I just signed on as a new Grassroots Fundraiser for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, choosing LIVESTRONG™ to be the sole beneficiary of a portion of the proceeds from all book sales of Pure Soapbox.  Having been both intimately affected by cancer and seen friends also go through the trauma of this deadly disease, I view this as a one-of-a-kind opportunity to directly help this world-renowned charity and further inspire the global community to donate to the fight against cancer. Additionally, my websites, including PureSoapbox.comKimberlieDykeman.wordpress.com , will have a direct link to my own LIVESTRONG™ Fundraising URL so visitors can freely post their own donations online, both in honor and anonymously. 

 

 

 

For more info: www.LIVESTRONG.org

ShelfLifeTV logo   The partnership between Kimberlie Dykeman and Phenix & Phenix Publicity has begun to take beautiful shape having wrapped the first shoot for its Online Video PR Campaign and web-based Interview Series dedicated to authors and their stories.  On its self-titled online channel, “Shelf Life” aims to deliver “Real People- Real Purpose- Real Perspective”.

  Since inking their deal, Dykeman and the team of literary publicists have been hustling to create a truly one-of-a-kind, cutting-edge interview experience for both the authors and the eventual audiences.  

KD and TS

“Seeing and hearing the authors speak of how their books came to be and their own interesting history literally breathes life into the pages.” says Dykeman, who carries the title of both Executive Producer and Host. “Audiences are going to be truly moved…expect to laugh and grab the tissues, folks!”

Authors included: Traci Slatton (Immortal) ; J.J. Austin, (It Starts With You!); Mark Pickering (Story of the Sand);  r.b. mitchell (Castaway Kid); Steve Simpson (Runaway);  Mike Thomas (A Harvest of Miracles) and Nate Self (Two Wars).

 

 

Dykeman’s relationship with Dallas’ AMS Production Group opened the door for their Austin studio to provide the perfect backdrop for this unique series.  Stay tuned for the official launch of ShelfLife.tv coming soon.  More can be read on www.phenixpublicity.com and http://www.phenixpublicity.blogspot.com.

 

 

 

 

 

Get on your SOAPBOX, folks! The official release is on the books, as is the signing party of long-anticipated book, Pure Soapbox …a cleansing jolt of perspective, motivation, and humor.  BookPeople, Austin’s renowned one-of-a kind bookstore, has inked in June 25, 2008 at 7pm as the celebration of my book debut. As a go-getting TV personality and entrepreneur, I  can now add “Published Author” to the list of hats I am blessed to wear, but more importantly: I can cross it off my childhood “Bucket List”.

Those in attendance can expect a memorable night filled with the colorful surprises and, of course, signature motivation with a swift kick in the pants from me… the SOAPBOX™ Queen herself. 

Pure Soapbox will be available at BookPeople, Barnes and Noble, Borders and other independent bookstores; online at DaltonPublishing and Amazon. This is the first release from Wiggy Press, a new imprint of Dalton Publishing.  For the whole ball o’ wax: Kimberlie Dykeman Media Room

Dykeman does CODE!  No sooner had I landed in Austin, I was in the studio with the fab folks of CODE magazine for a test shoot for their upcoming online network.  After 3 weeks shooting infomercials abroad in the Philippines and about 36 hours of travel brew-ha-ha flying back to the states…the Louis Vuitton bags under my eyes were a make-up artist’s nightmare.  Nonetheless, primped up and polished off, I had a blast working with Executive Producer Rudy Germany to show my stuff as their fits online spokesperson for the relaunch of the magazine and new reveal of their cosmopolitan lifestyle channels targeting upscale multi-ethnic men.  Tossing out a British accent here and there for flavor, it was another day in the life …yet each on-camera experience adds another dollop of paint to the picture of the path I’m on.  So…watch out world, CODE Magazine might be delivering this blonde gal to your front….laptop?!

 

www.CODEmanmagazine.com

  

The finish line is in sight!!  We are nearing the official book launch for Pure Soapbox …a cleansing jolt of perspective, motivation and humor, which will take place at the renowned, one-of-a-kind bookstore, Book People, in beautiful downtown Austin, TX.  Building towards this I’ve set in play a weekly blog entitled “SOAPBOX of the Week” to give folks a taste of what my trademarked concept SOAPBOX™ is all about… before the book hits the shelves.  Well…the subscriptions, comments and hits are growing exponentially as folks get hooked on the digestible little snippets that seem to offer the right amount of wisdom, optimism and realism, in one fell swoop.

 

Those of you who don’t know me just yet…or at least, off-camera…here’s a personal little scoop:    Ok, I’ve been known as “The Soapbox Queen” for years now.  Seizing any opportunity to create a stage-for-one, I’ve crafted a signature way to motivate, entertain and educate folks with but a single weapon: quotes.  My unique, compelling formula of commentary and dialogue taps the power of profundity and insight often overlooked in quotes.  But I needed a word to encapsulate this concept, so I coined the term SOAPBOX™ and got to work to bringing it to life by bringing it to people however they’ll best dig it…in a book, in a blog, in an online talk show, you name it!

In a nutshell… a SOAPBOX™ is motivation with a swift kick in the pants that dares you to step away from conventional band-aid therapy and hopeful horoscopes, and embrace the forward-thinking wisdom of the most influential people of our time. The SOAPBOX™ blog is the first step to the release of a special collection I’ve created for my upcoming book, Pure Soapbox  …a cleansing jolt of perspective, motivation and humor. It’s my way to connect with folks from all walks of life, from all over the world -even before the book launches! So…checkout www.PureSoapbox.com …get on the email list, share some inspiration with others and Carpe Diem!!

 KD

Well…here we go with another site and blog to maintain.  I feel like I have a litter of “little ones” that need my attention all the time… www.kimberliedykeman.com , www.PureSoapbox.com , then there’s all the networking sites.  But each has its own pulse, so-to-speak, and so is somewhat alive…as catalysts and receptors of idea, comments, conversations, tirades!  And how fabulous is that?!  So welcome, then, to the official launch of my personal blog, where I’ll scribble ditties of what’s going on in my life as a TV Host, Spokesperson and Producer and as a new author, of Pure Soapbox… And perhaps the next fab talk show host!  Hey, you never know!  After all…

        “Having a dream that you don’t pursue, is like buying an ice cream cone

and watching it melt all over your hand!”     ~ Anonymous

So…join me, folks.  Joke with me, jive with me and keep coming back!
 

KD