Antonio L Crawford

With more than a decade of experience, Antonio has helped thousands of writers, authors, speakers, church leaders, music artists, entrepreneurs, and infopreneurs publish their ideas in the Christian marketplace and increase their brand positioning. He is the co-founder of Crawford Irby International Foundation 501 c(3), founder of the National Christian Writers Conference, (www.ncwcfr.org), Next Level Leaders Network and Chairman of the Orange County Christian Writers Conference. Antonio is a publisher and author of several books. Contributing author in Authors' Unite, The Better Business Book: 100 People, 100 Stories, 100 Business Lessons To Live By (Vol 1) and Chicken Soup for the African American Woman's Soul. He uses his skills to deliver one-to-one coaching sessions, seminars, workshops, and conferences to show participants how to develop their ideas using Lean performance-based production models. Speakers who have joined his faculty includes experts such as, Pete Nikolia (WestBow Press), Wendy Griffith (CBN 700 Club, News Anchor), Dr. Willie Jolley, Stacy Adams Hawkins, Gospel Music Artists Stephen B. Steward and many, many more. Antonio is an alumnus of organizations such as, Greg S. Reid's Secret Knox, and Berny Dohrmann's CEO Space International. He earned his MBA and BA in Marketing, has a degree in Computer Science, a degree in Ministry and a professional certificate from San Diego State University in Lean Enterprise Solution. Having served 21 years in the Navy as a Communication Specialist, Information Systems Manager and Process Improvement Adviser, he lives in sunny San Diego, California, with his wife, Gwendolyn. They actively serve their community as Executive Pastors in Grace Unlimited International Church (GUIC). Antonio's innovative strategies merge conventional thinking, systems operations and strategic performance to show seminar participants how to produce new ideas. His seminars and conferences will benefit anyone who wants to change their performance status and simply looking for an easier way to market information products.