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(New York, NY, April 13, 2012) America’s #1 crisis guru Judy Smith is an inspiration, both on the page, and now in millions of homes across the country. Author of the new book GOOD SELF, BAD SELF: Transforming Your Worst Qualities into Your Biggest Assets, her career is the impetus behind ABC-TV’s new hit drama, Scandal. Created by Emmy-nominated producer Shonda Rhimes and starring Kerry Washington as a crisis manager named Olivia Pope, Entertainment Tonight calls Scandal, “The best new show of 2012.” TV Guide proclaims it, “insta-addictive,” while The Philadelphia Inquirer raves about “one of the strongest female characters to hit prime time in recent memory.”

In real life, The Washington Post refers to Judy Smith as the "crisis manager extraordinaire.” She was behind the scenes for President George H.W. Bush in the White House, advised...