Pub Date is a podcast dedicated to the love of books, and the authors who bring them into the world! In today’s episode, Copper’s Director of Communications, Alex Hudgens, sits down with author and Senior Media & Tech Correspondent for CNBC– Julia Boorstin! Julia’s new book, ‘When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, and How We Can Learn from Them’, just launched into the world, and it’s here to teach us a thing or two about the importance of empowering women and what the data tells us about women in leadership.  In this fast and fun episode, Julia dives into her journey as a first time author and what the publishing process has been like for her. She gets into the nitty gritty about how important editing was in the writing process– including her challenge of trimming down 120 interviews she conducted to only include 60 of them in the final copy. Julia also discusses the importance of incorporating research and data into your writing to better illustrate your points, and she shares some of the character traits that have been considered ‘weaknesses’ in the past that are actually strengths for leaders.  Today’s episode is for you if you’re an aspiring author looking for wisdom from an author currently launching her first book! Julia tells us what she wishes she’d know at the outset of the writing process, and her best advice for authors on the journey. She also reveals what she found most surprising about the process of publishing her first book, what she’d like to tell all of the young women in the world, and more. This episode is so encouraging! You can get your copy of Julia’s new book here, and you can follow Julia on social media at @juliaboorstin. Learn more about Copper Books by clicking here, and follow @copper.books and your hosts @alliebridge and @a_hudge on Instagram!