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I welcome your media inquiries. I can aptly address the benefits of flexible work and the strategies to negotiate it. Lifestyle trends and generational issues that drive demand for flexible work are other areas of expertise. I understand your pressing deadlines and will respond ASAP.

Email is the fastest way to arrange a telephone interview: pat [at] workoptions [dot] com
My telephone number 541.359.3677 (Honolulu, Hawaii).

Pat Katepoo and WorkOptions in the News Media and in 40+ Books

Mothers & More — November/December 2011
Work+Life Fit — June 6, 2011
Woman’s Day — October 2010
Inc. Magazine — April 13, 2010
KURV, News Talk Radio (Texas) — August 12, 2009
Forbes.com — July 15, 2009
Forbes.com — March 16, 2009
New York Times Magazine Online — March 3, 2009
Seattle Post Intelligencer — February 19, 2009
American Baby — February 2009
Metro Canada — September 15, 2008
Honolulu Star-Bulletin — April 27, 2008
MoneyLife Radio Broadcast — April 8, 2008 (part two)
MoneyLife Radio Broadcast — April 7, 2008 (part one)
Medical Economics — January 18, 2008
Chicago Tribune — October 28, 2007
Tucson Citizen — September 17, 2007
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams — September 11, 2007
U.S. News & World Report — September 3, 2007
The Tennessean — July 17, 2007
New York Daily News — June 11, 2007
New York Daily News — May 19, 2007
India New England — February 16, 2007
The Wall Street Journal  — January 11, 2007
Fit Pregnancy — December/January
BusinessWeek — July 24, 2006
Des Moines Business Record — May 28, 2006
The Fayetteville [NC] — May 14, 2006
Self — May 2006
Black Enterprise — April 2006
Today’s Dietitian — March 2006
Washington Post – Life at Work — December 18, 2005
Newhouse News Service — November 18, 2005
Smart Money — November 2005
Fit Pregnancy — October/November 2005
HR Magazine — September 2005
The Salt Lake Tribune — September 12, 2005
Ann Arbor News  — July 12, 2005
Lexington [KY] Herald-Leader — June 20, 2005
Marketplace Report on National Public Radio — April 13, 2005
Working Mother — April 2005
The Wall Street Journal Work & Family column — December 30, 2004
Working Mother — October 2004
Richmond Times-Dispatch — October 21, 2004
Redbook — September 2004
Working Mother — September 2004
Fatherhood Today, National Fatherhood Initiative newsletter — Fall 2004
Memphis Parent— August 2004
Sunday [New Jersey] Star-Ledger — August 22, 2004
Baltimore Sun — August 1, 2004
Pregnancy — July 2004
The Wall Street Journal Work & Family column — May 20, 2004
Parents — October 2003
Bay Area Parent — September 2003
Sales and Marketing Management — August 2003
Hawaii Business — May 2003
e-Pregnancy — April 2003
Essence — March 2003
Honolulu Advertiser — February 24, 2003
The Wall Street Journal Work & Family column — February 13, 2003
Toronto Star — November 3, 2002
Working Mother — June 2002
USAToday.com Careers — May 1, 2002
Meetings & Convention — May 2002
Working Mother — February 2002
Sales & Marketing Management — September 2001
Work/Life Today — March 2001
Careers Now syndicated column — March 21, 2001
Chicago Tribune — February 21, 2001
The Indianapolis Star — February 9, 2001
Employment Review — January 2001
Boston Globe — November 26, 2000
Working Mother — November 2000
Redbook — October 2000
Ladies Home Journal — October 2000
Working Mother — June 2000
Honolulu Star-Bulletin — October 26, 1999
The [New Jersey] Star Ledger — February 15, 1999
Chicago Sun-Times — November 22, 1998
Meetings & Convention — September 1998
St Paul Pioneer Press — July 19, 1998
Dallas Morning News — June 14, 1998
Parenting — March 1998
San Francisco Chronicle — February 23, 1998
Honolulu Advertiser — July 22, 1997
Pacific Business News — October 21, 1996
Pacific Business News — May 20, 1996
Pacific Business News — December 11, 1995
Pacific Business News — July 24, 1995
Pacific Business News — January 23, 1995
Honolulu Advertiser — June 22, 1994
Honolulu Advertiser — March 13, 1994
Pacific Business News — January 31, 1994
Honolulu Star-Bulletin — January 19, 1994
Honolulu Advertiser — October 3, 1993

