Erik's Hope Selects Whitegate PR as Agency of Record

NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Erik's Hope: The Leash that Led Me to Freedom selects boutique public relations firm Whitegate PR as their agency of record. Written by Andrea Chilcote and Sara Burden, Erik's Hope is an inspirational story that shows how the love of a dog can truly transform one's life and overall outlook. Whitegate PR is developing and executing results-driven media relations programs for Erik's Hope.

Erik's Hope provides readers with a primer for navigating the emotional tides of life. The story is a fictional account based on Andrea's relationship and life-changing journey with her pup, Erik. Showing just how much of an impact pets can and do have on our lives, the book chronicles Andrea's shift from a high-potential professional with little regard for emotional matters to an extremely passionate and caring advocate for personal change, growth and healing.

Author Andrea Chilcote hopes to leave readers with various lessons on life and to inspire others to become advocates for change. In addition, Erik's Hope demonstrates how genuine self acceptance and compassion for all types of living beings can have a large-scale effect on making the world a better place to live for all creatures. Readers are invited to share in Andrea's journey and embark on their own transformational change.

For more information or to pre-order your copy of Erik's Hope online today visit www.erikshope.com. Be sure to like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/EriksHope and follow us on Twitter @EriksHope.

About Andrea Chilcote: Andrea is an author, executive coach and leadership development expert. She has authored numerous personal development articles and programs, and designs and delivers leadership curriculum for diverse businesses through her consulting practice, Morningstart Ventures. Andrea lives in Cave Creek, Arizona with her husband, dogs and horses.

About Sara Burden: As Vice President of Walden Business, a prominent southeastern mergers and acquisitions firm, Sara is a featured speaker on numerous talk radio shows and conducts accounting and law firm seminars and workshops. She has addressed women's professional business groups and has taught educational classes at international conferences for the mergers and acquisitions industry. Sara lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Whitegate PR: Whitegate PR specializes in delivering multifaceted marketing and strategic public relations campaigns, effective in reaching target audiences to meet -- and exceed -- client's goals. Whitegate PR aims to bring each organization's market share to the next level, providing creative strategies and solutions unique to each company. For more on Whitegate PR visit www.whitegatepr.com.

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