Elizabeth Hamilton Guarino
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| nationality = American
| education = Pleasant Valley High School, St. Ambrose University
| genre = Poetry, Memoir, Criticism
| notableworks = Percolate – Let Your Best Self Filter Through
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Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino (born September 24, 1969) is an American author and model who has written eight books including Percolate – Let Your Best Self Filter Through and The Change Guidebook – How to Align Your Heart, Truths, and Energy to Find Success in All Areas of Your Life.{{cite web |last1=Routhier |first1=Ray |title=Maine-made podcasts cover everything from comedy scene to bedtime stories |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2018/04/01/maine-made-podcasts-cover-everything-from-the-comedy-scene-to-bedtime-stories/ |website=Press Herald |date=1 April 2018}} She is the founder of The Best Ever You Show.{{cite web |title=Recommended Book : The Change Guidebook, by Elizabeth Hamilton Guarino |url=https://www.randyekaye.com/happiermadesimple/recommended-book-the-change-guidebook-by-elizabeth-hamilton-guarino |website=Randye Kaye}}
She was Mrs. Maine in 2006, Miss Iowa National Teen-Ager in 1988, and Mrs. Maine International 2011. She is a leadership advisor for the Olympia Snowe Women's Leadership Institute and serves as a member of the Forbes Business Council.
Early life and education
Guarino was born in Bloomington, Minnesota, and raised in Bettendorf, Iowa. She completed her high school education at Pleasant Valley High School in Iowa. In 1991, she graduated from St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa with a degree in communications and broadcasting.{{cite web |title=Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino |url=https://92moose.fm/tags/elizabeth-hamilton-guarino/ |website=WMME-FM |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Class Notes Scene Spring 2013 |url=https://www.sau.edu/class-notes-scene-spring-2013 |website=St. Ambrose University}}
Career
Guarino has worked in regulatory positions for Merrill Corporation, Integreon, American Financial Printing, and Dow Investment Group.{{cite web |last1=Bouchard |first1=Kelley |title=Mrs. Maine sets eyes on an international prize |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2010/12/07/mrs_-maine-sets-eyes-on-an-international-prize_2010-12-07/ |website=Portland Press Herald |date=7 December 2010}} She was also a news reporter for WGME-TV in Portland, Maine.{{cite web |last1=Sinclair |first1=Adam |title=Revved up with Waldorf - Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino, author of 'Pinky Doodle Bug' |url=https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/racing-news/59587-revved-up-with-waldorf-elizabeth-hamilton-guarino-author-of-pinky-doodle-bug |website=Speedway Digest |date=5 November 2020 |language=en-gb}}
In 1988, Guarino was crowned Miss Iowa National Teen-Ager.{{cite web |title=Meet the Author: The Change Guidebook |url=https://www.kwqc.com/2022/03/29/meet-author-change-guidebook/ |website=KWQC-TV |language=en |date=29 March 2022}} In 2006, Guarino won the Mrs. Maine title.{{cite web |last1=Ferres |first1=Jody |title=PV native vies for U.S. title |url=https://qctimes.com/news/local/pv-native-vies-for-u-s-title/article_9b734b98-c483-5c83-a72b-095ce91abfa0.html |website=Quad-City Times |language=en |date=30 January 2006}} In 2011, she won the title of Mrs. Maine International.{{cite web |title=Mrs. International Pageant Contestants |url=https://www.mrsinternational.com/mrs-international-contestant-details.php?id=490 |website=Mrs. International |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino |url=http://find.mainewriters.org/writers/elizabeth_hamilton_guarino/ |website=Find Maine Writers |language=en}}
In 2022, she published her book The Change Guidebook.{{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elizabeth-hamilton-guarino/the-change-guidebook/ |title=THE CHANGE GUIDEBOOK {{!}} Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}
She published her first self-help book titled Percolate: Let Your Best Self Filter Through, the inspiration for the book came from her father's stroke rehabilitation.{{Cite web |last=Burke |first=David |date=2014-05-10 |title=Q-C native brews her first self-help book |url=https://qctimes.com/lifestyles/leisure/q-c-native-brews-her-first-self-help-book/article_922e499d-a4a3-5005-819f-cfa7e7dd760d.html |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=The Quad-City Times |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Tener |first1=Lisa |title=She Trusted Her Gut and Got Book Deal With Hay House |url=https://www.lisatener.com/2012/11/she-trusted-her-gut-and-got-book-deal-with-hay-house/ |website=Lisa Tener |date=6 November 2012}}
Her books Change Guidebook and The Success Guidebook have contributors from Senator Olympia Snowe, Mitch Gaylord, Dr. Ivan Misner and Jack Canfield.{{Cite book |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Success-Guidebook/Elizabeth-Hamilton-Guarino/9780757324802 |title=The Success Guidebook |date=2024-04-23 |isbn=978-0-7573-2480-2 |language=en |last1=Hamilton-Guarino |first1=Elizabeth |publisher=Simon and Schuster }}{{cite web |last1=Segura |first1=Caitlin |title=Book Award Winner: The Change Guidebook: How to Align Your Heart, Truths, and Energy to Find Success in All Areas of Your Life by Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino |url=https://nonfictionauthorsassociation.com/book-award-winner-the-change-guidebook-how-to-align-your-heart-truths-and-energy-to-find-success-in-all-areas-of-your-life-by-elizabeth-hamilton-guarino/ |website=Nonfiction Authors Association |date=10 November 2023}}
Publications
- Percolate - Let Your Best Self Filter Through (2014)
- The Change Guidebook (2022)
- A Lesson for Every Child (2020)
- Self-Confident Sandy (2020)
- Best Ever You (2020)
- Blueberry – A Cat's Eye View of Maine
- Pinky Doodle Bug (2011)
- Pinky Doodle Dance (co-author with Wimbledon Finalist, Sally Moore Huss) (2021)
- The Success Guidebook (2024)
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