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Susan Call

Author, Speaker

Susan Call is an author, speaker, and coach whose passion is encouraging others with contagious hope. She welcomes the opportunity to help others take practical steps and implement effective habits to reach their writing and speaking goals.

Get To Know Susan


Susan Call is an author, speaker, and coach whose passion is encouraging others with contagious hope. She welcomes the opportunity to help others take practical steps and implement effective habits to reach their writing and speaking goals.

Susan’s memoir, A Search for Purple Cows shares her remarkable story of betrayal, abuse, finding faith, the power of forgiveness, and the joy of redemption. She has also published a fiction short story “Secondhand Miracle’ in A Cup of Christmas Joy by Guidepost Books, and has written for Guidepost Magazine, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and for Focus on the Family Magazine.

In addition to her passion for writing and speaking, Susan enjoys making jewelry out of glass to remind us all that although we’ve been broken, something beautiful can come from it. She’s a proud mother of two children, a wife and a stepmother. Susan will be teaching a breakout session, and taking 15-minute appointments.

Breakout Session


Tools and Tricks to Effectively Organize, Plan, and Manage your Time

You’ve got ideas for your writing or speaking, but how do you make it happen? We’ll unpack easy-to-implement ideas for organizing and planning your content, projects, and action items. From creative ways to use sticky notes to a new innovative project management framework, we’ll explore ways to help you tame your to-do list, track your ideas, and balance priorities between writing and speaking and life’s other responsibilities.

More Than Just Writing Your Memoir    (Co-taught with Lisa Saruga)

You’re ready to share your story.  What things should you consider if you’re thinking about writing your memoir? And, what are effective ways to use your story and increase your reach? We’ll explore a variety of options for you to maximize your impact, from memes, blogs, articles, and podcasts to legislation and more

15-Minute Appointments


Time Management

Susan is accepting 15-minute appointments to discuss time management hacks to make your vision a reality and she’ll be sharing ways that you can use your hard story to encourage others. If you’re overwhelmed by the size of the dream God’s given you, Susan can help you sort out your next steps and create a plan to make it happen.

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