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Meet the Founder of SPARK Publications, Fabi Preslar. Francene Marie interviews Preslar to learn more about new and old models regarding book publishing. Feel free to congratulate SPARK Publications as they celebrate 25 years of excellence in the magazine and book publishing business.  Learn more about SPARK Publications, and say hello to Fabi Preslar on Linkedin.    

Join me for an inspiring interview with Fabi Preslar, the owner of Spark Publications, a business celebrating its 25th year. A member of our coaching program, Building a Referable Business, Fabi specializes in custom design for magazines, catalogs, and books, and in this episode, she shares her success story, including how she has achieved 15 referrals in just three months—and gained four new people referring her! Resources and links mentioned in this episode can be found on the show notes page at www.staceybrownrandall.com/253 

Fabi Preslar founded SPARK Publications in 1998 as a graphic design firm. Now, SPARK is a custom-publishing design firm that helps businesses across a variety of industries grow and convert their knowledge into marketable books or magazines.For more information about The Charlotte Ledger, or to sign up for our newsletters, visit TheCharlotteLedger.com. This episode is part of a series in which we interview winners of The Charlotte Ledger 40 Over 40 Awards, which honor people aged 40+ who are making our community a better place. Find out information about those awards at Ledger40Over40.com.This episode of The Charlotte Ledger Podcast is hosted by Steve Dunn of Miles Mediation and Arbitration. It is produced by Lindsey Banks. Get full access to The Charlotte Ledger at charlotteledger.substack.com/subscribe

Fabi Preslar shares her experiences starting the company SPARK Publications

Fabi Preslar's entrepreneurial journey has been one of many lessons of things earned through dedication as well as many things celebrated. She is the founder and president of SPARK Publications, a firm that has won over 300 industry awards for its publishing design of custom magazines, books, and marketing design. She has been awarded a 2021 Gold Stevie Award for Chief Happiness Officer of the Year. Her firm's publications enhance credibility and distinction. This year SPARK Publications celebrates 24 successful years in business! Fabi shares with us her lessons learned to help create the best you can be to strongly serve your role and purpose. In this episode you will learn: The kinds of custom magazines that Fabi's company created for businesses How physical products breaks through all of these digital clutter About the Fabulous F Words of Business Ownership (her book) How referrals helped Fabi's business as they never had a sales team or salesperson for 24 years You can find Fabi at: https://fabipreslar.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabipreslar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabipreslar/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FabiPreslar A little about me: I began my career as a teacher, was a corporate trainer for many years, and then found my niche training & supporting business owners, entrepreneurs & sales professionals to network at a world-class level. My passion is working with motivated people, who are coachable and who want to build their businesses through relationship marketing and networking (online & offline). I help my clients create retention strategies, grow through referrals, and create loyal customers by staying connected. In appreciation for being here, I have a couple of gifts for you. A LinkedIn Checklist for setting up your fully optimized Profile: http://janiceporter.com/download-checklist.html An opportunity to test drive the Follow Up system I recommend by sending a FREE greeting card (on me): www.sendacardeverytime.com Connect with me: http://JanicePorter.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/janiceporter/ https://www.facebook.com/JanicePorterBiz https://twitter.com/janiceporter Join our Relationships Rule community on FB here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/relationshipsrule/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. You can also subscribe from the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us an iTunes review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on iTunes, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on iTunes.

