About Cheri

Cheri is a writer, journalist and a principal at Reach Group Consulting. She's the West Coast correspondent for Quill & Quire magazine and wrote a Saturday publishing trends column for the Vancouver Sun. She's also the co-author of Earn What You're Worth (Penguin Group), Mind Your X's and Y's (Simon & Schuster), and The Free Agent Formula. Her blog, Inspired Outsiders, explores the point where creativity meets commerce -- where smart, driven, eccentric big thinkers turn their talents into innovative business. Cheri has a B.A. in English literature and Master's degree in journalism with a specialization in urban planning. Her news and feature stories have appeared in the Globe & Mail, BC Business magazine, the Vancouver Sun, the Calgary Herald, the Toronto Star, the Ottawa Citizen, Quill & Quire, Adbusters, This Magazine, and more. Originally from Calgary, Cheri now lives with her husband in Vancouver, B.C. She's a classically-trained violinist, an amateur foodie, and a massive music fan with an iPod that includes everything from the Raconteurs to the Smiths to Mendelssohn and Johnny Cash. Send Cheri an email. Follow her on Twitter