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WHO DOES THIS “GUY” THINK HE IS?

Guy [as in “guillotine”…] LeCharles Gonzalez is an old/new media pragmatist. Sometimes loud, formerly poet, always opinionated.

He is Chief Strategist at Free Verse Media, and has worked in the media business for over 25 years, including publisher & marketing director for Writer’s Digest; director, content strategy & audience development for Library Journal & School Library Journal; and founding director of programming & business development for Digital Book World. He’s also a published poet and sporadic journalist; former National Poetry Slam champion (representing the Nuyorican poets Café); and co-founder of a little bit louder / The louderARTS Project. RIP.

Personally, he’s a father, husband, writer, reader, gamer, runner and soccer fan, who prefers IPAs, sours, or a good Bourbon above all others… although a nice Malbec will do in a pinch.

He can be rather outspoken at times and does not suffer fools gladly, so nothing on this site is meant to be representative of his employers or clients — past, present or future.

FAVORITE QUOTES

  • “Go with what is. Use what happens.” — Tom Piazza
  • “I was made for the library, not the classroom.” — Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • “Be the change you want to see in the world.” –Mahatma Gandhi
  • “If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud.” — Emile Zola
  • “Do, or do not. There is no ‘try.'” –Master Yoda

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