The 2025 Annual Goody Business Book Awards announces 8 Top Impact Author Award Winners whose 6 books received 3+ awards, out of the overall 188 Winners/Finalists worldwide.
While being recognized in any of the 50 Goody Business Book Awards categories is a significant achievement, these Top Impact Author Award Winners are positively impacting an even broader audience in multiple subject area genres – through their words.
The new 2025 Goody Business Book Awards Top Impact Author Award Winners were selected by a panel of marketing and communications judges based on their book quality, cover image, and social impact.
Along with the 2025 Goody Business Book Awards Winners and Finalists, these Top Impact Author Award books are helping readers live longer, start a company, be a better marketer, be a better leader, build wealth, use technology to improve, start a charity and more.
Please join us in big cheers for the 2025 Top Impact Author Award Winners and books:
2025 Goody Business Book Awards
Top Impact Author Award Winners
1. TOP IMPACT AUTHOR: Dr. David R Oxley and Dr. Helmut Schuster
BOOK: A Groundhog Career: A tale of career traps and how to escape them
2025 GOODY BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS
WINNER – BUSINESS – CAREER SUCCESS
WINNER – SELF-HELP – SUCCESS
FINALIST – SELF-HELP- HAPPINESS
HOW IS YOUR BOOK HELPING OTHERS?: A Groundhog Career, through a combination of the hugely entertaining Shey Sinope fable, and the accompanying deeply insightful and thought-provoking analysis from Drs Schuster & Oxley, illustrates the absurdities, temptations, rationalizations, consequences and compromises faced by anyone who wants to succeed in a world where all the power seems to be in the entrenched organizational systems. It also reveals how to be more aware of the risks, to stay aligned with your core identity and your convictions, and ultimately how to take control of your own career journey… to live professional life on your own terms.
2. TOP IMPACT AUTHOR: Tony Jeton Selimi
BOOK: Climb Greater Heights: How to Accelerate Your Business Growth, Amplify Your Success, and Build a Legacy of Significance
2025 GOODY BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS
WINNER – BUSINESS – THOUGHT LEADER
FINALIST – ENTREPRENEUR – ENTREPRENEURISM
FINALIST – BUSINESS – PHILANTHROPY
HOW IS YOUR BOOK HELPING OTHERS?: Climb Greater Heights is helping ambitious entrepreneurs, leaders, and visionaries unlock the architecture of a life well-lived. Through Tony J. Selimi’s 12-Step Growth Accelerator Method®, the book guides readers to master mindset and emotional intelligence, architect values-driven businesses, and reignite purpose and performance. By blending neuroscience, spirituality, and strategy, Selimi empowers individuals to heal inner wounds, scale their impact, and position themselves as trusted authorities in their industries. Readers are learning how to publish their expertise, build magnetic brands, leverage publicity, and forge legacy-driven partnerships.
3. TOP IMPACT AUTHOR: Nil Demircubuk
BOOK: Down to Earth: Demystify Intuition to Upgrade Your Life
2025 GOODY BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS
WINNER – LEADERSHIP – THINK DIFFERENTLY
WINNER – SELF-HELP – PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION
FINALIST – SELF-HELP – RELATIONSHIPS
HOW IS YOUR BOOK HELPING OTHERS?: Down to Earth offers a rigorous, practical framework for harnessing intuition to make better decisions, improve relationships, and enhance self-care, setting it apart from typical books that simply advise readers to trust their inner wisdom. Author and intuition teacher Nil Demircubuk delivers actionable, research-informed methods for identifying and cultivating intuition, while encouraging readers to question and critically evaluate their insights, just as they would advice from a wise friend. The book features techniques tailored to diverse learning styles and demonstrates their application in real-world business and personal scenarios.
4. TOP IMPACT AUTHOR: Laura DeKraker Lang-Ree
BOOK: The Cancer Parent’s Handbook, What Your Oncologist Doesn’t Have Time to Tell You
2025 GOODY BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS
WINNER – HEALTH – MEDICAL
WINNER – SELF-HELP HOW TO
FINALIST – HEALTH – MIND, BODY, SPIRIT
HOW IS YOUR BOOK HELPING OTHERS?: The Cancer Parent’s Handbook was written to help parents of kids with cancer who are thrown into the terrifying, overwhelming world of childhood cancer, one where there’s no manual, just shock, medical jargon, and impossible decisions. It’s the first guidebook of its kind, and is desperately needed by the 400,000 families diagnosed this year. I began writing TCPH when my own child was in treatment to help parents navigate their new normal. It contains practical tips, clever tactics, and the honest advice they need to survive the marathon of pediatric cancer while maintaining their role as a strong parent.
5. TOP IMPACT AUTHORS: David Sinkinson and Chris Sinkinson
BOOK: Startup Different: The Myth-Busting Blueprint for Your Multi-Million Dollar Business
2025 GOODY BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS
WINNER –ENTREPRENEUR – START UPS
FINALIST – BUSINESS – SUCCESS
FINALIST – ENTREPRENEUR – ENTREPRENEURISM
FINALIST – ENTREPRENEUR – SMALL BUSINESS
HOW IS YOUR BOOK HELPING OTHERS?: Startup Different, provides you with a chronological framework for building your business—everything from idea generation to selling for millions and moving on—that dispels the common assumptions that come with starting your own business. You too can make your business legit and achieve your entrepreneurial dreams.