It's In the News... the only Diabetes newscast! This week learn about: The DIY #WeAreNotWaiting movement gets a medical write up in the Lancet, a big move for #T1D stem cell therapy and identifying the cause behind a common #T2D condition. We also look at coffee & gestational diabetes and find out why the molecular structure of insulin pictured on an Olympic-hopeful's skis -- Join Stacey LIVE every Wednesday at 4:30pm EDT Check out Stacey's book: The World's Worst Diabetes Mom! Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Sign up for our newsletter here ----- Use this link to get one free download and one free month of Audible, available to Diabetes Connections listeners! ----- Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone      Click here for Android Episode transcription below: Hello and welcome to Diabetes Connections In the News! I'm Stacey Simms and these are the top diabetes stories and headlines of the past seven days. As always, I'm going to link up my sources in the Facebook comments – where we are live – we are also Live on YouTube and in the show notes at d-c dot com when this airs as a podcast.. XX In the News is brought to you by The World's Worst Diabetes Mom, Real life stories of raising a child with diabetes. Bit of breaking news here.. we just found out today we won a pretty big deal prize. American Book Fest announced The World's Worst Diabetes Mom is the winner of their Best New Non-Fiction category! Huge thanks to the judges and to Spark Publications. How about that? You can find the book – it's my book if that's not clear - in paperback, on Kindle or as an audio book – all at Amazon.com. -- XX Our top story.. a stamp of professional approval for the do it yourself #WeAreNotWaiting movement. Over 40 doctors, legal experts, and other healthcare professionals published a consensus statement in The Lancet, one of the most prestigious and respected medical journals. The authors conclude: “Although we do not suggest that open-source AID systems be universally recommended over commercial options, strong ethical reasons support the use of open-source AID systems, with safety and effectiveness data derived from real-world evidence." Essentially, they say it's time for the medical industry to take these methods seriously, and to establish some standards and protocols to help further access and safe use. https://mashable.com/article/doctors-approve-diy-diabetes-tech-treatments XX Stem cell therapy for type 1 moves forward. CRISPR therapeutics and Viactye announce approval for a clinical trial application. We've covered this before and talked to ViaCyte on the podcast. They've been moving forward with stem cell research and you may know Crispr as a gene editing platform. The idea is that together these companies could find a functional cure for type 1. This is a Phase 1 clinical trial designed to look at safety and efficacy. They expect to start enrolling patients by the end of the year. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crispr-therapeutics-viacyte-inc-start-133000366.html XX A new study suggests a lack of a specific molecule in red blood cells may be the root cause of vascular problems in people with type 2. Red blood cells are important for many reasons, one of which is maintaining what's called cardiovascular equilibrium. This is partly achieved through the production of nitric oxide. This is a problem in people with type 2 and these researchers speculate it's because they have much less of something called micro-RNA-210 than those without diabetes. Interestingly, blood sugar control through medication appeared to cause no major improvement here – it didn't affect the red blood cells. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/scientists-identify-new-cause-of-vascular-injury-in-type-2-diabetes XX Good news for pregnant coffee lovers: Consuming a low amount of caffeine during pregnancy could help to reduce gestational diabetes. This is one of those confusing health issues that seem to change every year.. right? Drink more coffee, drink less coffee.. this study says if you're already drinking coffee or any caffeine, about two cups a day is just fine and may reduce your risk of gestational diabetes. If you're not already a coffee drinker, there's really no reason to start. There were no statistically significant differences in blood pressure, preeclampsia, or hypertension between those who did and did not drink caffeine during pregnancy. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20211111/Low-amount-of-caffeine-intake-during-pregnancy-may-help-reduce-gestational-diabetes-risk.aspx XX The government of Japan announced this week that a company there has developed quote - the world's first blood glucose level sensor that requires no blood sampling. The sensor uses cutting-edge laser technology for a much brighter infrared laser, enabling anyone to hold a fingertip over its light for about 5 seconds to easily measure their blood glucose levels. The company is now working on mass production. Not a lot of info here but the website says 2023 is their goal for launch. http://www.light-tt.co.jp/?lang=en&fbclid=IwAR0h6rlJKXwxEuUDQ8O0_KFYLCg885_pITiVE9xPjgsIXLPCaK9cuJntjSo XX Scotland has become the world's first country to begin routine testing of C-peptide levels in patients with type 1 diabetes. Couple of goals here they say… first to identify people who have retained robust natural insulin production and second.. to see some who might not have type 1 at all. C-peptide is a substance that is created as a byproduct of natural insulin production. A preliminary study looked at 850 people with type 1 and found that about 13% had more than what's thought to be the usual expectation of insulin production. They also found that 5.1% were reclassified to type 2 diabetes and 1.6% were reclassified to monogenic diabetes. Many of those people didn't need to take insulin any more. One quick note – I've seen this article floating around which says that half of the people in this study did NOT have type one. That's not the case at all. The only thing I can think is that someone misread the 5.1% reclassified to type 2 and misread it as 51%? But it's a tiny number. Many more people are misdiagnosed as type 2 when they have LADA or type 1. https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/why-scotland-is-now-testing-the-c-peptide-levels-of-everyone-with-type-1-diabetes-691720/ XX Finally Something really unique for Diabetes Month. A ski company has created a custom set – with the pattern of the chemical composition of insulin. I'll show it here and in the FB group for those listening.. Lauren Salko is a cross racer who lives with type 1. Elan Skis worked with her to design the skis and they're donating all the profits to Children with Diabetes.. It's the Limited edition Ripstick 94 W ski. Lauren Salko has an eye on next year's Olympics.. we'll be watching. https://elanskis.com/lauren-salko quick reminder that the podcast this week is all about less stress for the holidays. It's an ask the D-Moms and guys.. I got an amazing message from a mom who said she quote – cried tears of relief listening to it. I remember how tough it is at first.. but really, we can make great memories and worry less. Let the Dmoms help! you can listen to wherever you get your podcasts or if you're listening to this as on a podcast app, just go back an episode. That's In the News for this week.. if you like it, please share it! Thanks for joining me! See you back here soon.

