C.J. Hayden is the author of three books and over 300 articles on marketing, entrepreneurship, life purpose, and social change. Her bestselling book Get Clients Now! A 28-Day Marketing Program for Professionals, Consultants and Coaches has become the marketing bible for thousands of independent professionals. C.J. is also the author of The One-Person Marketing Plan Workbook, co-author of Get Hired Now! A 28-Day Program for Finding the Job You Want, and a contributing author to Guerrilla Marketing on the Front Lines.

Since 1992, C.J. has been a business coach, consultant, and trusted advisor for hundreds of entrepreneurs and professionals. She specializes in helping social entrepreneurs, activists, and community leaders launch and sustain successful ventures to effect social change.

C.J.’s articles have appeared in Home Business, Selling Power, Rainmaker Report, SOHO Business Report, Principled Profit, Choice, CareerSource, California Job Journal, Bay Area BusinessWoman, and dozens of online magazines, including About.com, SalesDog, and The CEO Refresher. You can see samples of her articles here.

A popular speaker and workshop leader, C.J. has presented hundreds of programs on marketing, entrepreneurship, life purpose, and social change to corporate clients, professional associations, community groups, and small businesses. She has taught for John F. Kennedy University, Mills College, The Coaches Training Institute, Leaderspring, Chevron, Federal Express, Marriott, Wells Fargo, SCORE, and the U.S. Small Business Administration. You can see upcoming programs here.

As an activist and social entrepreneur, C.J. is the founder of the Send Girls to School Project, and serves on the boards of Grameen Shakti and Global Initiative to Advance Entrepreneurship.

You can find out more about C.J. at her other sites: Get Clients Now!, Get Hired Now!, Social Entrepreneur Coach, or her blog, How to Become a Hero.