Longtime baseball coach Tom Roy served as the assistant coach for & team chaplain for Grace College’s baseball team in 2019. Roy has worked with the Lancers in three different decades. He was the Lancers’ head baseball coach from 1980-83. He led Grace to two winning seasons in 1981 and 1982. He was also the squad’s pitching coach from 1970-73 and graduated from Grace with a Bachelor’s degree in 1974.
Roy has spent close to 15 years as an associate scout for Major League Baseball. He was an associate scout for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1976-79 and was an associate international scout for the Atlanta Braves from 1993-99 and for the San Diego Padres from 2000-05. Roy also served as the varsity baseball coach at Tippecanoe Valley HS from 1974-76 and was the pitching coach at Huntington College from 1987-89.
He has visited over 65 different countries teaching and coaching the game of baseball. He is the former president and founder of Unlimited Potential, Inc and started SHEPHERD COACH NETWORK in 2019. He played briefly in the San Francisco Giants organization before starting his career. He authored an autobiography about his experience with UPI entitled “Released.” Roy serves as a board member for the Warsaw YMCA, UPI, and Fellowship Mission. He has authored four books entitled “Released”, “Shepherd Coach”, and “FLOCK” and has co-written six books entitled “Beyond Betrayal”, “Take it on, Suit up, sit down”, “9 Innings of Memories and Heroes”, “Sandusky Bay”, “Ellison Bay”, and “Lake of Bays.” He resides in Winona Lake with his wife Carin. They have daughters (Amy and Lindsay) and 6 grandchildren.
His latest book is the Christian leadership book, Flock: Lead Your Tribe, Feed Your Team, Protect Your People).
You can visit his website at www.shepherdcoachnetwork.com or connect with him on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Before you started writing your book, what kind of research did you do to prepare yourself?
50 years of experience as a leader as we as reading many leadership books and attending numerous events
Did you pursue publishers or did you opt to self-pub?
Publishers
If published by a publisher, what was your deciding factor in going with them?
Relationship and Trust.
If published by a publisher, are you happy with the price they chose?
Yes!
Did you purposefully choose a distinct month to release your book? Why?
No
How did you choose your cover?
Publishers artist
Did you write your book, then revise or revise as you went?
No
Did you come up with special swag for your book and how are you using it to help get the word out about your book?
Not yet :)
Did you consider making or hiring someone to make a book trailer for your book? If so, what’s the link?
No. Publisher did a short one on Amazon
What’s your opinion on giving your book away to sell other copies of your book?
Not opposed
What are three of the most important things you believe an author should do before their book is released?
Marketing strategy
Give away strategy
Prepare for common questions and even negative press.
What are three of the most important things you believe an author should do after their book is released?
Same as above
What kind of pre-promotion did you do before the book came out?
4 different social media platforms and press release to friends.
Do you have a long term plan with your book?
Follow up book
What would you like to say to your readers and fans about your book?
Inside the Book
Tom
Roy shares his wisdom and knowledge and shows how transformational
leadership can change everything. He gives easy to follow examples and
lessons and reminds us all of what matters most when we are leading. He
follows the Chief Shepherd, Jesus Christ, and reminds us that we cannot
go wrong if we follow the Kingdom principles from the Bible that have
changed the world. Read this book! It will encourage you and help you to
be a better leader!
Book Information
Release Date: June 6, 2020
Publisher: Tall Pines Publishing
Soft Cover: ISBN:979-8645083878; 97 pages; $12.99; eBook $8.99
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QvRu9Q
Tom Roy shares his wisdom and knowledge and shows how transformational leadership can change everything. He gives easy to follow examples and lessons and reminds us all of what matters most when we are leading. He follows the Chief Shepherd, Jesus Christ, and reminds us that we cannot go wrong if we follow the Kingdom principles from the Bible that have changed the world. Read this book! It will encourage you and help you to be a better leader!
Book Information
Release Date: June 6, 2020
Publisher: Tall Pines Publishing
Soft Cover: ISBN:979-8645083878; 97 pages; $12.99; eBook $8.99
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QvRu9Q
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