Many entrepreneurs write books, but how do you know the timing is right, and how do you leverage that book as a business owner? Fabi Preslar, president and founder of SPARK Publications, joins our podcast today and talks about how to know when it is time. Her process includes something she calls Maturing Through the Manuscript.  Fabi is an award-winning entrepreneur as well as a mentor, both officially and unofficially, to other business owners. She talks about the value of mentorship and how it has shaped her life, ultimately leading to her first book, On Heaven's Couch. Don't miss this episode! You can connect with Fabi on her website or any of her social media channels.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabipreslar/ https://www.facebook.com/SPARK.Publicationshttps://www.facebook.com/FabiPreslar/ https://www.instagram.com/fabipreslar/https://www.instagram.com/sparkpubs/

Visit https://www.alternativehealthtools.com/ for more information Stacey Simms is a writer, podcaster, speaker, and diabetes mom. Her podcast show, Diabetes Connections https://diabetes-connections.com's first episode was launched in May 2015. Stacey along with co-hosts John Biethan and Kim Shea cover the path that took Stacey from diabetes mom, all the way to being a successfully sponsored podcaster for the last 5 years. We'll cover many topics about diabetes, including the little known condition called Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) https://rebrand.ly/x7jtj0n  Stacey Simms has been turning a profit from her podcast, Diabetes Connections, for 5 years. As a guest speaker at She Podcasts Live! and the Charlotte Podcast Festival, Stacey has cracked the code on turning a profit from podcasting, and she's now sharing the on an upcoming webinar in February 2021. Visit https://staceysimms.com/podcast-quiz to take the quiz and get notifications about the webinar. Listen to Stacey's favorite episode: Stacey's Family: Ten Years With Type 1 Diabetes https://diabetes-connections.com/staceys-family-ten-years-with-type-1-diabetes Stacey's son, Benny, was diagnosed with T1D the first weekend of December 2006. It was one month before he turned two. His big sister, Lea, had just turned 5. This week, Stacey, her husband, Slade, Lea, and Benny all share their stories about how their family's life was changed and about how they've all managed over the last ten years.  Get her book: The World's Worst Diabetes Mom at https://diabetes-connections.com  Get her book: I Can't Cook But I Know Someone Who Can at https://www.amazon.com/Cant-Cook-But-Know-Someone/dp/0981904009 published by Spark Publications https://sparkpublications.com, Charlotte, NC About Stacey's upcoming webinar (Feb 2021) “Get Paid To Podcast” Take the quiz https://staceysimms.com/podcast-quiz and get signed up for the webinar. Details:Stacey Simms has been turning a profit from her podcast, Diabetes Connections, for 5 years. As a guest speaker at She Podcasts Live! and the Charlotte Podcast Festival, Stacey has cracked the code on turning a profit from podcasting. Now she's ready to share some of her secrets to help you monetize your show. Whether you've just launched, or have had your show for a long time, take this quiz to find out if you're ready to join Stacey and start making money! Connect with Stacey Diabetes Connections podcast with Stacey Simms https://diabetes-connections.com  Stacey Simms, writer, podcaster, speaker, and diabetes mom https://staceysimms.com  Contact Us Alternative Health Tools You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else you get your podcasts. Contact co-hosts Lisa Victoria, John Biethan, and Kim Shea Leave us a message on our Contact Page. Produced by Heard Not Seen Media, Inc. dba  ImaginePodcasting.com