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6. TOP IMPACT AUTHOR: Lindsay K Barnett
BOOK: Working Hell to Working Well: Making Your Company Work For You
2025 GOODY BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS
WINNER – BUSINESS – CAREER SUCCESS
FINALIST – SELF-HELP – SUCCESS
FINALIST – SELF-HELP – WORK-LIFE BALANCE
HOW IS YOUR BOOK HELPING OTHERS?: “Working Hell to Working Well” was written as both a response to this crisis that nearly half of American employees report experiencing burnout, and a roadmap out of it. It is helping readers navigate the realities of corporate systems in ways that allow them to move forward with greater clarity and strength. Rather than viewing burnout as an individual failing, it provides practical tools and mindset shifts that empower people to advocate for their needs, set boundaries, and build the staying power required to thrive when work won’t sit still.
Over the next 3 months, these Total Impact Authors will receive an additional digital marketing promotions and a special awards seal to shine a light on their far-reaching positive impacts.
You can View FULL LIST these Winners and Finalists here:
These Award-Winning Authors are being recognized for mostly non-fiction and some fiction books published within the last 5 years (2021-2025). The books were published by traditional publishers (Wiley, HarperCollins Leadership, Penguin Random House SEA, Doubleday, New Harbinger Publications, Atria Publishing Group, a division of Simon & Schuster), independent publishers (Kogan Page Inc., BiggerPockets, ForbesBooks), hybrid publishers (Page Two, Amplify) and self-published authors.
2026 NOMINATIONS are also Now Open for next year. Authors, Publishers, Agents, Publicists and Fans can Nominate Books published within 5 years now here: https://goodybusinessbookawards.com/nominate-book/
Congratulations to our 2025 Goody Business Book Awards Winners/Finalists!
The Annual Goody Business Book Awards is excited to announce 188 Award-Winning Authors for 2025 that were selected by a panel of marketing, media and communications judges. To shine a light on authors making a difference with words, 101 Winners and 87 Finalists are being recognized in 50 categories in 8 genres, out of hundreds of nominations from around the world.
Anyone can view the FULL LIST of Winners and Finalists below.
You can see Book Details for each Winner & Finalist using the Drop Down Menu on Left Panel – with web pages by Category.
In addition, there are 8 Total Impact Authors for 6 books that received 3+ awards (Winners and Finalists) for the 2025 Goody Business Book Awards that will receive an additional awards seal and promotions.
Some of the most popular 2025 Goody Business Book Awards categories have multiple Winners and Finalists because there were so many high quality books. The books are not ranked, and it is considered a tie for all recognized, if there is more than one.
The 5 most popular categories with the most nominations for 2025 included (in this order):
1. Leadership – Think Differently
2. Business – Thought Leader
3. Business – Career Success
4. Entrepreneur – Entrepreneurism
5. Self-Help – Personal Transformation
Winners and Finalists are also encouraged to share their awards everywhere to add value to their upcoming holiday and book marketing campaigns. For example, some of our 8 Award-Winning Author Promotion Tipsinclude sending out your own press release, adding the awards seal to your website or Amazon page, post on social media, create a video/reel and/or add the awards seal to your book cover.
Please view, share, promote and cheer our new 2025 Award-Winning Authors!
BUSINESS – AUTOBIOGRAPHY WINNER – The Unexpected CEO: My Journey from Gas Station Cashier to Billion-Dollar CEO – by Shirin Behzadi FINALIST – A Horn of Plenty – by Jason Harding, Gillian Irving, Wendy Kan
BUSINESS – BIG IDEAS WINNER – CHANGE: Six Science-Backed Strategies to Transform Your Brain, Body, and Behavior – by Michael Joseph Lopez WINNER – Tech Confidential: The Insider Playbook for Daring Entrepreneurs – by Denise Koessler Gosnell and Kathryn Erickson FINALIST – Corporate Director and Officer Liability: “Discretionaries” Not Fiduciaries – by Marc Steinberg
BUSINESS – CAREER SUCCESS WINNER – A Groundhog Career: A tale of career traps and how to escape them – by Dr. David R Oxley and Dr. Helmut Schuster WINNER – Headhunter Confidential: The Unwritten Rules For Landing a Job You Love – by Katharine Day Bremer WINNER – Working Hell to Working Well: Making Your Company Work For You – by Lindsay K Barnett FINALIST – Future Purpose: The Playlist to Design a Career You Love – by Jo Ann Herold FINALIST – The Professional: A Playbook to Unleash Your Potential and Futureproof Your Success – by Tony Frost FINALIST – Thrive in the AI and Digital Age: The SEAM 4-Step Career Guide & Workbook – by Madeleine F Wallace
