Mary Curran Hackett
My Mission
As a ghostwriter for the past 15 years, I have many clients come to me and request my help to write for them. They are all acutely aware of one thing: They only have so much time--not just in a day, but in their life. They have accomplished so much, have had many life-altering experiences, and have the wisdom and insights to show for it. But they also have so much more they want to accomplish and pass along to present and future generations. In essence, I realized their biggest battle wasn't just lack of time, it was their own mortality. How do they conquer this? By doing what others before them have: By codifying and communicating their story so that they become, in a word, legendary. Yes, through books, their wisdom, words, and beliefs can continue to lead and change hearts and minds. But, not just any books--bestselling, evergreen books that fully capture who they are, what they stand for, why the do what they do, and that will endure and be read for years--centuries--to come.
Meet Mary
Mary Curran Hackett is a speaker, best-selling author, and NYT, WSJ, USA Today, Amazon and Audible best-selling ghostwriter. She started her career in publishing over 25 years ago. As a result of years in publishing and working as an author and entrepreneur, she discovered that many leaders she works with also want to do more than simply write books, they want to become best-selling authors that endure long after they are gone. Combined with her experience and desire to help, she took to the stage, intending to reach as many people as possible to create their own legendary and best-selling books.
Today, her talks will energize and inform leaders with actionable steps they can take today to begin their own journey to become a best-selling author. Mary is a highly sought-after speaker, author, ghostwriter, and publishing consultant. Her own books, Proof of Heaven and Proof of Angels, were bestsellers, and she has written several best-sellers for the 45-plus clients she has written books or book proposals for. She has helped CEOs of Fortune 500 companies to industry-changing Founder to the world’s top influencers and thought leaders write and publish their own books.
If you are looking for someone to transform your next event and help leaders fulfill their dreams of becoming legendary thought leaders themselves, Mary is who you are looking for.
Mary's Talks
Your Book Is Your Business
Write a Bestseller and Build Your Brand at the Same Time
Many leaders assume that simply writing and publishing a book
—traditionally or independently— will automatically attract audiences, opportunities, and credibility.
In reality, best-sellers are engineered, not discovered. Without an intentional, brand-aligned strategy, a manuscript can easily disappear in the noise.
In this keynote, Mary Curran Hackett re-frames authorship as a deliberate brand-development and business-growth initiative.
Participants learn the three core principles for conceiving and structuring a best-seller and five actionable steps to ensure their book strengthens their platform, expands their influence, and drives measurable business results.
Become Legendary
Think it, Be It, Live it, Write About It
In this inspiring talk, Mary Curran Hackett addresses every great leader's nemesis--their own mortality. How does one battle the sands of time? By becoming legendary.
In this keynote, Mary Curran Hackett shares with leaders why it is so important to codify and communicate their thoughts, beliefs, and the actions they took in order to inspire and transform others.
Participants learn the three core principles for conceiving and structuring a book and five actionable steps leaders can take today to begin writing a book that expands their influence and endures long after they are gone.
Build Your Platform While You Write
In this engaging talk, Mary Curran Hackett shares what she has learned after writing 45 books and book proposals for CEOs and Founders and why it is imperative that future authors build a robust platform and develop a strategy for promoting their book even before they start writing.
In this keynote, Mary Curran Hackett shares with leaders why it is so important to create a publishing strategy, which includes planning for a robust social media campaign, podcast tour, and pre-sales email campaign and sales funnel BEFORE pitching to agents and publishers.
Participants will learn the three core principles for conceiving and structuring a platform and five actionable steps leaders can take today to begin their writing and pitching their own book.
