COLUMBUS, GA AREA — SPEAKER · AUTHOR · JOURNALIST
Twenty-five years of chasing other people's stories taught me how to help you tell yours.
I specialize in investigating and curating unique human experiences. Drawing on my background in journalism, I document the heart of a story from its greatest challenges to its most treasured moments — and I bring that same eye to the corporate stage.
Edie Little, on air.
THE BYLINE
My working life reads like a string of reinventions: newspaper columnist on two coasts and in Panama, executive secretary to a U.S. Senator, a court reporter, and — for one memorable stretch — HR manager at Hugh Hefner's Chicago Playboy Club, where my actual job title was Bunny Mother.
None of those, though, taught me as much as the hardest transition of all: escaping a life-threatening domestic violence situation with my children in tow. I wrote a memoir about it, How Wonder Woman Became a Smuggler. Every talk I give now comes out of that same lesson — that real clarity isn't instant. It comes from time, from distance, and from having something to look back on.
"I don't teach resetting from theory. I'm the proof."
CURRENT LECTURES
How to Get Back Up When You're Feeling Down
A simple journaling practice to clear your mind today and shape your future. Attendees learn to use AI as a thinking partner — never a replacement for their own voice — and leave with a habit that survives a busy Tuesday, not just a good feeling on the call.
Ask about this oneFor domestic violence agencies & reentry programs
The same journaling practice, built for the people who serve and the people served. It includes a plain-spoken safety note on phone and account privacy. It is awareness training and a practical tool, not counseling. Offered as separate sessions for staff and advocates, or for survivors. First sessions for community organizations are available as no-charge pilots.
Ask about the community pilotNew lecture titles are in development. Ask when you inquire below and I'll let you know what's next.
CREDENTIALS
Lived experience comes first, and the paper trail backs it up. Each page below is a one-page summary with the originals shown.
24 hours at DAWN's Domestic Violence Institute (2020). Certified Peer Counselor pre-requisite training, HCA Peer Support Program (2023). Paraprofessional course, STEDI and Utah State University (2024). Not a therapist or counselor.
Staff reporter and columnist, Journal of the San Juan Islands, Washington (1986–1988), published weekly. Columnist, The Key West Citizen (1989). Weekly columnist, The Visitor / El Visitante, Panama (2014–2016), with more than 100 articles. Contributing author, Overseas Living Letter (2018).
Host of the weekly radio show Know Before You Go, Overseas Radio Network (2012–2013). Author of three books, including a memoir and a journaling study guide.
Published and certified under the names Ilene Anderson, Ilene Little, Edith Little and Edie Little. All one person.
WHAT IT COSTS
One team, up to 25 people, virtual, standard session. Start the new year strong. Book your 2027 session at this rate.
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WERE YOU IN THE ROOM?
Attended a lecture and want the one-page take-home — the habits, the prompts, the diagram, all of it — or have a question you didn't get to ask? This one's for you.