BUSINESS – ENVIRONMENT WINNER – How to Be Sustainable: Business Strategies for Leading Change – by Paolo Taticchi & Melina Corvaglia-Charrey WINNER – Navigating Sustainable Growth: A Roadmap for Boards and Corporate Leaders – by Gib Hedstrom WINNER – Scaling Conservation: The business of restoring the wild – by Rich Stockdale FINALIST – The Green Wave: Embracing Renewable Energy in Maritime Shipping – by Mustafa Nejem FINALIST – Unleashing an Infinite Future – by Todd Thomas
BUSINESS – INNOVATION WINNER – The Imagination Emporium: Creative Recipes for Innovation – by Duncan Wardle WINNER – Unlocking Innovation: A Leader’s Guide for Turning Bold Ideas Into Tangible Results – by Robyn M. Bolton
BUSINESS – MANAGEMENT WINNER – Effective Meetings: Great Results, Less Pain, Every Time – by Chris Fenning WINNER – The Win-Win Workplace: How Thriving Employees Drive Bottom-Line Success – by Angela Jackson FINALIST – deComplify: How Simplicity Drives Stability, Innovation, and Transformation – by Gary S Michel FINALIST – The Multicultural Mindset – by Joycelyn David
BUSINESS – NEGOTIATING WINNER – Stoic Empathy: The Road Map to a Life of Influence, Self-Leadership, and Integrity – by Shermin Kruse WINNER – Transforming Healthcare Through Negotiation: A Guide to Success in Medicine, Care Delivery, and the Business of Health – by Stacey B Lee
BUSINESS – PHILANTHROPHY WINNER – Beyond Checks and Halos: Insights to Elevate Partnerships and Achieve the Improbable – by Cynthia Eads Currence FINALIST – Climb Greater Heights – by Tony Jeton Selimi
BUSINESS – PROBLEM SOLVING WINNER – Radical Doubt: Turning Uncertainty into Surefire Success – by Bidhan L Parmar WINNER – Transcend: Unlocking Humanity in the Age of AI – by Faisal Hoque FINALIST – Data Impact – by Ritavan FINALIST – Redesigning Thinking: How Service Design is Solving Our 21st Century Challenges – by Clive Grinyer
BUSINESS – REAL ESTATE WINNER – Return on Real Estate: Creative Strategies to Cash Out or Cash Flow – by Leka Devatha WINNER – Co-Living Cash Flow: A BiggerPockets Guide – by Miller McSwain FINALIST – Super Properties: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Making $250,000 Per Year from Airbnbs with One Up-Front Investment – by Bill Faeth FINALIST – The Glamping Investor: A BiggerPockets Guide – by Garrett Brown
BUSINESS – SUCCESS WINNER – Rethinking Resilience: Fueling Your Competitive Advantage – by Tissa Richards WINNER – Prospecting Secrets: Learn How Top Prospectors Find Leads, Fill their Pipeline, and Stay in Control of their Income – by Jon Mason FINALIST – Book Magic – Become an author faster and transform your expertise into business gold – by Lucy McCarraher FINALIST – Startup Different: The Myth-Busting Blueprint for Your Multi-Million Dollar Business – by David Sinkinson and Chris Sinkinson FINALIST – Your B.R.A.N.D. Unleashed 9 Proven Strategies That Build Trust And Maintain Client Loyalty – by Lisa A. Shorr
BUSINESS – THOUGHT LEADER WINNER – Climb Greater Heights – by Tony Jeton Selimi FINALIST – The Project Management Mindset – by Ian Juniper FINALIST – Undisrupted: Leadership Essentials on Business Transformation, Profitability, and Future Readiness – by Ian Khan
BUSINESS – TRANSFORMATION WINNER – From Founder to Future: A Business Roadmap to Impact, Longevity, and Employee Ownership – by John Abrams WINNER – People Do Change: How to Turn Reluctance into Confidence Using Human-Centric Change Management – by Elisabeth White FINALIST – Radical Doubt: Turning Uncertainty into Surefire Success – by Bidhan L Parmar FINALIST – The CX Imperative: Five Strategic Practices for Renewal of the Customer-Centered Enterprise – by Jeff Rosenberg and Mark Fithian
BUSINESS – TRAVEL AND HOSPITALITY WINNER – 83 Odyssey—An Adventure Down the Spine of America on U.S. Highway 83 – by Charles Roamer WINNER – Business Beyond Borders: Stories, Tales and Lessons Learned from Working in 100 Cultures Around the World – by Dean Foster
BUSINESS – WOMEN IN BUSINESS WINNER – Building Women – How everyone in construction can win – by Faye Allen WINNER – The Leadership We Need: A New Mindset for a Brighter Future – by Maria Brinck FINALIST – Deliberately Different: Fifty Years. Two Generations. Leading in a Changing World – by Judith M. von Seldeneck FINALIST – Financial Leadership Fundamentals: How to become a CFO in a startup or scaleup – by Alysha Randall
Entrepreneur Award-Winning Authors
