Actress <a href="http://vimeo.com/lebaneselooker">Janie Haddad Tompkins</a> has appeared in more TV shows than could fit in this space—Desperate Housewives, Criminal Minds, Monk, Happy Endings and Modern Family, to name just a few—and just as many comedy sketches and storytelling shows (she's married to the comedic genius Paul F. Tompkins). She's charming as can be and seems to live a charmed life but in fact spent years involved with and engaged to a sociopath who was leading a double life. Here, she and <a href="http://afterpartychat.com/">AfterParty</a>'s <a href="http://annadavid.com/">Anna David</a> talk about what makes people suspectible to toxic relationships and what can be learned from them, among other topics.

On Good Authority: Publishing the Book that Will Build Your Business

AfterPartyPod: Janie Haddad Tompkins

There are people who launch books and end up just having a nice thing to put on their shelves. Then there are people who launch books that transform their careers—and lives. As a former member of the first group, Legacy Launch Pad publisher and New York Times bestselling author Anna David strongly urges you to be part of the second.
 
In this show, she talks to entrepreneurs and authors about how to intentionally launch the book that will serve as the best business card and marketing tool you’ve ever had—and then how to use that to build your b...