Kate Walker Raidt is an author, speaker and successful entrepreneur. She has been a top producer in direct sales and an inspirational speaker to sales organizations for almost two decades. Kate sold educational books and software door-to-door for the Southwestern Company for ten summers – one of the longest and most successful sales careers in the company’s 150 year history. Kate later joined Southwestern’s sister company, Family Heritage, and built a top sales organization sold supplemental insurance business-to-business for six years. <br /><br />Due to Kate’s reading disability as a child, she did not find a love for books until her 30’s. She is founder of FatNoggin.com – an online community which helps people build a personal library of self-improvement books and support groups. Kate is an advocate of self-improvement through good books and support. <br /><br />Kate is also an award-winning singer/songwriter who has sold CDs in over 27 countries, was nominated for an American Music Award, winner of five Austin Music Awards and winner of two international songwriting awards. Kate has also completed the Los Angeles marathon and was a member of the two-time winning Texas State Cup Soccer Championship. <br /><br />Kate lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and two children. <br />