ENTREPRENEUR – ENTREPRENEURISM WINNER – Shoveling $h!t: A Love Story About The Entrepreneur’s Messy Path To Success – by Kass Lazerow WINNER – Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat. – by Colin C. Campbell WINNER – The Intentional Leap – by Jeff Swartz FINALIST – Startup Different: The Myth Busting Blueprint for Your Multi-Million Dollar Business – by David Sinkinson and Chris Sinkinson FINALIST – Climb Greater Heights – by Tony Jeton Selimi
ENTREPRENEUR – SMALL BUSINESS WINNER – Beyond Solo – by Sara Howard WINNER – From Founder to Future: A Business Roadmap to Impact, Longevity, and Employee Ownership – by John Abrams WINNER – Shoveling $h!t: A Love Story About The Entrepreneur’s Messy Path To Success – by Kass Lazerow FINALIST – Startup Different: The Myth Busting Blueprint for Your Multi-Million Dollar Business – by David Sinkinson and Chris Sinkinson FINALIST – Unlikely to Unstoppable: Stories from Everyday Entrepreneurs – by Jennifer Collins and Elizabeth Clark
ENTREPRENEUR – START UPS WINNER – Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat. – by Colin C. Campbell WINNER – Startup Different: The Myth Busting Blueprint for Your Multi-Million Dollar Business – by David Sinkinson and Chris Sinkinson WINNER – The Slingshot Formula: How Angry Birds Launched Their Way from Indie Game to Global Icon – by Pascal Clarysse FINALIST – Creating Unicorns with Simple Innovations: The PISA Method – by Jorge Sa FINALIST – Starting a Startup – by James Sinclair
Health Award-Winning Authors
HEALTH – MEDICAL WINNER – Healthcare by Design: A Handbook for Changemakers – by Barry M. Katz, Simon Mawer, Kara Harrington, Rob Lister, Schirin Lucie Richter and Svava María Atladóttir WINNER – The Cancer Parent’s Handbook, What Your Oncologist Doesn’t Have Time to Tell You – by Laura DeKraker Lang-Ree FINALIST – Transforming Healthcare Through Negotiation: A Guide to Success in Medicine, Care Delivery, and the Business of Health – by Stacey B Lee
HEALTH – MIND, BODY, SPIRIT WINNER – Brave New You: Strategies, Tools, and Neurohacks to Live More Courageously Every Day – by Mary Poffenroth WINNER – Jesus and Therapy: Bridging the Gap Between Faith and Mental Health – by Tabitha M Yates FINALIST – The Biology of Trauma: How the Body Holds Fear, Pain, and Overwhelm, and How to Heal It – by Aimie Apigian MD FINALIST – The Cancer Parent’s Handbook, What Your Oncologist Doesn’t Have Time to Tell You – by Laura DeKraker Lang-Ree
HEALTH – NUTRITION AND DIET WINNER – Veggie Smarts: A Doctor and Farmer Grows and Savors Eight Families of Vegetables – by Michael T. Compton FINALIST – Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety: How to Eat Your Way to Better Mental Health with Nutritional Psychiatry Techniques – by Drew Ramsey MD
HEALTH – PSYCHOLOGY WINNER – Recovering from Emotional Trauma: Essential Tools to Help Calm Your Emotions, Heal Your Sense of Self, and Strengthen Relationships – by Todd Berntson WINNER – The Biology of Trauma: How the Body Holds Fear, Pain, and Overwhelm, and How to Heal It – by Aimie Apigian MD WINNER – The Rehab Playbook – by Jaime W. Vinck FINALIST – See Me: Street Poetry from Vinnies – by Jordan Grantham
HEALTH – SELF-CARE WINNER – Addiction Is A Family Disease – by Arthur D. Dielhenn FINALIST – The Rehab Playbook – by Jaime W. Vinck
HEALTH – WELLNESS WINNER – Braving the Workplace: Belonging at the Breaking Point – by Beth Kaplan WINNER – Veggie Smarts: A Doctor and Farmer Grows and Savors Eight Families of Vegetables – by Michael T. Compton FINALIST – Addiction Is A Family Disease – by Arthur Dielhenn FINALIST – PROPEL VALUES: N°2 – Emotional Intelligence (Whole Release) – by Alain Rondelli
Leadership Award-Winning Authors
LEADERSHIP – DEI WINNER – Designing for Diversity: Developing Inclusive and Equitable Talent Management Processes – by Binna Kandola WINNER – The Multicultural Mindset – by Joycelyn David FINALIST – Building Inclusion: A Practical Guide to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Architecture and the Built Environment – by Marsha Ramroop FINALIST – Courage Over Fear: Harness the Power of Agency to Lead in Uncertain Times – by Kristen Kavanaugh & Mike Randolph
LEADERSHIP – HR AND EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT WINNER – Hidden Value: How to Reveal the Impact of Organizational Learning – by Keith Keating WINNER – Ideas to Action: Unlock your organization’s hidden genius to ignite innovation and accelerate results – by Rick Tucci WINNER – Layered Leadership – by Lawrence Armstrong FINALIST – Maneuvering Monday – by Ivanna Mikhailovna Rosendal & Anne Katrine Carlsson Sejr FINALIST – Returning Well: A guide for working parents and their managers – by Kirstie Sneyd FINALIST – The Resilient Culture: How Collective Resilience Leads to Business – by Michael Mackay Richards FINALIST – Secrets for Hiring Right – by Mike James Lejeune – MAYBE REMOVE?
