Jocelyn Carbonara

About Jocelyn Carbonara

I support authors, speakers, and business leaders who are making a positive difference. I help craft and refine their messages, so they can inspire change. I edit and ghostwrite bestselling and award-winning books by change agents, NFL players, entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and storytellers. I’ve interviewed Dr. Maya Angelou, Super Bowl winning coach Tony Dungy, cartoonist Scott Adams, and A&E’s \"Dope Man\" Tim Ryan. I specialize in memoirs/personal stories and business books, and have secured dozens of five-star reviews. Several of my authors have won writing awards and hit multiple bestseller lists. I also coach corporate leaders and entrepreneurs to tell the story of their brand and culture-internally and externally. Clients served include Wal-Mart, AT & T Global, the federal government, and more. As a Prosci-certified change management professional, I help leaders build trust and engagement even in crises. I create and refine content for magazines, blogs, websites, videos, corporate speeches, training programs, and more. I’ve worked with media including CNN, The Today Show, Newsweek, NPR’s People’s Pharmacy, Real Leaders Magazine, and more. I represent and develop speakers who are making a difference with their platform. See for more on our consulting company.

Experience

1. President and COO

   Spiritus Books

   Mar 1998 — Present

   Deliver strategic communications, change management, and leadership consulting to guide leaders and entrepreneurs. Provide leadership speaking/training, executive coaching, branding and core message development, ghostwriting, copy writing, book editing. Clients include SAS, Walmart, AT & T Global, Snyders Lance, Carolinas Healthcare, the federal government, Hager Group, Society of Human Resource Management, Project Management Institute, Medical Group Management Association, and many more.

Education

• Pacific University

  Bachelor of Arts, Commumications and Creative Writing

  1991 — 1995