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Anna David

CEO
Legacy Launch Pad Publishing
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United States (California)
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Los Angeles
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Languages 
English
Volunteer
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Bio

Anna David is one of the world's leading experts on how entrepreneurs can build a business from a book.

A New York Times bestselling author of eight books, she's also the founder of Legacy Launch Pad Publishing and three-time TEDx speaker who has appeared on Good Morning America, Today Show, The Talk and dozens of other programs.

Anna has also written for the New York Times, Time, Playboy, Vanity Fair and the Huffington Post, among many others, and been written about in such publications as Entrepreneur, Martha Stewart magazine and Forbes.

Her first novel, Party Girl, is in development as a feature film.

She's the on-air book critic for KATU Portland and her podcast, Entrepreneur Publishing Academy, has been named one of the best publishing podcasts by LA Weekly, Feedspot, Podchaser and Kindlepreneur, among others.

Through Legacy Launch Pad, she has overseen numerous books that have become Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestsellers—books which have helped her clients add six figures to their bottom line, sell their book rights to film producers and appear on shows like Today and Good Morning America as well as attract higher-quality clients, land speaking gigs and grow into being the leaders in their field.

As a result of her books, Anna has been published in LA Times, Vice, Cosmo, People, Marie Claire, Redbook, Esquire, Self, Women’s Health, Buzzfeed and Salon and has appeared repeatedly on Hannity, Attack of the Show, Dr. Drew, Red Eye, The CBS Morning Show, The Insider and numerous other programs on Fox News, NBC, CBS, MTV, VH1 and E.

Over a decade ago, the New York Post declared that she invented the sub-genre “chick lit with a message” and she’s still trying to decide if she should be offended by that or not. In the meantime, she obsesses over helping her clients achieve from their books what she's achieved from hers.

Current position (1)

CEO

Legacy Launch Pad Publishing

Degrees (2)
English
Trinity College, BA
1988 to 1992
Chemical Studies
UCLA
2015 to 2016

Presentations

Presentations (2)
HOW TO WEAR YOUR LABELS

Many argue that the word “addict” is offensive. In this presentation, Anna David explains why she disagrees and how she believes that it’s only through using the addict label that we can destigmatize addiction. She argues that we shouldn’t be trying to avoid certain words but bringing them out in the open so that we can change the public perception of them. She explains how she believes labels can help us to thrive.

Attendees will be able to evaluate and discuss if the recommendation to not use the word addict—including the recent AP suggestion that journalists use the phrase “person with addiction” instead—helps or hurts the cause. They’ll be able to compare her argument about the benefits of using the word “addict” to the many arguments people make that we must eradicate the word from our vocabulary altogether—and se

In the past decade, admissions to recovery programs have increased 143% for students between the ages of 18 and 24. Anna David takes the information gleaned from her own experiences with addiction—which she’s been able to share through best-selling books, numerous TV appearances and hundreds of published articles—and breaks down how addiction starts, develops and ends. Through anecdotes that are relatable to addicts and non-addicts alike, David tracks the part low self-esteem, family of origin and genetics play in addiction as well as the role of self-esteem in young people everywhere. The talk is for those with burgeoning addictions, the loved ones of addicts and anyone who wants to learn how to better cope in a society that’s always gunning for more, more, more. It’s designed to help college students conquer self-defeating insecurities, deal with family members who are addicted and take the shame out of mental illness, addiction and self-doubt.

Past talks (2)
How to Wear Your Labels
TEDx
University of San Diego
April 12, 2018
What Is a Light Hustler?
Wellness for People in Recovery
La Costa Resort and Spa, San Diego
September 9, 2018
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TEDX Ohlone College
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Alcohol and Substance Abuse Speaker
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Books & Articles (3)

Party Girl
Legacy Launch Pad,
2021
How Sheryl Sandberg Used Writing to Soar -- and 7 Other Entrepreneurs Who Did, Too
Carrie Fisher Forever Changed the Way People Talk About Addiction

Expertise (7)

Health & Well-being
Social & Political
Entertainment & Art
Leadership
Media & Marketing
Writing, Sharing, Storytelling, Recovery Addiction recovery
Recommendations
Why choose me? 

Dynamic. amusing, thoughtful addict in recovery for over 21 years.

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