Chris Sain Jr.

Chris Sain Jr. Top 40 under 40 Business Leader The Why My dad was and is to this day, the best businessman I have ever known . I am certain that over the course of his lifetime he earned well over a million dollars. I am not at all saying he or we, as a family were millionaires, in fact we were your average, maybe above average middle class family, but his business acumen took him very far in life as a businessman.   Me on the other hand had no business acumen. As a kid, my dad told me to play and to have fun and to worry about work when I became an adult. My father instructed my brother and I to do this because growing up he didn't have much of a childhood and wanted different for us. So, as a kid, you listen to your dad. To be fortunate enough to actually have a dad in the home, you listen even more when your dad tells you something. So... Play is what I did.  I played so much I became one of the best athletes to come out of Grand Rapids, Mich.... (r...

Desire to help others When you find success, I believe you have a duty to teach. Be willing to share information, experiences and things you have learned to help someone else be a blessing to others. Like with most things however, it comes at a cost. Fortunately with me, it comes at a discounted cost which allows me to help more people year in and year out.  I offer services and personally set out to help at least 50 people per year through teaching them and showing them how to Tell their Truth. That is how I measure myself annually and the metric in which I use to determine if I am helping enough people. What I charge is a fraction of the cost of what other, less accomplished publishers charge for such a service. Typically this level of knowledge and information cost anywhere between $2,500 to $5,000. I provide my clients real life experience, real life earnings and real life hardships that come with being an author. I also equip them with the necessary tools and str...

Take the Show on the Road What I have learned along the journey is that, in order to be a successful author you have to 1) believe in yourself and 2)  operate like a business. Simply writing good books is not enough. Way before I finished my first book, I devised a plan. I started the process of thinking about ways to market my book so that I would have a greater impact and achieve global success . I was somewhat confident that I had wrote a great book however I was not as confident about how many people would actually be interested in reading it. As a self published author, I was responsible for every aspect of my book from the writing process to booking paid speaking gigs, I just needed one person to bite, you know, book me for an event and I knew my God given abilities along with preparation and prayer would take care of the rest. Speaking of God, He did me one better... Stay Ready In 2012, well before my first book was published I signed a deal with National Herit...

Self Publishing Growing up, I had a desire to write, it actually began as a coping mechanism because I didn't talk much as a kid, then, I noticed, writing became therapeutic. It came easy.  But…in addition to my desire to write, I had a desire to inspire people. Change lives!!! The way I went about inspiring others and changing lives was by telling my truth. And…on the journey, I have experienced some amazing things. I have met so many amazing people and I have amassed a huge following . Over time, my cult like following turned into opportunities to market, advertise and promote products for big brands (Brand Ambassador) and occassional paid promotional tweets, post, etc. Traditional Publishing Before now, I have never thought about "traditional publishing." Why would I? I sell over a hundred books a week on www.chrissain.com . My desire has always been to maintain creative control of all of my work from the titles of my books to the designs of the front and ...