Author.
Publisher.
Changemaker.
Your podcast hosts are
Boni and John Wagner-Stafford of Ingenium Books.
Join us as we talk about everything from writing craft to publishing processes, from book marketing to the business of publishing, from connecting your passion to your publishing journey, and from where you are now to where you become a changemaker.
June 8, 2023
Join us as we delve into the anatomy of a Wall Street Journal bestseller campaign with publisher Boni Wagner-Stafford and publishing manager Nancy Cavillones. Discover the strategy and hard work involved in achieving this pr…
June 1, 2023
Are you tired of feeling like your writing is falling flat? Have you been told to show, don't tell without ever really understanding what that means or how to do it effectively? If so, you're not alone. Do you want to take …
May 25, 2023
Dr. Peter Silverstone's quest to revolutionize mental health treatment took an unexpected turn when he stumbled upon a shocking discovery. The implications are mind-blowing, and the future of mental health therapy may never …
May 18, 2023
Authors, are you tired of hearing these myths about launching your book? Myth #1: Launching a book is a one-time event. Myth #2: It's best to focus solely on writing and worry about marketing later. Myth #3: Preparing the ma…
May 11, 2023
First up, it's a new season and a new name! Boni and John discuss the reasons for the name change from The Empowered Author Podcast to the Ingenium Books Podcast. Then we dive in to the wonderful ways to find passion and pur…
March 22, 2022
The sell sheet is a tool that helps retailers see how your book can help them reach, engage and satisfy their customers. The sell sheet can help us achieve our goals for sales, reviews and promotion but it is also a powerfu…
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Publisher/Cofounder/Author
Boni Wagner-Stafford is co-host of the Ingenium Books Podcast, as well as co-founder and publisher at Ingenium Books. As a publisher, Boni leads strategy and editorial. As an award-winning former Canadian journalist, Boni covered politics, government, social and economic policy, health care, organized crime, and more. She later held senior management roles in government where she led teams responsible for media relations, issues management, and strategic communications planning. She has lived in more than seventeen different cities/towns in Canada, Mexico and France, lived for three years full-time on her sailboat, also named Ingenium, and now calls La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, home.
CFO/Cofounder
John is cofounder and CFO at Ingenium Books. Creating a better world is John’s personal purpose. John’s creative entrepreneur accomplishments include professional musician (saxophone, vocals); recording engineer with artists like Peter Frampton, Celine Dion, Pat Metheny, and Leonard Cohen; soundtrack producer for film and television. As video game producer for Ubisoft in Montreal John led a team of 160 and managed a budget of $12 million. He held real estate licenses in two Canadian provinces. He’s a master canoeist and ASA-certified sailor. He's also trilingual, speaking English, French, and Spanish.
