Marnie Pehrson is a best-selling author, speaker, certified SimplyHealedTM
practitioner, and online publicist who shows you how to ignite
your WOW! At her site, IgnitePoint.com,
she's gathered a team of experts to provide knowledge, community and resources
to show Light Bearers how to package, promote, and create "WOW"
platforms for their messages. Marnie is also a wife and mother of 6 and the author of
23 fiction and nonfiction titles.
What Is a Light Bearer?
A Light Bearer is a wise, intuitive Inspired Creative
who lovingly lights the way for others. A Light Bearer is
passionate about assisting people in breaking free from bondage to
ultimate freedom (whether the chains are of one's own making,
generational or inflicted by others). They are courageous leaders
for not only the rising generation but also for lifelong learners
of any age. Find out more about being a Light Bearer in
Marnie's new book, Light
the World: How Your Brilliance Can Shift the Planet.
Longer Bio
To say Marnie Pehrson is prolific would be an understatement. She is a mother of
six and a bestselling author with ten fiction novels and thirteen
nonfiction titles under her belt.
Through her flagship site, IgnitePoint.com,
she's gathered a team of experts to provide knowledge, community
and resources that show Light Bearers how to package, promote, and
create "WOW" platforms for their messages.
Marnie's
gift is combining the inspiration of heaven with the practicality
of earth. Her latest book, "Light
the World: How Your Brilliance Can Shift the Planet"
is her manifesto for what she calls the Light
the World Movement. Marnie believes that a world-shift is
underway and that we stand at a crossroads. One path leads to
freedom and light while the other leads to oppression and
darkness. A small proportion of individuals will determine the
direction of the planetary shift. Historically, only 3-5% of the
population are involved in shifts toward more force or more
freedom (which occur approximately every century). The masses are
either oblivious or do not care. Marnie is gathering and promoting
Light-Bearers to insure that the coming world shift is a positive
one. (See Light Bearer definition above).
Marnie
Pehrson has been highlighting truth and talent for nearly 16
years. Whether she's writing a novel that spotlights individuals
who've made a difference in the world or helping a talented entrepreneur
create a platform for his life's work, Marnie's life is about
underscoring truth and talent in innovative and compelling ways.
In October 2012, Marnie began the
process of shutting down her flagship site, IdeaMarketers.com,
which served the article and content marketing community for 14
years. Taking a bold leap of faith, she decided to pursue her
passion and rebrand IdeaMarketers into IgnitePoint.com.
IgnitePoint is a resource community that shows Light Bearers how
to ignite their WOW. She's brought together at least two dozen of
her most trusted business colleagues to teach Light Bearers how to
bring their heavenly messages down to earth in practical ways. The
goal being, to work together to collectively shift the planet
toward more freedom and light.
Best Sellers
Due
to the marketing campaign Marnie orchestrated, her book "Trust
Your Heart: Transform Your Ideas into Income"
became a #1 Amazon Entrepreneurial Bestseller and #1 Amazon Mover
and Shaker in May 2011. It centers around a core principle Marnie
teaches about following your heart and passion and taking action
with determination toward your dreams. The book is a collection of
19 Entrepreneurs' experiences in doing just that. Each chapter is
written in the contributor's own words, sharing his or her story
and the "take-away" principles and action steps the
reader can follow to transform their ideas into income.
Contributors include: Adam Urbanski, Adela Rubio, Brian Rooney, Denise Wakeman, Ellen Britt, Janis Pettit, Jessica Swanson, Joanne Musa, Kathleen Gage, Laura West, Leslie Householder, Linda Miles, Lisa Rae Preston, Michele PW, Milana Leshinsky, Phillip Davis, Stephanie Chandler, Shannon Cherry
Contributors include: David Perdew, Adela Rubio, Connie Ragen Green, Kirk Duncan, Ellen Britt, Kendall Summerhawk, Lisa Rae Preston, Shannon Cherry, Nancy Marmolejo, Lou Bortone, Rhonda Hess, D'Vorah Lansky, Felicia Slattery, Christine Gallagher, Eileen Voyles, Terri Zwierzynski, Ally Piper, Kathleen Ann, Cindy Rushton, Dr. Linda Miles, Ronda Del Boccio, Dr. Joseph Peck, Therese Skelly, and Mari-Lyn Harris
Marnie
has been in business since 1990 and has been creating WOW's online
since 1996. For a list of some of her clients
go here.
Marnie's Story
Marnie started her home
business back in 1990 as a way to stay home with her two small
children. She started out as a computer trainer, teaching people
software from her home. Her students began telling their
employers about her and she moved into on-site training,
consulting and program. In
1994 she wrote How to Run a Computer Training Business
and began marketing it on AOL and Compuserve.
By 1996, she and a
friend (Alanna Webb) opened the first online mall. In 1998,
Marnie combined her love for writing with her knack for
marketing to create IdeaMarketers.com
which was the longest running content directory on the Web
before its 2012 rebrand into IgnitePoint.com
-- a resource community showing Light
Bearers how to ignite their WOW. SheLovesGod.com
came along in 2000 and Marnie launched her inspirational writing
career through this site.
