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In this powerful and inspiring book, Fred shows how we can all become agents of positive change as well as identify people who can join in making a change.
Find the Helpers is an unforgettable story with an important reminder that we can make this a better world. We are, indeed, better together.
About the author
Fred Guttenberg began his public life after the murder of his beautiful fourteen-year-old daughter Jaime in the Parkland, Florida, school shooting on Feb 14, 2018. The day after the murder, Fred decided to attend a public vigil. While there, the mayor asked him to speak. His words shook a nation and he has not stopped since. Only four months prior to the murder of his daughter, Fred's brother Michael passed away in October 2017 from cancer related to his service in 9/11 in New York City. He was one of the original first responders at the World Trade Center with a team of doctors who got trapped in the WTC as it collapsed. Amazingly, the room that they hid out in did not collapse and Michael and his team of physicians spent sixteen days at ground zero taking care of others. Following his involvement in these two distinctly American tragedies, Fred has traveled the country talking about both events but also talking about perspective, perseverance, and resilience. He discusses pivotal moments in our lives and how we respond to those moments, using his speech to inspire others. Prior to these events, Fred Guttenberg's professional life included over a decade in sales and management with Johnson & Johnson, followed by almost fifteen years as an entrepreneur, having built a business including nineteen Dunkin Donuts. Fred and his wife Jennifer now spend time challenging elected officials to do more. They began a nonprofit organization dedicated to Jaime's life called "Orange Ribbons for Jaime." He has been a regular on TV news programs and myriad online and print media. The nonprofit is now his full-time mission.
Summary
In this powerful and inspiring book, Fred shows how we can all become agents of positive change as well as identify people who can join in making a change. Find the Helpers is an unforgettable story with an important reminder that we can make this a better world. We are, indeed, better together.
Foreword
Social Media Influence
Twitter: 300,000 followers
Fred has amassed approximately 8,200 press spots since February 15, 2018, the day after his daughter, Jaime, was murdered. Many of these spots are a result of “shares” from his social media activity. He was also featured at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
Friends of Fred
- VP Joe Biden and his team
- Michael Bloomberg and his team
- Speaker Pelosi and Christine Pelosi
- Congressman Ted Deutch
- Congressman Eric Swalwell
- Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Members of the House and Senate
- Maria Shriver
- Alyssa Milano
- Tara Strong
- Debra Messing
- Eric McCormick
- Rosanne Arquette
- Patricia Arquette
- Bradley Whitford
- Tom Hanks
- Ellen Show
- Jimmy Kimmel Show
- Richard Schiff
- Chelsea Handler
- Howard Stern Show
- Anthony Scramucci
- David Semas
- Valerie Jarret
- Judd Apatow
- Shannon Watts (Mom’s Demand)
- All of the gun safety groups (Everytown, Brady, Gifforts, Newtown, Guns Down, March For Our Lives, and others)
- Stephanie Miller on Sirrius
- Neal Katyal
- Joel Rubin
- Richard Lewis, Jessica Kirson, Jim Breuer, Alonzo Bodden – comedians
- Tom Arnold
- Rosie O’Donnell
- Ed Stack, CEO of Dicks Sporting Goods
- Randy Rainbow, YouTube star
Media Who Will Cover the Book Launch- MSNBC. Fred has direct relationships with Mika and Joe, Stephanie Ruhle, Andrea Mitchell, Ari Velshi, Lawrence O’Donnell and Joy Reid. He has a primary contact with MSNBC who can book him on anything.
- CNN. Fred has direct relationships with Jake Tapper, Alisyn Camerota, Brook Baldwin, Poppy Harlow. He also has been asked multiple times for Anderson Cooper, but schedules have never aligned.
- PBS – Newshour with Judy Woodruff
- NPR
- NBC News
- Marie Claire
- BBC
- Buzz Feed (Remy Schmidt)
- Mother Jones (Kara Voight)
- Democracy Now
- HBO Real Sports
- Now This
- Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- LA Times
- Miami Herald
- Sun Sentinel (Tribune Company)
- Washington Post
- NY Times
- Newsweek
- Time Magazine
- Politico
- Reuters
- Rolling Stone
- Showtime show The Circus
- The Hill
- USA Today
- The Young Turks Damage Report
