Gini Graham Scott, Ph.D., J.D.
6114 La Salle, #358, Oakland, CA 94611
(510)
339-1625; FAX: (510) 339-1626; GiniS@aol.com
www.giniscott.com . www.giniscott.net
EDUCATION
and
Organizational/Consumer/Audience Behavior. 4.0 GPA.
University of
WRITING EXPERIENCE
9/1/77 Writing
for Clients and Publications. Have
written dozens of book proposals
present and
articles for dozens of clients and publications on a wide variety of
topics. Recent projects include:
·
Summarizing over 350 books on business management,
leadership, and marketing for getAbstract.com;
·
Writing articles on business, management, and
marketing topics for Financial Finesse, HumanResources.com, Pet Business, other
publications.
·
Writing a syndicated column on improving
relationships at work and in business, that was published in the Oakland Tribune and 10 other
·
Writing several books for clients on criminal
justice and legal issues.
·
Writing book proposals on relationships in
business, customer service, and organizational leadership.
·
Writing course outlines for 50 classes for an
investigative career program.
1/1/80 Author of Books on Social Issues,
Relationships, Creativity, Other Topics
present Published over 40 books on various topics
with national publishers, including:
Social Issues, Popular Culture, Criminal Justice, and Legal
Issues
CAN WE TALK? POWER
& INFLUENCE OF TALK SHOWS (Plenum 1996)
THE POWER OF FANTASY (Birch
Lane Press 1994)
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS:
PRIVATE EYES (Paladin 1994, Citadel
1991)
YOU THE JURY: A Recovered Memory Case
(Seven Locks 1996)
HOMICIDE BY THE RICH AND FAMOUS (Berkley
2006, Greenwood 2005)
HOMICIDE: 100 YEARS OF MURDER IN
Conflict Resolution
and Organizational Behavior
SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR MANAGING THE EMPLOYEE
FROM HELL
(AMACOM 2006)
SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR WORKING WITH BAD
BOSSES (AMACOM 2005)
SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR WORKING WITH
HUMANS! (AMACOM 2004)
WORK WITH ME! RESOLVING EVERYDAY
CONFLICT IN YOUR
ORGANIZATION (Davies-Black 2000)
RESOLVING CONFLICT (iUniverse 2006, New Harbinger 1990)
MAKING ETHICAL CHOICES (Paragon 1998)
THE TRUTH ABOUT LYING (iUniverse 2006, Smart Books 1994)
Marketing and Sales
COMPLETE IDIOT’S GUIDE TO PARTY PLAN
SELLING (Alpha 2005)
BUILDING A WINNING SALES TEAM (Probus 1991)
SUCCESS IN MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING
(Prentice-Hall 1991)
GET RICH IN MULTI-LEVEL SELLING
(Self-Counsel 1989, 4th ed, 1996)
Creativity and Innovation
WHEN I GROW UP, I’D LIKE TO BE A
STURGEON (Sasquatch 2006)
DO YOU LOOK LIKE YOUR DOG?
(Broadway/Random House 2004)
THE EMPOWERED MIND (iUniverse 2006, Prentice Hall 1994)
MIND POWER (iUniverse,
Prentice Hall 1987)
THE POWER OF FANTASY (Citadel 1994)
THE CREATIVE TRAVELER (Tudor 1989)
present Most are in the
cop/action/mystery/thriller, sci-fi action, and contemporary relationship
genres, and are represented by a WGA agent and producer in
6/15/77 Training
Films Coordinator and Script Writer; Developer of Film Proposal.
present research
using ethnographic, qualitative, and quantitative techniques,
including
evaluation and survey research for Pro Arts, a non-profit organization of about
1000 Bay Area artists, and studies of the homicide, canine, and vice units at
the
1/1/99 Part-Time
Teaching at Universities and
present University
of Notre Dame, and the
(affiliated with
on marketing, public
relations, advertising, organizational behavior,
management, business
law, and the Internet. For the Investigative Career
Program in
profiling, and
communications.
6/1/83 Leading Seminars and Workshops. For various groups on these topics:
present creativity, innovation, leadership,
group dynamics, management, conflict resolution, organizational behavior,
ethics, legal issues, privacy, criminal justice.
present Helped various organizations set up
marketing, leadership, and management programs, and redesign organizational
structures. Have developed training,
organizational, marketing, and research materials, including survey forms and
interview guides. Clients have included Livermore Laboratories, International
Home Shopping (
Also freelance
quantitative and qualitative research for Lennen
& Newell; Nova
Research, and the
present Involved
in game design, production, marketing, promotion, public relations,
and consulting. Over 2-dozen commercial and educational games
marketed.
Worked with major
companies including Hasbro, Pressman Toy, Mag-Nif.
Developed association of
game inventors and players. Led
workshops on
game
design and marketing. Made presentations
to manufacturers.
GROUP LEADER, TRAINER,
COMMUNITY RELATIONS, ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CONSULTANT, AND SALES
MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
present Creativity, Organizational
Behavior, Conflict Resolution, other topics.
Have
led groups nationally on these topics, including for State Auto Farm,
Commonwealth Club of San Francisco; and have been guest on several dozen radio
talk and TV shows on this subject. Have
developed and written training, organizational, and sales material. Clients
have included: International Home Shopping (
COMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA, FILM,
AND PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE
1/1/03
Web-Based Business
Founder/Creative and PR Director.
Set up several
present Web businesses that connect writers with publishers,
agents, film producers,
and film agents,
entrepreneurs with venture capitalists, and songwriters with
music
publishers and record producers.
Publishers And Agents and Screenplay
Writers Connection have
operated for over 3 years with over 500 clients; the
Venture Capital
Connection, Songwriting Connection, News Media Connection
and Business Connection
have recently been launched. Created Web
site,
supervised employees doing database entry,
handled marketing and promotion.
1/1/80 Guest
on Television and Radio Talk Shows.
Have been featured on various
present television
and radio talk shows to talk about the topics in some of my books,
and
most recently on conflict resolution and ethics. Programs have included
appearances on Good
Morning America, Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, CNN
Talk Back Live, etc.
1/1/62 Photography
for Various Projects. Took
photographs in conjunction with
present writing, research, games,
and marketing projects. Prepared color
slide presentations. Photos published in books, calendars,
newspapers, magazines.
Took half the photos for
the book Do You Look Like Your Dog
published
by Random House in 2004;
photos selected in juried Pro Arts Show in 2003.
Sample photos on
my Web site at www.artsandphotos.com.
4/1/91 Radio
Talk Show Host. Have been the host
of an interview program called
9/1/93 CHANGEMAKERS on
social issues and trends, focusing especially on business, law and society, lifestyles, and
new technologies. It aired weekly on
KUSF- FM in
5/7/74 Radio
Talk Show Host on Business Topics. Hosted program for KPFA in
7/1/83