Ellen is the author of The One Year Book of Inspiration for Girlfriends . . . Juggling Not-So-Perfect, Often-Crazy, but Gloriously Real Lives and Lord, Have Mercy: Help and Hope for Moms on Their Last Nerve.

Ellen is the founder of Insider Marketing and has served as its CEO since 1994 and is known for launching some of the most important technologies and products of our time for Global 100 technology brands.

Living in Dallas, Ellen enjoys life to the fullest with her husband, Steve, as well as their two grown children, son-in-law, and granddaughter.