Visit https://www.alternativehealthtools.com/ for more information Stacey Simms is a writer, podcaster, speaker, and diabetes mom. Her podcast show, Diabetes Connections https://diabetes-connections.com’s first episode was launched in May 2015. Stacey along with co-hosts John Biethan and Kim Shea cover the path that took Stacey from diabetes mom, all the way to being a successfully sponsored podcaster for the last 5 years. We’ll cover many topics about diabetes, including the little known condition called Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) https://rebrand.ly/x7jtj0n  Stacey Simms has been turning a profit from her podcast, Diabetes Connections, for 5 years. As a guest speaker at She Podcasts Live! and the Charlotte Podcast Festival, Stacey has cracked the code on turning a profit from podcasting, and she’s now sharing the on an upcoming webinar in February 2021. Visit https://staceysimms.com/podcast-quiz to take the quiz and get notifications about the webinar. Listen to Stacey’s favorite episode: Stacey's Family: Ten Years With Type 1 Diabetes https://diabetes-connections.com/staceys-family-ten-years-with-type-1-diabetes Stacey's son, Benny, was diagnosed with T1D the first weekend of December 2006. It was one month before he turned two. His big sister, Lea, had just turned 5. This week, Stacey, her husband, Slade, Lea, and Benny all share their stories about how their family's life was changed and about how they've all managed over the last ten years.  Get her book: The World’s Worst Diabetes Mom at https://diabetes-connections.com  Get her book: I Can’t Cook But I Know Someone Who Can at https://www.amazon.com/Cant-Cook-But-Know-Someone/dp/0981904009 published by Spark Publications https://sparkpublications.com, Charlotte, NC About Stacey’s upcoming webinar (Feb 2021) “Get Paid To Podcast” Take the quiz https://staceysimms.com/podcast-quiz and get signed up for the webinar. Details:Stacey Simms has been turning a profit from her podcast, Diabetes Connections, for 5 years. As a guest speaker at She Podcasts Live! and the Charlotte Podcast Festival, Stacey has cracked the code on turning a profit from podcasting. Now she’s ready to share some of her secrets to help you monetize your show. Whether you’ve just launched, or have had your show for a long time, take this quiz to find out if you’re ready to join Stacey and start making money! Connect with Stacey Diabetes Connections podcast with Stacey Simms https://diabetes-connections.com  Stacey Simms, writer, podcaster, speaker, and diabetes mom https://staceysimms.com  Contact Us Alternative Health Tools You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else you get your podcasts. Contact co-hosts Lisa Victoria, John Biethan, and Kim Shea Leave us a message on our Contact Page. Produced by Heard Not Seen Media, Inc. dba  ImaginePodcasting.com

Fabi Preslar is the owner and president of SPARK Publications, a national, award-winning, independent publishing firm specializing in the design of niche magazines, and independently published non-fiction books for print, digital, and interactive media. Preslar has been honored as a 2020 FOLIO: Top Women in Media, was inducted into the 2019 North Carolina Women Business […] The post Fabi Preslar with SPARK Publications appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Fabi Preslar, owner of Spark Publications, joins me and talks about owning multiple businesses and what she learned, why she decided that shortly after giving birth to her first child, and how a close family friend became one of her biggest influencers. 