LEADERSHIP – MENTORING / COACHING WINNER – Grappling: Leaders Striving to Improve – by Robert E. Kaplan WINNER – Level Up Your Leadership: Becoming More Conscious, Courageous & Resilient – by Deborah Naish FINALIST – Quiet Champions – by Ian Chisholm
LEADERSHIP – MOTIVATION WINNER – Level Up Your Leadership: Becoming More Conscious, Courageous & Resilient – by Deborah Naish WINNER – What Lights You Up?: Illuminate Your Path and Take the Next Big Step in Your Career – by Mary Olson-Menzel WINNER – SEAM: The Adaptive Strategy Framework for Leaders – by Mike “Woody” Woodhouse WINNER – The Ethical Imperative: Leading with Conscience to Shape the Future of Business – by Andrew Cooper FINALIST – Strategy’s Rosetta Stone – by Jon Ane FINALIST – Personal Leadership in the Age of No Retirement – by Tatiana S. Rowson and Kelly Sloan FINALIST – Afro-Optimism Unleashed: Scaling African Excellence to the Global Stage – by Adeolu Adewumi-Zer
LEADERSHIP – TEAM BUILDING WINNER – Deliberate Creative Teams – by Amy Climer WINNER – Quick Leadership: Build Trust, Navigate Change, and Cultivate Unstoppable Teams – by Selena Rezvani FINALIST – Headamentals: How Leaders Can Crack Negative Self-Talk – by Suzy Burke, PhD, and Ryan Berman, Rhett Power FINALIST – The Outer Game of Leadership: How to Unite and Inspire Teams in Times of Challenge and Crisis – by Paul O’Neill
LEADERSHIP – THINK DIFFERENTLY WINNER – Creative Velocity: Propelling Breakthrough Ideas in the Age of Generative AI – by Leslie Grandy WINNER – Down to Earth: Demystify Intuition to Upgrade Your Life – by Nil Demircubuk WINNER – Transcend: Unlocking Humanity in the Age of AI – by Faisal Hoque FINALIST – Business Warfare – by Paulo Cardoso do Amaral FINALIST – Inner Development Goals: Stories of Collective Leadership in Action, Volume 1: From “I” to “We” – by Mauricio Campos Suarez and Eleftheria Egel FINALIST – Reimaginative Leadership: Concepts and Applications – by Canute S. Thompson FINALIST – The Through Line: How understanding who you are empowers how you lead – by Archana Mohan
Marketing Award-Winning Authors
MARKETING – BRANDING WINNER – Harnessing Purpose: A Marketer’s Guide to Inspiring Connection – by Melissa Fors Shackelford WINNER – The Strategic Business Influencer: Building a Brand with a Small Budget – by Paige Velasquez Budde FINALIST – The Science of Brand Associations: Win Minds, Win Markets – by Ulli Appelbaum FINALIST – Your B.R.A.N.D. Unleashed 9 Proven Strategies That Build Trust And Maintain Client Loyalty – by Lisa A. Shorr
MARKETING – COMMUNICATIONS AND PR WINNER – TAKEAWAYS: Ideas, Strategies and Encouragement for the Nonprofit Public Relations Professional – by Marc C. Whitt FINALIST – Harnessing Purpose: A Marketer’s Guide to Inspiring Connection – by Melissa Fors Shackelford
MARKETING – DIGITAL MARKETING WINNER – 100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions, Volume 5 – by Ross Brand WINNER – Jumpstart your LinkedIn Profile – by Sandra Long WINNER – Sobriety Marketing – by Winston Bromley FINALIST – Responsible Marketing: How to Create an Authentic and Inclusive Marketing Strategy – by Lola Bakare FINALIST – The 10 Principles of Effective Social Media Management – by Jon-Stephen Stansel FINALIST – The Strategic Business Influencer: Building a Brand with a Small Budget – by Paige Velasquez Budde
MARKETING – SALES WINNER – Prospecting Secrets: Learn How Top Prospectors Find Leads, Fill their Pipeline, and Stay in Control of their Income – by Jon Mason FINALIST – Next Generation Customer Experience: How Companies Like ServiceNow, Netflix and Intuit are Creating Next-Generation CX Now – by Jeofrey Bean and Vineetha Raveendran
Money Wealth Award-Winning Authors
MONEY – PERSONAL FINANCE WINNER – Stop worrying about Money: start planning now to secure your financial future – by Jacqui Clarke FINALIST – Your Future is NOW – by Jeffrey Panik
MONEY – WEALTH MANAGEMENT WINNER – Two-Comma Wealth: Investment, Tax, and Estate Strategies to Consider When Your Net Worth Exceeds a Million Dollars – by George Stefanou WINNER – Worthy and Wealthy: Discovering Abundance and Fulfilment Beyond Money – by Emma Lagerlow
Self-Help Award-Winning Authors
SELF-HELP – GENERAL WINNER – The Authenticity Key: Claim Your Words. Set Your Compass. Blaze Your Trail – by Hilary Dawn Rose Bilbrey FINALIST – Headamentals: How Leaders Can Crack Negative Self-Talk – by Suzy Burke, PhD, and Ryan Berman, Rhett Power FINALIST – Be Well to Lead Well: A Self-Coaching Guide to Support Personal Development and Well-Being at Work – by Waajida Small FINALIST – AI-Augmented Decisions: A Practical Guide – by Mike Baxter
SELF-HELP – HAPPINESS WINNER – This is the Thing: About Life, Joy, and Owning Your Purpose – by Shane Jackson WINNER – Happiness is a Serious Business – by Nic Marks FINALIST – Joy Cards Guidebook – by Michelle Burke & Lilamani de Silva FINALIST – A Groundhog Career: A tale of career traps and how to escape them – by Dr. David R. Oxley and Dr. Helmut Schuster
