Ep 44 - Natalia Hooker’s Trek from Australia to NYC Banker to Barcelona-Based Author and Author Coach

Natalia has 20 years of experience in the publishing industry and an innate ability to nurture new talent. She is a writing coach, an author consultant, and her company, Alaya Books, provides editing services. In addition, she can help you navigate both the traditional and self-publishing routes to getting your book published. She has a passion for non-fiction as well as children’s books and when she works with authors, she brings balance to the creative and business needs that are required for success as an author. Natalia has seen much of the world. She grew up in Sydney, Australia and was a banker in New York. She’s also lived in Warsaw, Poland, London, Paris, and Milan, Italy. She also learned to speak the languages in many, if not all, of the countries where she’s lived. Natalia now calls Barcelona home and she is now the author of fifteen books. Through her company, she helps budding authors bring their books to life. Listen to this episode of the Age Has No Limit podcast to learn about why she started a girlband at 31, why she made the shift from being a banker to the publishing industry, what inspired her client’s book Mommy Needs A Minute: From Burnout to Empowerment, and what an Age Has No Limit life means to her. FEATURED ON THE SHOW: Natalia Hooker, Founder of Alaya Books https://alayabooks.com/ https://www.facebook.com/natalia.hooker https://www.instagram.com/alayabooks/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalia-hooker-649439134 https://www.youtube.com/@NataliaHookerAlayaBooks WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: About her childhood in Sydney, Australia About her early years as a banker in New York Why she decided to start a girlband at age 31 and about some of their gigs About her experience and decisions to live in Warsaw, Poland, Paris, Milan, London, and now Barcelona Why she believes the publishing world is now a minefield Why she is a great resource for inspiring authors Why she wrote about the White Australia policy and how it spurred L J Hooker, a Chinese immigrant and businessman to become one of the largest residential and commercial sales and property management networks in Australia Her definition of an Age Has No Limit life