Look and Listen

Biography

I'm the author of Filling the Glass, a book which has been cited as “[One of] The Seven Essential Popular Business Books” by Today’s Librarian magazine. My other books range from The Prentice Hall Marketing Yearbook to the cult classic fantasy novel, Legend. As a speaker and a consultant, my client list includes the Santa Barbara Writers Conference, the Pike's Peak Writers Conference, ABC, the American Bar Association, the American Management Association, AT&T, Blue Cross, Budget Rent a Car, Canon, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, the National Lottery of Ireland, the U.S. Small Business Administration, Verizon and WellPoint. As far as media goes, I've been on the Today Show, NBC Nightly News, CNBC and on well over 800 local television and radio stations. From time to time, you might see me quoted in publications like the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the London Times, Business Week, USA Today and my personal favorite, Funeral Services Insider. My website is http://www.barrymaher.com where there's more than any sane person ever wanted to know about me.

Inspiration

To me, it's not about inspiration. It's about putting my butt in front of the computer and doing the work. If I'm lucky, while I'm doing that the words start to flow. If I'm really lucky, they're the right words.