SELF-HELP – HOW TO WINNER – Jumpstart your LinkedIn Profile – by Sandra Long WINNER – The Cancer Parent’s Handbook, What Your Oncologist Doesn’t Have Time to Tell You – by Laura DeKraker Lang-Ree FINALIST – Thrive in AI and Digital Age: The SEAM 4-Step Career Guide & Workbook – by Madeleine F Wallace
SELF-HELP – INSPIRATION WINNER – See Me: Street Poetry from Vinnies – by Jordan Grantham WINNER – Take Heart: Hopeful & Humorous Lessons From a Two-Time Transplant Recipient – by David Craig FINALIST – Reflection in the Mirror – You are Enough: Book of Affirmations – by Kristen Marie MacDonald & Illustrated by: Susan Kerian FINALIST – The innovative guide to fashion and beauty – by Murielle Gagné
SELF-HELP – MEMOIR WINNER – Beautifully Broken And Wonderfully Put Back Together – by Adrianna Kathleen Granlund WINNER – Unpacking the Attic: A path to healing your inner child – by Ann Michelle Mracek FINALIST – The Power of Little Steps: Create the Life of Your Wildest Dreams – by Sheila Vijeyarasa FINALIST – Unlikely to Unstoppable: Stories from Everyday Entrepreneurs – by Jennifer Collins and Elizabeth Clark
SELF-HELP – MOTIVATION WINNER – From Crime Scenes to Cruise Ships: Navigating life’s troubled waters with resilience and hope – by Rhona Morrison FINALIST – My Daily Leadership: A Powerful Roadmap for Leadership Success – by Antonio Garrido
SELF-HELP – PERSONAL SUCCESS WINNER – Must: Becoming the Person You Are Meant to Be – by Stephen Robert Rue WINNER – Practical Productivity: A Guide to Surviving Life’s Juggling Act – by Monisha Longacre FINALIST – AI-Powered Professional – by Fiona Passantino FINALIST – Unwritten: The Thought Leader’s Guide to Not Overthinking Your Business Book – by Emily Crookston
SELF-HELP – PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION WINNER – Braving the Workplace: Belonging at the Breaking Point – by Beth Kaplan WINNER – Down to Earth: Demystify Intuition to Upgrade Your Life – by Nil Demircubuk FINALIST – CHANGE: Six Science-Backed Strategies to Transform Your Brain, Body, and Behavior – by Michael Joseph Lopez FINALIST – Recovering from Emotional Trauma: Essential Tools to Help Calm Your Emotions, Heal Your Sense of Self, and Strengthen Relationships – by Todd Berntson
SELF-HELP – RELATIONSHIPS WINNER – Prioritize Us: Unlock Lasting Love with One Simple, Proven Test – by Nick Brancato FINALIST – Down to Earth: Demystify Intuition to Upgrade Your Life – by Nil Demircubuk
SELF-HELP – SPIRITUAL WELLNESS WINNER – Jesus and Therapy: Bridging the Gap Between Faith and Mental Health – by Tabitha M Yates FINALIST – The Power of Little Steps: Create the Life of Your Wildest Dreams – by Sheila Vijeyarasa
SELF-HELP – SUCCESS WINNER – A Groundhog Career: A tale of career traps and how to escape them – by Dr. David R. Oxley and Dr. Helmut Schuster WINNER – Rethinking Resilience: Fueling Your Competitive Advantage – by Tissa Richards FINALIST – Worthy and Wealthy: Discovering Abundance and Fulfilment Beyond Money – by Emma Lagerlow FINALIST – Working Hell to Working Well: Making Your Company Work For You – by Lindsay K Barnett
SELF-HELP – WORK-LIFE BALANCE WINNER – Beyond Busyness: How to Achieve More by Doing Less – by Peggy Sullivan WINNER – Alignment – by Katie Keller Wood WINNER – The 4 Jobs Club: How Smart Women Care for It All: Kids, Aging Parents, Home and Career – by Kathryn Sollmann FINALIST – Digital Wellbeing: Recharge Your Focus and Reboot Your Life – by Petra Velzeboer FINALIST – Less Hustle, More Happy – by Claire Seeber FINALIST – Working Hell to Working Well: Making Your Company Work For You – by Lindsay K Barnett
Technology Award-Winning Authors
TECHNOLOGY – GAMECHANGER WINNER – Prompting Made Simple: How to Use ChatGPT and Unlock the Power of AI (Making AI Simple for Everyone) – by Rajeev Kapur WINNER – The Executive’s Guide to IT: A Strategic Approach to Information Technology Management – by Robert Flanagan FINALIST – Building Agentic AI Systems – by Wrick Talukdar & Anjanava Biswas FINALIST – Vibe Code Life – The AI Workflow Framework for the Next Era of Work – by Jay Garg
TECHNOLOGY – GENERAL WINNER – Building Agentic AI Systems – by Wrick Talukdar & Anjanava Biswas WINNER – SuperShifts: Transforming How We Live, Learn, and Work in the Age of Intelligence – by Ja-Naé Duane and Steve Fisher WINNER – The Creative CTO: Intuitive Technology Leadership for the Modern Enterprise – by James Adams FINALIST – DesignedUp: A designer’s guide on how to lead inside the tech industry – by Emma Carter FINALIST – Power Up Product Management: A Quick Start Guide – by Allison J. Taylor, Chris Naunheimer
Thank you to the Award-Winning Authors, Publicists, Publishers, Agents, book experts, readers and fans who nominated books.
These Award-Winning Author books were published within 5 years (2021-2025) by traditional publishers (Wiley, HarperCollins Leadership, Penguin Random House SEA, Doubleday, New Harbinger Publications, Atria Publishing Group, a division of Simon & Schuster), independent publishers (Kogan Page Inc., BiggerPockets, ForbesBooks), hybrid publishers (Page Two, Amplify), along with being self-published.
