by Emily Crookston | Mar 31, 2026 | Small Business
Your Keynote and Your Book Should Be the Same Idea I spent this past Saturday at a TEDx event, cheering on my friend (and fellow NSA Carolinas member) Susie Hansley, as she took the stage. She did an amazing job! I heard some great talks and met some cool people. But...
by Emily Crookston | Feb 19, 2026 | Small Business
You Didn’t Plan to Write a Book. That Doesn’t Mean You Shouldn’t. I hesitate to make generalizations, but I’ve thought long and hard about this one: There are two ways into writing a book. 1. Some people start with the ambition and go hunting for the...
by Emily Crookston | Jan 7, 2026 | Emily's Musings
100 Things that Made My Year in 2025 Happy New Year! If 2025 taught me anything, it’s that a year well-lived isn’t measured in grand gestures but in honeycrisp apples paired with walnuts, watching the sunrise from a pier at the beach, and the satisfaction...
by Emily Crookston | Dec 17, 2025 | Emily's Musings
2025: A Year in Books Welcome to my annual book list—apparently an endangered species in this day and age. I keep hearing that “no one reads anymore,” but I’m calling bullsh*t on that. Some of us are still out here turning actual pages (or swiping...
by Emily Crookston | Nov 30, 2025 | Entrepreneur
You’re Already an Authorpreneur (You Just Don’t Know It Yet) I’ve never pictured myself as a keynote speaker (not really). When I think “keynote speaker,” I think of people like, Rick Lozano—the Musical Motivator, who I met at an NSA...
