Carmela Zita Kapeleris was born in Canada to Italian immigrant parents. She lives in Mississauga with her husband and two adult children, both of whom encouraged her to pursue her talents and write this book. Carmela has inspired and empowered hundreds of people into a life of personal and business fulfillment through her various speaking engagements, workshops, multimedia and philanthropic platforms. She is the host/producer of Kapeleris Talk TV-Real Estate&Beyond that promotes business, wealth and healthy living. She has a passion for helping people find their dream home and is an award winning Broker Realtor with over 30 years' experience in the industry. She is known to belong to one of the top sales teams in Canada. She is the recipient of many awards including the Hall of Fame-2005, Lifetime Achievement-2010 and Service Excellence. She has international sales status working on projects in Florida, Mexico, Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica. She has facilitated workshops in Vancouver, Calgary, Ontario, and the U.S. She and her partner/husband have been keynote real estate speakers in Europe. Carmela is the founder of a non-profit networking organization and 'woman helping women' group. She is a proud advocate for World Vision, Children's Miracle Network, Breast Cancer Awareness and Adopt a Senior. She has been featured on radio, TV, newspapers and Profiles of Success Magazine, RESAAS and other publications. She was recently named by the City Mayor as "an icon in her Community" and dubbed by her colleagues as one of the most innovative, collaborative thinkers in our time, creating a culture of leadership excellence. Carmela is truly energetic and passionate in her delivery of this book, leaving a distinct impression in the real estate industry and unique mark in this world. The author may be contacted for speaking engagements and workshops at info@kapeleris.com or ckapeleristeam@gmail.com Website: www.kapeleris.com
Cheryl Antao-Xavier has over 30 years' experience in writing and publishing. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and studied writing, editing, proofreading, research, design and production at Ryerson, Toronto. Cheryl has over 26 years' experience as a professional editor and proofreader with leading publishing companies such as Maclean Hunter Printing (now part of Rogers Media) and Carswell Publishers (now Thomson Reuters), and Oxford University Press (Karachi chapter). She owned a desktop publishing business for three years, editing and publishing newsletters and magazines. In 2008, she set up In Our Words Inc., which publishes literary books. IOWI publishes an average of seven titles a year. Cheryl is the chief editor and proofreader for poetry and prose at IOWI.