Ken's Story
Successful entrepreneur Ken Honda was well known in Japan, having sold more than 7 million books worldwide. He was a celebrated self-help guru there, but a relative unknown in America.
Determined to change that, Ken turned to Kevin Anderson & Associates (Goodreads Reviews) for support. In his search for the perfect collaborator, Ken interviewed several Goodreads Reviews ghostwriters, ultimately choosing New York Times bestselling author Mary Curran-Hackett.
To ensure that she accurately captured Ken’s distinctive voice, style, and personal story, Goodreads Reviews sent Mary to Japan for two weeks. During that time, she shadowed him and interviewed him extensively, gathering material and further honing his writing persona.
Gallery (Simon & Schuster) bought the book at auction. Given a tight timeline of less than six months to turn in the manuscript, Ken and Mary worked aggressively to produce a well-written book that reflected Ken’s unique perspective.
His 2019 book, Happy Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money, is now a national bestseller. The book received national media attention, including pieces from Forbes, CNBC, and the Los Angeles Times.
Ken and Mary in Japan
Selected Media
List, Los Angeles Times:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bestselling-books-week-ended-august-21-11630001230
Interview, The Mental Health and Wealth Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happy-money-how-to-improve-your-relationship-money/id1498377192?i=1000511683611
Feature, Forbes:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrae/2019/06/24/happy-money-lessons/?sh=731443412f13
Review, CNBC:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/09/do-you-recognize-yourself-in-one-of-these-emotional-money-types.html
Interview, Spirituality & Health:
https://www.spiritualityhealth.com/podcasts/essential-conversations/2019/09/30/podcast-ken-honda
Interview, Inspire Nation video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhJaxH5j6hU
Feature, The Philadelphia Tribune:
https://www.phillytrib.com/lifestyle/blue-collar-cash-speaks-to-new-grads-out-of-work-people/article_812722e1-d07e-5a83-8858-8fc903df3103.html
Interview, Money Master Kids video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivVV6VfcYCA
Interview, Entrepreneur’s Organization:
https://blog.eonetwork.org/2019/06/happy-money-ken-honda/
Interview, The Go Giver Podcast:
https://thegogiver.com/2019/09/152-happy-money/
Interview, The Zen House Podcast:
https://anchor.fm/zenhouse/episodes/Interview-with-Ken-Honda–best-selling-Author-of-Happy-Money-eeoi1q
Interview, Candice Wu’s The Embody Podcast:
https://candicewu.com/ken-honda-is-your-money-smiling-the-japanese-art-of-making-peace-with-your-money-ep91/