Lisa Michelle UminaLisa Michelle Umina is an award-winning author, publisher, speaker, and podcast host. As the founder and CEO of Halo Publishing International, she has helped bring over 3,000 titles to life since 2002. Lisa is the author of several acclaimed books, icluding Milo and the Green Wagon and the anthology Shattered Silence: Stories of Loss and Healing. With more than two decades of experience in the publishing industry, she is a passionate mentor to authors around the world, offering expert guidance on writing, marketing, and self-publishing. Lisa also hosts the Award-Winning Authors podcast, where she spotlights powerful voices and shares insights from across the literary landscape.Her work and collaborations with industry leaders such as Ingram Book Group, the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), and Publishers Weekly have solidified Lisa's reputation as a respected leader in the publishing industry, continually elevating the standards and reach of independent publishing on a global scale. Read More Read Less