bloggers–and now, event organizers. The NTN team continues the tradition of networking, connecting, and relationship building to help its experts gain new business opportunities and income streams through high-quality speaking engagements that are mutually beneficial for the speaker and the audience.
Unlike most speakers agencies, the NTN team can harness extensive media and social media contacts to promote the event, thus generating synergistic publicity for the speaker as well as the sponsoring organization.
For Cathy Lewis and her talented team, being a book publicist and a speaker’s agent is a winning combination.