Turning outstanding individuals into best-selling authors and thought leaders.

REQUEST

A book that explains to parents how best to prepare their kids for Major League Baseball.

PROCESS

After conversations with Dave, it became clear that he was extremely passionate about sharing ideas on helping baseball regain its stature as America’s National Pastime, not just helping parents. Michael put together a book plan that addressed all of baseball’s constituencies—owners, players, fans, the commissioner’s office, as well as parents.

RESULT

Dropping The Ball, a six-figure deal with Simon & Schuster, and a national bestseller.

I’d say my 2006 first-round draft pick for a coauthor was an extremely successful one.

REQUEST

Create a book proposal that would get a high dollar deal with a major publishing house for Nealy Fischer, a YouTube celebrity chef based in Hong Kong.

PROCESS

We interviewed Nealy at length and created a book proposal—a selling document used in order to get deals with major houses—that reflected her unique personality, approach to healthy cooking, and her beautiful family.

RESULT

A sizable deal with Hachette, leading to the raising of her brand on an international level.

Michael is a genius with words and was able to put my thoughts on a page eloquently. He’s also a real mensch and a great pleasure to work with.

REQUEST

Create a new memoir for the NFL broadcasting star.PROCESS
We recognized that Pat was the only player in history to be coached by NFL greats Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi…in the same season.

RESULT

Giants: What I Learned About Life from Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry, published by Wiley, and beloved by football fans.

My co-author, Michael Levin, was the first person to realize that a book about the lessons from my time with coaches Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi could be a success. I enjoyed our interviews, and I respect his knowledge of football.

REQUEST

Howard, who has worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Madonna and beyond, wanted to capture his process and share it with businesspeople who needed to understand public relations.

PROCESS

We came up with a ten-step approach for small to medium-sized businesses to get publicity in their communities.

RESULT

Where’s My Fifteen Minutes?: Get Your Company, Your Cause, or Yourself the Recognition You Deserve, a national bestseller published by Penguin.

Thank you, Michael Levin, for taking me from crayons to perfume.

REQUEST

The Christies wanted to rehabilitate their reputations, which had taken a beating because Doug did not fit with the NBA’s “bad boy” image. They needed the book in six weeks.

PROCESS

We conducted interviews in a day and a half, wrote the entire manuscript in a week, and had it edited, vetted by attorneys, and published in hardcover within six weeks.

RESULT

A national bestseller that enabled the Christies to follow their dream, developing outstanding, attractive, low-income housing in their native Seattle.

You were awesome … and amazingly fast!

REQUEST

Zig’s last book was also to be his son, Tom’s, first book. The manuscript was complete, but needed an extra polish.

PROCESS

As a long time admirer of Zig’s, Michael wrote a comment letter on the manuscript that unlocked more of Zig’s great stories and took the manuscript to a higher level.

RESULT

Zig’s last book touched the lives of millions and launched his son Tom’s writing career.

Thank you, Michael Levin, for making my best work even better.

REQUEST

Create a book that would make a complex approach to insurance both understandable and desirable for high net-worth individuals and families.

PROCESS & RESULT

We interviewed Tate, gained an understanding of his approach to insurance, and created a book, The Best Policy, that has positioned Tate as the leading authority in his field.

Writing a book with Michael Levin has been the single biggest accomplishment of my professional career and has elevated me to an elite status in my industry I couldn’t have reached so quickly without your help.

REQUEST

Create a book that would position Gary as the foremost consultant to dental practices.

PROCESS

We identified a seven-step process by which Gary transforms dental practices to optimize patient care, team member satisfaction, and net income.

RESULT

Million Dollar Dentistry, which has sold more than 50,000 copies worldwide, has helped Gary develop a $10 million consultancy.

Michael Levin turns ‘Blah-blah-blah into Aha!’ like no one else on the planet!

REQUEST

Tim came to us with a desire to tell a nonfiction story about malfeasance in a $100 million family business.

PROCESS

We proposed instead telling the same story as a novel, to attract a broader audience and avoid any risk of legal action.

RESULT

Money, Family, Murder, an intensely enjoyable full-length mystery novel that met Tim’s goals while at the same time protecting the privacy of all concerned.

Michael and his staff helped me to take some actual events in my life and turn them into a non-fiction novel. They were instrumental in the final design, structure, editing, and publishing of my book. I am so grateful for their professional experience and support!

REQUEST & PROCESS

Create a book with three goals—position Rená as the leading authority in the field of high-level event planning in Southern California; drive business to her firm; and launch her career as a consultant and speaker in her field.

RESULT

Creation of thought leadership stature, a meaningful boost in income, and a new career as a speaker and authority.