More Than 40 Books Feature Pat Katepoo or Recommend WorkOptions

The Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for New Parents
Stacey Bradford (Three Rivers Press, 2009)

The Work-at-Home Success Bible
Leslie Truex (Adams Media, 2009)

Working Mom’s 411: How to Manage Kids, Career and Home
Michelle LaRowe (Regal, 2009)

A Guide to Russian Adoption: Professional Counseling & Personal Insights
Alisa White Karwowski (Praeger 2008)

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Working Less, Earning More
Jeff Cohen (Alpha, 2008)

Escape from Corporate America: Creating the Career of Your Dreams
Pamela Skilling (Ballantine Books, 2008)

Work from Home Handbook: Flex Your Time, Improve Your Life
Diana Fitzpatrick and Stephen Fishman (USA Today/Nolo, 2008)

Wow! I’m in Business: A Crash Course in Business Basics
Richard Stim and Lisa Guerin (Nolo, 2008)

Job Sharing: Two Heads are Better Than One
Angela Morella & Mary O’Hanlon (Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2008)

Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Carolyn B. Maloney (Modern Times, 2008)

Opting In: Having a Child Without Losing Yourself
Amy Richards (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008)

The Christian’s Career Journey: Find the Job God Designed for You
Susan Britton Whitcomb (JIST Works, 2008)

The Leisure Economy
Linda Nazareth (Wiley, 2007)

The Parent’s Guide to Family-Friendly Work
Lori K. Long (Career Press, 2007)

Work It, Girl! The Black Woman’s Guide to Professional Success
Pamela McBride (Parker Publishing, 2007)

Working After Retirement for Dummies
Lita Epstein (For Dummies Publisher, 2007)

The Anti 9-to-5 Guide
Michelle Goodman (Seal Press, 2007)

The Savvy Part-time Professional
Lynn Berger (Capital Books, 2006)

This is How We Do It: The Working Mothers’ Manifesto
Carol Evans, (Hudson Street Press, 2006)

Job Search Magic
Susan Britton Whitcomb (JIST Works, 2006)

Hit the Ground Crawling: Lessons from 150,000 New Fathers
Greg Bishop (Dad’s Adventure, 2006)

The Wall Street Journal Guide to the Business of Life
Nancy Keates, Senior Editor (Crown, 2005)

Parent Savvy: Straight Answers to Your Family’s Financial, Legal & Practical Questions
Nihara K. Choudhri, Esq. (Nolo, 2005)

The Unofficial Guide to Landing a Job
Michelle Tullier (Wiley, 2005)

Your Next Move: Success Strategies for MidCareer Professionals
Dan Finnigan and Marc Karasu (Sterling, 2005)

Going Back to Work
Mary Quigley and Loretta Kaufman (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2004)

Balancing Pregnancy and Work
Nancy W. Hall (Stonesong Press, 2004)

Managing for Dummies, Second Edition
Bob Nelson and Peter Economy (For Dummies, 2003)

Flex Time: A Working Mother’s Guide to Balancing Career and Family
Jacqueline Foley (Avalon Publishing Group, 2003)

Mom Economy: The Mother’s Guide to Getting Family-Friendly Work
Elizabeth Wilcox (Berkley Trade, 2003)

Shades of Gray: A Mother’s Guide to Work and Family Choices
Lynn Hennighausen (Beaver’s Pond Press, 2002)

Retaining Top Employees
J. Leslie McKeown (McGraw-Hill, 2002)

Best Advice for Life After Baby Arrives
Nancy Evans (Rutledge Hill Press, 2002)

The Working Mother’s Guide to Life: Strategies, Secrets, and Solutions
Linda Mason (Three Rivers Press, 2002)

The Entrepreneurial Parent
Paul & Sarah Edwards and Lisa M. Roberts (Tarcher/Putnam, 2002)

Changing Careers for Dummies
Carol L. McClelland, PhD (John Wiley & Sons, 2001)

Mompreneurs Online
Pat Cobe and Ellen Parlapiano (Perigee, 2001)

The Everything Hot Careers Book
Ronald A. Reis (Adams Media Corporation, 2001)

The Best Friend’s Guide to Maternity Leave
Betty Holcomb (Perseus Publishing, 2001)

What Color is Your Parachute?
Richard Nelson Bolles (Ten Speed Press, 2001 – 2011 editions)

Work Less, Live More
Paula Brook (Doubleday Canada Ltd., 1997)

Breaking Out of 9 to 5
Maria Laqueur and Donna Dickinson (Peterson’s, 1994)