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As a Last Call for Authors, the 2025 Annual Goody Business Book Awards announces that the final deadline to Author Nominations is Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
Authors, Publishers, Agents, Publicists and fans can nominate books published within the past 5 years (2021 – 2025) in 1-50 categories and 8 subject areas (Business, Entrepreneur, Health, Leadership, Marketing, Money/Wealth, Self-Help and Technology) primarily for nonfiction authors.
Recognized as a “Top 8 Business Book Awards” by Write Business Results for their “societal impact” awards, the Goody Business Book Awards’ mission is to “Uplift Author Voices” above the millions of competitive books by recognizing author nominations in their niche subject area.
Founder and Author Liz H. Kelly emphasizes the top benefits of becoming an Award-Winning Author include, “Being recognized by the Goody Business Book Awards as a Winner, Finalist or Top Impact Author can help writers boost their book buzz, thought leader credibility, attract multiple streams of income, and ultimately increase your book sales.”
100+ Award-Winning Authors will be announced by November 15th – just in time for holiday book sales promotions and winter months when people tend to read more.
And to honor books with a broad reach, author nominations recognized for 3+ Goody Business Book Awards as a Winner and/or Finalist in the same year will also receive a Top Impact Author Award.
– Now – Sept 30, 2025 – Nominate Your Book – Final Deadline soon!
– Nov 15, 2025 – 100+ Award-Winning Authors Announced, just-in-time for holiday book promotions
– Nov 15, 2025 – January 2026 and Beyond – Promote Award-Winning Authors
For Author Nominations, it’s an easy 3-step process that can be done in 5 minutes.
– 1. Select Your Book Category(s) – 50 options
– 2. Add Your Book Details – Book, Cover, and HOW your book is helping others.
– 3. Submit Book and Wait for Judges to Announce Winners and Finalists
All Award-Winning Authors will be encouraged to promote their book awards by adding the book awards-seal to their cover, website, press release, videos, social media channels and/or blog.
And based on 20+ years of book marketing experience, the Goody Business Book Awards (sponsored by Goody PR) will provide every winner with custom banners, awards seals and social media promotions. The goal is to help authors increase fans, book sales, and attract media interviews by recognizing their work.
Founder Liz H. Kelly adds, “You worked hard to write your book, so stop procrastinating and submit author nominations today for a chance to be recognized as an Award-Winning Author.”
ABOUT GOODY BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS: The Annual Goody Business Book Awards are presented by Goody PR to honor 100% social impact book books, and were recognized in the Top 8 Business Book Awards by Write Business Results twice. After promoting hundreds of authors and small business owners for 20+ years, Goody PR Founder, Award-Winning Author (“8-Second PR”) and Podcast Host Liz H. Kelly designed the program to amplify authors making a positive impact with words. The Honorary Board of Advisors includes successful founders and marketing and media experts. The Goody Business Book Awards logo is a hot air balloon with a book as the basket to symbolize their Mission to “Uplift Author Voices” literally above millions of similar books. For more information, and to nominate books, visit: https://goodybusinessbookawards.com
ABOUT GOODY PR: The Award-Winning Goody PR Agency’s primary mission is to “Magnify Good through the Power of Positive Publicity”. The coast-to-coast team works primarily with clients who are Small Businesses, CEOs, CMOs, Founders, Entrepreneurs, Speakers, Thought Leaders, Experts, and Authors on public relations and digital marketing campaigns. To amplify their brand story, Goody PR is grateful to have booked thousands of earned media interviews (TV, print, radio and podcasts) on major media, including the TODAY Show, CNN, BBC World News, Pioneer PBS, NPR, TIME Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, WebMD, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Forbes and hundreds of local TV, newspapers, radio shows and top podcasts. For more information, visit https://goodypr.com.
To shine an even brighter light on authors making a difference with words, Goody Business Book Awards’ Top Impact Author Award honors writers recognized in 3 or more categories as a Winner or Finalist in the same year.
This new Top Impact Author Award was added in 2024 to elevate thought leaders, whose words are positively impacting others in multiple subject areas.
With 20+ years of experience promoting books, Goody Business Book Awards knows how hard it is to write and market a book, and is always looking for new ways to honor authors.
Anyone can nominate a book here by the Final Deadline: September 30th for a chance to win in 1-50 Categories as a Winner, Finalist and/or Top Impact Author.
Total Impact Author Award Added
The Goody Business Book Awards added the Total Impact Author Award in 2024 because they noticed that many authors submitted their book to more than one of their 50 categories. And depending on the book quality, the competition, and social impact, the author’s book may win multiple categories.
Authors, Publishers, Publicists, and Fans can nominate any book published within 5 years in 1-50 categories in 8 genres. These primary subject areas include Business, Entrepreneur, Health, Leadership, Marketing, Money/Wealth, Self-Help and Technology.
2024 Total Impact Author Award Winners
In 2024, there were 9 Total Impact Author Awards recognized globally in 3+ categories as a Winner and/or Finalist. These top author books received additional book marketing promotions, which included a new Goody Business Book Awards seal, along with recognition in a national press release announcement, blog mentions, custom social media posts, and video recognition.
