Coriolis Company
Consultations for Academics, Thought Leaders, and Public Intellectuals
Before booking, please watch this video to learn more about how these sessions work.
$500 / 60 minutes
Most authors and academics spend years learning — often the hard way — how to secure media coverage, land speaking invitations, and expand their public impact. This session distills the most effective strategies into one focused hour, saving you time, frustration, and costly missteps. Whether you move forward with a Coriolis campaign or not, you’ll leave with strategic insights that would otherwise take months or even years to figure out alone.
Your research, book, or expertise deserves to be part of public conversations, but securing media coverage, landing speaking engagements, and reaching the right audiences requires more than just great work. It requires strategy.
A consultation with Coriolis is not a sales pitch. It is a working session designed to give you clear, actionable answers about how to position yourself for greater visibility, influence, and impact.
Some academics book a session as the first step toward a larger publicity campaign. Others use it as a standalone opportunity to refine their approach to media, events, and long-term engagement. Wherever you are in the process, this session is designed to provide immediate strategic insights tailored to your goals.
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What You’ll Get From Your Session
In our 60-minute working session, you’ll receive personalized, strategic guidance tailored to your goals. Depending on your needs, we may cover:
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A targeted media strategy, including which outlets, journalists, and event organizers align with your work
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Messaging refinement to clearly articulate your expertise to both academic and general audiences
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Tactical, actionable recommendations you can implement immediately and over the long-term
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A realistic, experience-based understanding of what’s possible based on your publisher, book type, and career stage
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A blueprint for sustaining visibility beyond a book launch or major media event
If you are interested in a full Coriolis publicity campaign, we can also discuss what that collaboration could look like — but the focus of this session is delivering immediate value, regardless of next steps.
This Consultation Is For:
Professors, researchers, thought leaders, and authors looking for expert guidance on
- How to engage the media and determine which outlets and journalists align with their expertise
- Refining their message so it resonates with both academic and public audiences
- Strategic positioning to stand out in their field and become a go-to expert
- Which conferences and speaking opportunities are worth pursuing
- Sustaining a book‘s visibility long after publication
- How to work with their university’s PR team
- Managing media attention when covering politically sensitive topics
- Writing op-eds, essays, and articles that amplify their expertise
- Improving media interviews and developing a confident presence
- Determining the next steps in their publicity journey, whether through independent efforts or a full campaign with Coriolis
This is not generic PR advice. It is a focused one-on-one session tailored to your work, challenges, and ambitions.
Book Your Consultation
$500 / 60 minutes
Sessions are conducted over Zoom. Once booked, you will receive a short intake form so I can prepare in advance and we can maximize our time together.
Meet Nanda Dyssou
Founder and Lead Strategist at Coriolis Company
I founded Coriolis Company to help scholars, thought leaders, and experts bring their work into public conversations—not just within academia, but in the media, at conferences, and in policy spaces where their ideas can shape real-world discussions. I have worked with authors from the Big Five, top academic presses, and independent publishers, securing national media coverage, major speaking engagements, and long-term literary visibility. Publishers often refer to me as the “author whisperer” for my ability to guide authors through the intricacies of the publishing process and help them navigate the ever-evolving landscape of publicity, marketing, events, and media.
My approach is practical and strategic, never vague PR advice. I help clients refine their messaging, navigate media, and identify the right opportunities to ensure their expertise reaches the audiences that matter. With a BA and MFA in Creative Writing from the University of California, Riverside, as well as certifications in marketing, publicity, and social media management, I develop tailored, effective strategies that go beyond the book or project at hand. If you’re ready to raise your profile and make a lasting impact, let’s talk.
Note: This Is Not a "Discovery Call"
Many publicists and book PR companies offer free “discovery calls” and those calls are designed to sell you their service. That is not what I do.
You can find dozens of testimonials and case studies from happy authors and publishers on our website. A consultation with me is a paid, working session designed to provide immediate strategic value, not a sales pitch.
If you choose to move forward with a Coriolis campaign, the consultation fee is applied to your first month’s retainer. If not, you will still leave with insights that would take years to figure out alone.
Let’s Get Your Work the Recognition It Deserves
If you are ready for clear, strategic insights on how to expand your public reach, let’s talk.
Why Work with Coriolis?
Coriolis Company is a premier book publicity and media training firm known for working with academics, thought leaders, and some of today’s leading public intellectuals. Our clients include award-winning scholars, bestselling authors, and high-profile experts in history, politics, sociology, race and gender studies, business, science, law, and literary fiction.
Coriolis specializes in securing top-tier media coverage in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, NPR, BBC, PBS, CNN, MSNBC, The Guardian, The New Yorker, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Times Literary Supplement, and more.
We also provide expert positioning, media strategy, and branding for scholars and public intellectuals, helping them extend their influence beyond academia. What sets Coriolis apart is our practical, strategic approach:
- We tailor media strategies to each client’s goals and strengths — no templates or generic advice
- We refine messaging so your expertise resonates across audiences
- We offer realistic, insider guidance on how to navigate publishing, media, and speaking opportunities
- We build frameworks for long-term visibility, not just launch moments
When you book a consultation, you are not getting surface-level advice. You are getting guidance from a firm that has helped hundreds of scholars expand their public reach.