In 2004, Granite Publishing and
Distribution began distributing several of Marnie's
inspirational titles including Lord,
Are You Sure? Her author friend Marcia Lynn McClure
encouraged her to branch into fiction. After pitching the idea
for The
Patriot Wore Petticoats to her distributor, they
suggested she run with it. This novel is based on the true story
of Marnie's 4th Great Grandmother, Dicey Langston, a
Revolutionary War heroine.
Marnie, who was born and raised
in the Chattanooga Tennessee area, is an avid enthusiast of
family history. She integrates elements of the places, people
and events of her Southern family and heritage into her
historical fiction novels. Marnie's life is steeped in Southern
history from the little town of Daisy that she grew up in (the
setting for Waltzing with the Light) to the 24 acres
bordering the famous Chickamauga Battlefield upon which her
family resides. The Chickamauga Battlefield inspired Rebecca's
Reveries, In
Love We Trustand Marnie's BarnesAndNoble.com
best-seller Angel
and the Enemy (December 2006). Her latest novel An
Uncertain Justice is based on a true story about the
last legal hanging in Georgia. The victim of the murder (Deputy
Sheriff Joseph Morton) was Marnie's 2nd great grandfather.
She also helps other authors get
their work in print and create buzz with her three author programs:
Marnie's passion is promoting the principles of Life, Liberty, Love and
Learning through speaking, consulting and supporting Light
Bearers who are impacting the world in positive and innovative
ways.
For a full list of Marnie's Web
projects, go here.
Media
Interview Questions
What is a Light Bearer and how
do you know if you are one?
Talk about the "Light the
World Movement." What are the three things that will
facilitate a Freedom Shift?
You recently walked away from
a 14-year career as creator of content directory IdeaMarketers
to completely rebrand. You're now pursuing your passion for
assisting Light-Bearers in igniting their WOW and shifting the
planet. Was there risk involved, and if so, what made you take
this leap of faith?
What is SimplyHealed and how
do you use it to support your clients?
Do you believe everyone has a message?
Do you feel we suddenly wake up to our message or does it come over time?
What are the key elements to a powerful message that cuts straight to people's hearts.
You say marketing your message can be easy, natural and fun. How does that work?
What do you think holds people back from sharing their
messages?
Do you have a solution?
Do
you have mentors? If so, who are they and what have they
taught you?
You've
written both fiction and nonfiction. Which is easier to
promote from a self-publishing standpoint?
Both
books in your Trust Your Heart Series
became a #1 Amazon Bestsellers and #1 Amazon Mover and
Shakers. How did
that come about?
You recently followed your
heart and made a major shift with your flagship site,
IdeaMarketers.com. Can you please tell us about that?
Marnie Pehrson, creator of
IdeaMarketers.com, walks away from 14-year career in the
article marketing business to pursue her passion for shifting
the planet.
Entrepreneur
International, Pregnancy Magazine, Small Business Start-Ups,
Business Opportunity World, Home Office Computing,
Dallas
Heritage, The Chattanooga Times, The Walker County Messenger. Also featured in Marty Foley's "Internet
Marketing Goldmine."
IdeaMarketers is featured in almost every online marketing book
and ebook on the market.
Television
& Radio
Let's Talk Money, The Pulse, WRCB TV
Chattanooga, On The Same Page with Maxine Thompson, By
the Book Radio with Debbie Williams, The
Writer's Show WAHL Radio Chattanooga.
RADIO
INTERVIEW: Interview on WGOW's "Let's Talk
Money" Show (03/2011)
RADIO
INTERVIEW:
Christmas Interview About Miss
Humbug
and Viral Book Marketing Techniques Joan Hetzler of the Writers'
Show (WAWL
Chattanooga 91.5 FM)
interviews Marnie about her Viral Campaign to give away "Miss
Humbug" at Christmas as well as other tools and ideas for
authors who want to promote their books online. Aired 12/2008
RADIO
INTERVIEW: Self-Publishing and
BarnesAndNoble
Best Seller Angel
and the Enemy Joan Hetzler of the Writers'
Show (WAWL
Chattanooga 91.5 FM) interviews Marnie about Angel
and the Enemy, how she incorporates family history into
her books, and her self-publishing strategies.
Interview aired 3/4/07.
RADIO
INTERVIEW: 10 Steps
to Fulfilling Your Divine Destiny Debbie Williams of By
the Book Radio interview Marnie about her book. Right
Click Here to download the audio clip.
ONLINE
INTERVIEW: Character Development and
Underlying Themes in Fiction Writing Length: 20 minutes
Amy Ewart of SecretarialSolutions.ca
interviews Marnie about her character development, the power of
fiction and an inside look at "The
Earl's Confession"
Video Clips
Marnie Pehrson appears on The WIN Show
(Women's Information
Network)
with Paula Fellingham and Kim Coles
Marnie speaks at Langston Charter Middle School
about "Becoming the Hero of
Your Own Life Story"
and the life of American Revolutionary War heroine, Dicey Langston
Marnie's
gift is combining the inspiration of heaven with the practicality
of earth. Her latest book, 
The
next book in the series, 