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LIFT

10 Mentorship Touchpoints to Empower Your Team and Accelerate Your Career

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What is LIFT?

If you’re stepping into a leadership role—or striving toward one—you likely want to break away from outdated, top-down management models. You’re aiming to build a team culture that prioritizes collaboration and celebrates shared growth. But in today’s remote and hybrid workplaces, it takes a fresh set of skills to connect meaningfully, offer support, and lead with impact. In Lift, Amy Summers, a pioneer in remote work and virtual mentorship, offers a modern approach to leadership grounded in presence, purpose, confidence, and connection.

Through ten intentional mentorship touchpoints, Summers helps you build stronger relationships with your team, empower their development, and grow into the kind of leader who brings others up with you. Drawing from real stories, practical strategies, and insights from her popular podcast and award-winning seminars, Summers shows you how mentorship doesn’t have to be a heavy lift. It’s not about adding more to your plate—it’s about shifting your perspective. At its core, mentorship is a relationship: a shared commitment to potential, trust, and progress.

Whether you’re currently managing a team, preparing to take on more responsibility, or starting your own entrepreneurial endeavor, Lift offers the guidance you’ve been looking for to become a leader who inspires, connects, and creates lasting impact that accelerates not only their careers, but also your own.

Is This Book For You?

• Tired of command-and-control management models?

• Discouraged by generic leadership advice?

• Struggling to connect in remote and hybrid work?

• Worried mentorship will drain your time?

• Want to lead with more impact, confidence and connection?

• Ready to grow your team—and yourself?

Author BIO

Amy Summers founded Pitch Publicity® in 2003, in her mid-twenties, building a proactive public relations agency that has since earned billions of media impressions for hundreds of companies and organizations. In 2020, she launched INICIVOX®, a virtual platform designed to harness mentorship to enhance communication skills. Summers’s pitching methodologies and mentorship success stories are showcased through her popular microcast, The Pitch with Amy Summers, and podcast, Pitch Live with Amy Summers. A pioneer in remote work and virtual mentorship, Summers has earned business, education, and communication awards in entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Based in New York City, Summers attributes her successful career start in public relations to her education at the University of Florida, where she later served as an adjunct lecturer and as a member of multiple boards of directors.

Artist BIO

Stephen Palladino is a globally recognized artist and storyteller known for his emotionally charged work that blurs the line between chaos and control. Born in the Bronx, New York, where he first honed his craft that fuses street culture with fine art, Palladino now works out of his studio in West Hollywood, California. His raw, unfiltered style has earned him high-profile collaborations with Tiffany & Co., Beyoncé, American Express, Playboy, Capital One, and Lady Gaga. His art lives in private collections across Europe, Asia, and the United States, and spans murals, intricate drawings, and immersive digital experiences that explore identity, culture, and the beautifully imperfect nature of being human. Tens of thousands follow his viral Late Night Drawing series on TikTok, where he creates live, on-the-spot illustrations that push creative boundaries in real time. To learn more, visit palladinoart.com.

Meet the Evolution Squad

Step inside Stephen Palladino’s West Hollywood studio with me—where his signature mix of raw energy and emotion comes alive on paper. Known for creating bold work that’s caught the eye of icons like Beyoncé, Tiffany & Co., and Lady Gaga, Stephen has lent his one-of-a-kind style to bring the Evolution Squad to life for this book.

As you flip through the pages, you’ll meet a Polar Bear, a Caterpillar, and a Butterfly—three unlikely guides that Stephen has illustrated in ways only he can, each representing different stages of leadership and growth. Like his viral Late Night Drawing series on TikTok, the art here feels spontaneous yet deeply intentional, drawing you in as these characters evolve right alongside you.

Lift goes beyond just words on a page—it’s a visual journey into how we lead, mentor, and rise together.

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Praise For LIFT

“A generous, practical playbook that turns managers into mentors and teams into talent engines.”
Scott SandersTony, Emmy, and Grammy Award–winning producer

“Amy Summers’s focus on relationships is both refreshing and urgently needed in today’s business world.”
Danny WuerffelHeisman Trophy winner, executive director of Desire Street Ministries, president of Wuerffel Foundation

“If you want to make success happen and not just talk about it, start with Amy Summers’s mentorship touchpoints in Lift.”
Jonathan LovitzNonprofit executive, economic development leader, and former federal official

“Lift is an inspiring reminder that leadership isn’t about hierarchy; it’s about helping people rise.”
Patrick FordProfessional in residence, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida

