Press and Media
Press & Media
Thank you for your interest in Robert Lee Goodman, MBA, and The Five Year Life™ series.
This page gives you everything you need to cover Robert’s work quickly: short bios, a fact sheet, book descriptions, and how to submit a media request.
Quick Note on Availability
Robert is generally not available for in-person interviews, events, or travel.
He is intentionally prioritizing his remaining time with his wife, Jan, and focusing on writing both nonfiction and fiction that helps readers navigate career disruption, reinvention, and major life transitions.
However, Robert does accept a limited number of media requests that can be handled efficiently, including written Q&A (email), short remote interviews (as scheduling allows), and selected podcast requests.
Media Request Process
To request an interview, quote, or other media support, please use the Contact Me form below and include:
- Your name and outlet
- Type of request (written Q&A, remote interview, quote request, review copy request, etc.)
- Topic(s) and intended angle
- Deadline and publication date
- Audience size and distribution channels (if applicable)
- Links to your outlet and relevant prior work
Contact Form:
Short Bios (Copy/Paste)
Short Bio (about 50 words)
Robert Lee Goodman is the author of The Five Year Life™ series and Stark Naked Startup™. A 44x Founder and long-time CEO, he has spent 4.5 decades helping people and companies navigate reinvention, fundraising, and high-stakes transitions. He raised $114 million in today’s dollars from 1,342 investors and venture capitalists.
Medium Bio (about 100 words)
Robert Lee Goodman is the author of The Five Year Life™ series and Stark Naked Startup™. Across 4.5 decades as Founder/CEO of nearly four dozen companies, he has helped thousands of entrepreneurs and professionals navigate reinvention, fundraising, and major life transitions. He took a software company public and raised $114 million in today’s dollars from 1,342 investors and venture capitalists across 44 capital raises. He lives in Gatlinburg, Tennessee with his wife, Jan, and focuses his time on writing and building reader-ready tools that deliver clarity, steadiness, and direction.
Long Bio (about 150 words)
Robert Lee Goodman is the author of The Five Year Life™ series and Stark Naked Startup™. Over 4.5 decades as Founder/CEO of nearly four dozen companies, he has coached thousands of startup founders and professionals through fundraising, reinvention, and crisis-to-clarity transitions. He took a software company public and raised $114 million in today’s dollars from 1,342 investors and venture capitalists across 44 capital raises. Today, his writing focuses on practical frameworks that help people rebuild after job loss, burnout, misalignment, and major life disruption, while protecting what matters most. Robert lives in Gatlinburg, Tennessee with his wife, Jan, intentionally adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
One-Sentence Tagline Options
- Structured tools for reinvention when your life or career stops fitting.
- Clarity, steadiness, and direction for the next chapter of your life.
- Practical frameworks for job loss, misalignment, and life redesign.
Fact Sheet
- Author: Robert Lee Goodman
- Company: Good-Man LLC
- Location: Gatlinburg, Tennessee (Great Smoky Mountains region)
- Background: Founder/CEO of nearly 4 dozen companies over 4.5 decades
- Capital Raised: $114 million in today’s dollars from 1,342 investors and venture capitalists
- Public Company: Took a software company public
- Primary Focus Today: Writing and building The Five Year Life™ ecosystem (nonfiction + fiction)
Books & Projects
Your Last Paycheck™
Navigating Job Loss and Layoffs in the Age of AI
A grounded, immediate guide for stabilizing after job loss and building a career strategy in a rapidly changing AI economy.
Reset Protocol™
A Structured Method for Resetting Your Life in Five Focused Years
A practical system for identifying misalignment and rebuilding deliberately across work, money, relationships, health, and purpose.
Reset Protocol™ — The 108 Questions™ Workbook
The Companion Workbook for Deep Reflection & Immediate Action
A structured, self-directed workbook designed to translate introspection into clarity and actionable next steps.
Efficient Love™
I Had 1,200 First Dates So You Don’t Have To™
A candid, practical framework for compatibility and emotional alignment, based on lived experience and decades of mentoring others through relationship transitions.
Stark Naked Startup™ (The Novel)
A character-driven erotic romance threaded with rising suspense and a developing techno-thriller arc. It explores intimacy, ambition, startup culture, vulnerability, and the unintended consequences of rapidly accelerating technology.
Downloadable Media Kit
If you prefer a single PDF with the essentials (bios, fact sheet, book descriptions, and suggested interview angles), you can download it here:
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Note: If you prefer to control distribution, remove the link above and replace it with: “Request the Media Kit using the Contact Me form.”
Suggested Interview Angles (If Helpful)
- Job loss as identity shock: what people underestimate and how to stabilize fast
- Reinvention under pressure: building a realistic plan when you are scared, tired, or overwhelmed
- AI disruption: how to become “AI-competent” without drowning in hype
- Misalignment: why “fine” can become dangerous over time
- Why structured frameworks beat motivation when life is unstable
Press Assets (What We Can Provide)
- Approved author photos (if/when available)
- Book cover images (web + print resolution)
- Brief excerpts (upon request)
- Review copy instructions (when available)
Contact
For media requests, please use the Contact Me form above.
If you need to reach support directly, email: support@FiveYearLife.com