Jerilyn Willin

Jerilyn Willin is living proof that if you have a dream and the doggedness to keep it in sight, you can get where you want to go in life. With co-author Wendy M. Warden, her first book, "Deep, Deeper, Deeper Still: a guided journey for people who journal (and those who wish they did)" was released in September, 2009.

Jerilyn has been writing all her life. She has written corporate communications and training videos, co-authored (and saw produced)a play for young adults, been a stringer for a newspaper, and shot off many, many "letters to the editor". She has twice been a finalist in the Romance Writer's of America "Golden Heart" international writing contest.

Professionally, Jerilyn works with organizations of all sizes, from the Fortune 50 to community libraries, helping them tap into and develop the potential of their employees. Her team intervention, leadership development, and career strategies coaching work has taken her all over the US as well as to Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.

A professional speaker, Jerilyn brings interactive keynotes to association and company meetings and conferences. She is a member of National Speakers Association.

Jerilyn lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and two Old English Sheepdogs. Her dogs remind her every day of the priorities in life: love unconditionally, play with abandon, nap when you need to, and drink plenty of water.