In this episode, I sit down with my colleague, Fabi Preslar, Owner and President of Spark Publications. Fabi and I chat about how hard work and her skin color opened doors for her that are otherwise closed to many people of color.   

Fabi Preslar is the owner and president of SPARK Publications, a national, award-winning, independent publishing firm specializing in the design of niche magazines, special publications, and independently published books for print, digital, and interactive media. Her firm’s publications enhance credibility and distinction, enabling individuals and organizations to thrive and excel. Preslar has been honored as a 2020 FOLIO: Top Women in Media, was inducted into the 2019 North Carolina Women Business Owners Hall of Fame, and was awarded the 2018 First-Generation Family Business of the Year by the Charlotte Business Journal and 2017 Woman Business Owner of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners–Charlotte Chapter. Learn more at SPARKpublications.com and FabiPreslar.com.

Have you ever wanted to write a book but wasn't sure if it was possible and if it would be worth your while?  In this episode, I interview Fabi Preslar of Spark Publications where she shows us how powerful a book can be by taking us through captivating 3 case studies and the opportunities that opened as a result of publishing a book. Fabi is offering our listeners a powerful video to help you take the steps necessary to see the benefits of writing a book.  Watch the video by clicking HERE. Important Links:   Lora's Yeti Blue Mic click HERE For Lora's Dragon Pad pop filter click HERE For Lora's Sound Shield click HERE   Learn Instagram and Canva easily and affordably, visit:  https://lorashipman.com/courses/    Check out Lora's Blog:  https://lorashipman.com/blog/   Connect with Lora on the Socials: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/lora_shipman/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LoraShipmanOfficial/ YouTube Click HERE

Segment 1: Fabi Preslar is the owner and president of SPARK Publications, a national, award-winning, custom design firm specializing in niche magazines and independently published books. She was named 2017 Woman Business Owner of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners – Charlotte Chapter, and the firm was honored as the 2018 First-Generation Family Business of the Year by the Charlotte Business Journal. She is the author of the new book The Fabulous F Words of Business Ownership: Redefining Choice Words to Fuel Your Small Business.Segment 2: John Collopy, author of the book The Reward of Knowing, is the owner and broker of RE/MAX Results and its 38 offices across Minnesota and Wisconsin.  With annual sales of more than $5.3 billion, RE/MAX Results is now one of the largest RE/MAX franchises in the world. Segment 3: Tom Kulzer is the founder and Chief Executive Officer at AWeber, the leading small business email marketing software, where he is actively involved in the company's strategic direction, growth and evolution. Since the company's start in 1998, Tom has nurtured it from a small start-up to a robust organization serving over 100,000 customers, all without public or venture funding. Sponsored by Nextiva, Square Payroll, and LinkedIn

Mother, Wife and Entrepreneur Fabi Preslar, President of SPARK Publications talks about balancing home and work and how using more F words creates a more fabulous life.

Chris and Brian are joined via ZOOM by Fabi Preslar, President of SPARK Publications. SPARK Publications specializes in custom design for magazines, catalogs, and books for print, digital, and interactive formats. Fabi's new book, Fabulous F Words of Business Ownership: Redefining Choice Words to Fuel Your Small Business is available now digitally on her website and is being released on paperback at 10:10 am on 10/10/18. Fabi shares some of her personal story and how and why she transitioned from working as a graphic designer to running her own business and launching SPARK. She talks about how business owners, entrepreneurs and community leaders are using books to establish authority, expert status and to grow their business. Fabi walks us through a little bit of the book writing process from inception to publication and reveals the type of person that can benefit from writing a book. www.thejoneszones.com www.fabipreslar.com www.sparkpublications.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/undisputedawareness/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/undisputedawareness/support