“Amy Summers has a rare ability to elevate others with intention, authenticity, and clarity. In Lift, she channels that gift into a powerful blueprint for relationship-driven leadership.”
Marci ZaroffFounder and CEO of ECOfashion, founder and chair of BeyondBrands, author of ECOrenaissance

“Amy Summers has developed a recipe for turning new hires into stand-out successes.”
Rick PolitoAward-winning journalist, author of Off Trail

“Lift walks you through how to uplift individual members of your team, encourage their collaboration, and elevate your own leadership skills in the process. Keep it by your side and refer to it often.”
Angela A. BuonocoreFormer chief communications officer of The Pepsi Bottling Group, ITT Corporation, and Xylem

“Lift is a step-by-step guide for anyone—regardless of your industry expertise or lack thereof—who wants an authentic approach to developing meaningful relationships.”
Bob MartinAssistant dean of Office of Internships and Career Placement, Bellisario College of Communications, Penn State University

“Amy Summers shows that mentorship is not a privilege. Lift moves us toward a more inclusive, human-centered way of developing people.”
Suezette Yasmin Robotham, MSBestselling author of Beyond Titles

“Lift is an inspiring, practical guide for anyone seeking to mentor, empower, and elevate the next generation of leaders.”
Roger Caruth, JD, PhDAssociate professor at the Department of Communication Studies, Howard University

“Amy Summers is a master at bringing out the best in people. Lift shares her insights and anecdotes from mentoring and developing employee ‘caterpillars’ into high-performing ‘butterflies.’””
Greg HornFormer CEO of GNC Live Well and Garden of Life, author of Living Green and Living Well

“Lift shows how a mentorship mindset not only shapes careers and strengthens culture, but also creates the kind of legacy that stays with people long after the work is done.”
Shelley SpectorFounder and director of The Museum of Public Relations

“Amy Summers offers a much-needed blueprint for modern leadership. Lift challenges the traditional power-driven approach and inspires leaders to make a meaningful impact.”
Mira LoweDean of the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication, Florida A&M University

“In Lift, Amy Summers shows how intentional mentorship can change the trajectory of a career and reshape what it means to build a legacy that truly matters.”
LaShelle Williams-FranklinCo-founder and CEO of Williams-Franklin Foundation

“Lift is a wonderfully written, carefully crafted book that helps guide you through those important, long-term relationships.”
Rod CarterVeteran journalist

“Amy Summers shows how mentorship builds confidence, creates connection, and empowers the next generation of professionals to lead without tearing others down.”
Flody SuarezProducer of film, television, and theater at FlodyCo Productions

“In Lift, Amy Summers redefines leadership as the art of unlocking human potential for the good of the mentor, the mentee, and the organization.”
Lise Alschuler, ND, MBAPresident and CEO of Sonoran University of Health Sciences

“Amy Summers offers a practical, human-centered framework grounded in real experience. Anyone committed to developing people (and yourself) should read this book.”
Scott E. FrancisSenior director of alumni and gift success at Auburn University

“Lift is a rare and essential guide for leaders who aspire to create lasting impact.”
Kulreet Chaudhary, MDAuthor of The Prime and Sound Medicine

“An essential guide for emerging leaders navigating a digitally saturated world.”
Gary GreenExecutive director of Student Press Law Center

“Lift shows how intentional mentorship cultivates confident, mission-focused, highly productive teams—a blueprint every leader striving for meaningful impact should have in hand.”
Sean ConnerCo-founder and chief progress officer of ForceBrands

“Amy Summers is proof that there are still those doing the real work to ensure that generations to come are equipped with the tools for long-lasting success.”
Blake Lawren NewbyTV personality, host of According to Blake podcast

“Lift is a valuable resource for professionals and organizations seeking to cultivate stronger, more meaningful connections in today’s complex workplace.”
Bill ImadaChairman and chief connectivity officer at IW Group

“Amy Summers understands today's emerging leaders, and her methods consistently turn potential into career advancement.”
Katrina TolentinoExecutive director of Naturally Network

“In a fresh, fun, and accessible style, Amy Summers breaks down the steps to become the kind of leader and mentor you’ve always wanted to be.”
Mark C. PernaFounder and CEO of TFS Results, bestselling author of Answering Why

“Lift is a fresh take on leadership—one that declares mentorship as an essential part of a job, not an ‘if I have time’ activity. I wish every leader would adopt the lessons in this book!”
Bree GroffWorkplace culture expert, author of Today Was Fun