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Be Unexpected: Resetting Routines to Revolutionize the Future of Work

Marva Bailer

2023 National Indie Excellence Award Winner, Career Category


One of Scarlett Abbott's 2023 World Changers, Marva Bailer takes a modern twist on business protocols that haven't changed since the eighties in her book, Be Unexpected. Energizing the routine and mundane professional lectures and meetings, Be Unexpected will teach readers soft skills in a relatable way that will help create positive connections.

"Some people are just natural connectors, but she might as well be Master Connector of the Universe. Listen to her philosophy of connecting people and giving back. It's astonishing."

-Stu Heinecke

Author, How to Get a Meeting with Anyone

"Smoochin'" by Mark Knopfler

"I highly recommend Be Unexpected to anyone wanting an advantage in business from one of the hardest working, truly sincere executives in our country and across the planet."

-Ricky Steele

Author of The Heart of Networking

"Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson

"Be Unexpected is a fun read that is full of creative ways to improve personal influence and enjoyment. Marva is a master at connecting with others, and her book shows us why."

-Russ Rausch

CEO and Cofounder, Vision Pursue, LLC, Performance Mindset

"Twice as Hard" by The Black Crowes

"Marva Bailer makes the art of storytelling as approachable and engaging as she is, delivering in Be Unexpected a creative collection of real world-tested, specific strategies for communicating with each other in today's post-pandemic, virtual-meeting world."

-Maryfran Johnson

CEO, Maryfran Johnson Media

"Beautiful Day" by U2


Book Details

  • Publisher: Booklogix
  • Publish Date: Apr 12nd, 2022
  • Pages: 208
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.50in - 0.96lb
  • EAN: 9781665301503
  • Categories: Mentoring & CoachingPersonal Growth - SuccessSales & Selling - General

About the Author

Bailer, Marva: - "Living her best life as a "redheaded stepchild", Marva has a gift for human connection. She shares her insights and positive energy created through her successful career as a high-technology sales, and go-to-market leader from early IPO companies to IBM, Splunk, and Amazon Web Services. She develops talent and leads high-growth teams to be trusted advisors, innovators, and "inspirators", and is a featured speaker and panelist for global conferences and podcasts. With a BA in communications from the University of Maryland along with a Master of Science in organizational development and change management from Johns Hopkins University, Marva stays active as a non-profit board member focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Her book will give readers courage, confidence, and a spirit to engage with others in a positive environment that creates mutual trust and shared experience. Marva is unafraid to be vulnerable and authentic, and shares in "Be Unexpected" how to similarly "live immediately". Ready to Be Unexpected? The time is now!

Praise for this book

"I've known Marva Bailer for several years; she is memorable, she is engaging, and her discussions leave people wanting more. What's most fascinating to me is how Marva created unexpected magic in a traditional business setting. In this book, she shares simple actions and ideas that you can use to make your interactions and events more engaging, more exciting, and more memorable."

-Lisa Earle McLeod, Author of Selling with Noble Purpose, 2021 Top Global Guru for Sales

'"Be Unexpected is a fun read that is full of creative ways to improve personal influence and enjoyment. Marva is a master at connecting with others; her book shows us why."

- Russ Rausch, CEO and Cofounder, Vision Pursue, LLC, Performance Mindset


"Some people are just natural connectors, but Marva

might as well be Master Connector of the Universe.

Listen to her philosophy of connecting people and

giving back. It's astonishing."

-Stu Heinecke Author of How to Get a Meeting with Anyone and Father of Content Marketing