As an example, Tenia Davis, PhD (Chicago, IL) was recognized as a 2024 Top Impact Author for her book: “The Feedback Blueprint: Unlocking the Power of Constructive Insights”, that was recognized with these 3 book awards. WINNER – Leadership – HR and Employee Development FINALIST – Business – Career Success FINALIST – Business – Management
The 2024 Goody Business Book Awards’ Top Impact Author Award Winners included:
1. Andrea Hollingsworth, PhD (“The Compassion Advantage”)
2. Colin C. Campbell (“Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.”)
3. Janet M. Harvey (“From Tension to Transformation”)
4. Ericka Sóuter (“How to Have a Kid and a Life”)
5. Kate Toon (2 books, “Six Figures In School Hours” & “Six Figures While You Sleep”)
6. Tenia Davis, PhD (“The Feedback Blueprint”)
7. Joseph Hanna (“Pivoting as a Way of Life”)
8. Hanna Hasl-Kelchner, MBA, JD (“Seeking Fairness at Work”)
9. Natalie Shand-Spellman MSOTR/L (“Drop Stress Like A Hot Potato”)
Honoring Social Impact Author Book Awards
And while many book awards programs highlight authors in a social good category, what makes these annual awards unique is they honor 100% social impact books to help authors reach millions with positive publicity.
How to Nominate Your Book for Goody Business Book Awards
When submitting your book, it’s an easy 3-step nomination process that takes less than 5 minutes. The most important question for authors is HOW are your words helping others. Whether you are helping someone be a better leader, buy a house, or live longer, these are all ways authors are making a positive impact through the words in the books.
Your answer will impact the Goody Business Book Awards judges decisions for the Top Impact Author Award Winners, along with all other Award-Winning Authors (Winners and Finalists).
It’s no longer enough to be a bestseller, and becoming an Award-Winning Author has many author benefits. So Nominate Your Book to the Goody Business Book Awards today.
And P.S., the Goody Business Book Awards Winners and Finalists will be selected by a panel of marketing and communications judges based on their book quality, cover image, and social impact – and announced by November 15, 2025, just-in-time for your holiday book promotions.
To help authors increase buzz and sales, Goody Business Book Awards and Goody PR Founder Liz H. Kelly uncovers new author superpowers marketing tips that starts with answering 3 questions.
Based on 20+ years of book marketing experience, Kelly says you need a book publicity strategy that regularly promotes your Author Superpowers in all of your digital content to reach your niche audience faster. For example, you want to share social media posts a few times a week, post weekly videos, send out monthly press releases via a newswire featuring how you can help others in your area of expertise, and Nominate Your Book for book awards.
And don’t just promote your author superpowers once, and think people will remember. You need a book publicity campaign that continually features content that answers these 3 questions:
1. What makes you a unique author?
Before you even start writing your book, you should dig deep inside and identify what makes your personal story unique? Are you a top specialist in any area where people ask for your advice? Do you have a backstory that only you have that stands out?
For example, when we first attended Mega Book Marketing conferences hosted by 100 million book sales authors Mark Victor Hansen and Jack Canfield, co-authors of the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series, the most successful authors in the room had a powerful moving story. Some had started successful companies, and now help entrepreneurs. Other authors had overcome major health issues, and use that experience to provide insights to help readers.
So how is your story and background different from everyone else in your area of expertise? And do you share this backstory in your book to emotionally connect with readers?
2. What makes your book unique?
The next question that you need to highlight in your book promotions is – how is your book different from every other book out there in your topic area? There are tons of books in your specialty, so get creative and start sharing your author superpowers.
For example, for our first book was a dating book called “Smart Man Hunting: A Fast-Track Guide to Finding Mr. Right”. Many people said, “why do we need another dating book?” To make our book stand out, I created 26 A-Z man codes for the different personality types. I started making up the codes in Los Angeles, and people really like them.
For example, our first man code was the WD (Wounded Divorce), which was half of the single men in LA. The second code was BA (Bachelor Available), which is a guy who doesn’t run when you say the word relationship.
As a result, we expanded the man codes into a full alphabet, told real life stories about each one, provide movie examples, and turned it into a compatibility guide. The media LOVED these man codes, and it resulted in over 500 media hits over five years.
So think about what acronym, formula, or process is unique ONLY to you as an author that is part of your book? This topic is what will get a reporter or reader’s attention.
3. How is your book helping other people?
The third question that you must answer when promoting your author superpowers is how is your book helping others. People want to know What’s In It For Me (WIIFM) before they buy your book, especially if it’s a non-fiction and self-help book.
For the Goody Business Book Awards, we recognize authors making a difference “with words”. The goal is to shine a light on authors who are making a positive impact on the world.
So does your book help someone be a better entrepreneur, save money, build wealth, be a better leader, live longer? Whatever it does, you need to broadcast the benefits of reading your book to the world.
Promote Author Superpowers to Reach Your Niche Audience
The other reason why highlighting your author superpowers is so important is because it will help you reach your niche audience much faster. For example, if you are a management consultant, you want to highlight how your book helps leaders build better teams, or whatever your area of expertise is.
For theGoody Business Book Awards, you can Nominate Your book in 1-50 categories in 8 genres (Business, Entrepreneur, Health, Leadership, Marketing, Money and Wealth, Self-Help, and Technology) so that you can be recognized in your niche area of expertise.
Nominate Your Book for Book Awards
There are hundreds of thousands of people who do what you do and 46+ million books on Amazon, so Nominate Your Book for a book award to stand out, including the Goody Business Book Awards. And by winning book awards in your niche, you will be recognized as a thought leader and expert in your area of expertise.
Authors, Agents, Publishers, Publicists and even fans can nominate any book published within 5 years (2021 – 2025) for Goody Business Book Awards here: https://goodybusinessbookawards.com/nominate-book/