Episode #30 is LIVE, thank you for being a listener as we hit 1 full year just recently since we launched our very first episode!  In Ep. #30, Fabi Preslar, Natalie's guest for this special episode, is owner and president of SPARK Publications. SPARK is a creative firm specializing in design and content creation for magazines, catalogs, and publishing custom books for national clients wrapped around PURPOSE! She was named 2017 Women Business Owner of the Year by National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). In the episode, we have a candid conversation and discuss Fabi's journey of being a two-time entrepreneur; her successes, failures and everything in between. We also discuss the celebration of the 20th year of her second venture, SPARK Publications (a family-owned business). We talk about the creation and development of stories that are wrapped around PURPOSE and PASSION! If you're a budding author, this would be the episode for you! Join us for a great episode with Fabi, live in-studio in Charlotte, NC.  Thank you for being a subscriber! Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! This podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts (iTunes), Stitcher, Soundcloud or Google Play. You can also link to the full episodes from the http://www.disruptnowprogram.com/podcast-and-disruption-stories  or you can go to the parent company's site at www.teamgu.com/episodes (you can connect with guests, listen to full episodes & learn more about us)! ABOUT TEAM GU AND DISRUPT NOW: The Disrupt Now Program and Podcast was created by Natalie Viglione, the Founder of Team Gu LLC. It is the coaching ethos of Team Gu, which is an award-winning Business & Coaching Services firm.  The firm offers business services to companies that do good in the world. We provide consulting + implementation services in sales, marketing, and the operations around these two areas. The firm also provides coaching services to individuals seeking to become an entrepreneur, and to companies that have hit a "stuck" point/plateau and can't seem to reach the next level. Let’s get social! Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

Fabi Preslar helps clients share their stories. She is president of SPARK Publications, a custom-publishing firm that specializes in designing magazines, books and other print and digital publications. She is also publisher of b2bTRIBE, a magazine for engaged and diverse entrepreneurs and small business owners. Fabi has received several awards, including the 2017 NAWBO-Charlotte’s Women Business Owner of the Year, recognition as one of the 50 Most Influential Women in the Charlotte region by The Mecklenburg Times, the B2B Marketer of the Year by the Business Marketing Association of the Carolinas, Entrepreneur of the Year by the National Association of Community College Entrepreneurship, Enterprising Woman of the Year by Enterprising Woman Magazine, and the Greater Woman's Council Trailblazer Award. Fabi is a graduate of Central Piedmont Community College with a degree in graphic design.    This episode is perfect for anyone interested in custom publishing, leaps of faith and business as a creative and spiritual act.  IN THIS EPISODE Fabi describes what SPARK Publications is and what it does. She answers questions about stages of production, the process of publication, how much certain company services cost and who are typical clients. She addresses whether SPARK Publications is a vanity press and how it differs from self-publishing. She talks about what guides what she will publish, how the Internet has changed her business, publishing her own magazine, and how she works with novelists, essayists and poets. Fabi shares what she loves about what she does. She talks about where she grew up, her first language and what her life was like for her as a child and teenager. She discusses family tensions, the challenges her family faced, and how it affected her. She shares the leap she took at 17 years old and what inspired her to study graphic design. Fabi describes the electric moment she experienced when she met a certain person at the Charlotte Observer. She talks about how she has transformed since the launch of her business and the spiritual dimensions of her work. She shares a near-death experience and how it has changed her. She reflects on the awards she has won and the game of awards that is played. Fabi reveals what she values most and whether she is living the life she wants to live. Mark Peres adds a personal word that begins this way, "One afternoon I suddenly thought about Fabi. I could not really tell you why. I only had brief contact with her in the past..." To learn more, visit On Life and Meaning.