Rick L. Appelt recently hit five Amazon.com best-seller lists with the new book, “Against The Grain.”

Orlando, Fla. – September 13, 2013 – Business consultant, speaker and mentor Rick L. Appelt joined a select group of the world’s leading experts, along with noted business development expert, best-selling author and speaker, Brian Tracy, to co-author the book titled, Against The Grain: The World’s Leading Experts Reveal How They Achieved Positive Results in a Down Economy! The book was released on September 5th, 2013 by CelebrityPress™ – a leading business book publisher.

Against The Grain showcases a group of Celebrity Experts® including entrepreneurs, mentors and coaches who have survived and thrived in the midst of the constantly changing marketplace – going Against The Grain. To the reader who wants to enjoy success, these Celebrity Experts® share with them proven ways to move forward with their plans and the mindset required to do it.

Rick L. Appelt contributed a chapter titled “Success Starts Early With Mindset.”

On the day of release, Against The Grain: The World’s Leading Experts Reveal How They Achieved Positive Results in a Down Economy! achieved best-seller status in five Amazon.com categories.  The book reached best-seller status in the following categories: “Direct Marketing,” “Marketing,” “Entrepreneurship,” “Marketing and Sales” and “Personal Finance.”

Rick L. Appelt is currently an author, professional consultant, speaker and mentor. Holding masters degrees in both Construction Management & Technology and Project Management, he has been a leader in the large construction industry ranging in scope from semiconductor, industrial, manufacturing, commercial, government, hospitality, airport, civil and transportation industries. During his career he was known as a clean room guru building semiconductor and biotech clean room facilities around the world for such high-tech companies as Motorola, Intel, Texas Instruments, Samsung and many others.

After such a successful release, Rick L. Appelt will be recognized by The National Academy of Best-Selling Authors™, an organization that honors authors from many of the leading independent best-seller lists.

To order a copy of the book, please go to http://amzn.com/0989518728

The royalties from this project will be given to Entrepreneur’s International Foundation, a not for profit organization dedicated to creating unique launch campaigns to raise money and awareness for charitable causes.

To learn more about Rick Appelt and opportunities for consulting, speaking, contracting, training, mentoring, and other writing, please visit his website at http://www.RickAppelt.com.

About Rick L. Appelt:

During his career Rick spent rewarding time as a university speaker and a college recruiter. He continues to mentor young college graduates entering the workforce.

Opportunities in private business through operations as president and business owner have afforded Rick the opportunity to give back. His successful journey now allows him to do speaking engagements, mentoring and training, construction consulting, professional contracting, and also writing. He trains managers and also mentors entrepreneurs for improved operations in small business.

About Celebrity Press™:

Celebrity Press™ is a business book publisher that publishes books from thought leaders around the world. Celebrity Press™ specializes in helping its authors grow their businesses through book publishing. Celebrity Press™ has published books alongside Brian Tracy, Dr. Ivan Misner, Ron Legrand, Mari Smith, Kelly O’Neil, Alexis Martin Neely and many of the biggest experts across diverse fields.

Learn more at http://www.CelebrityPressPublishing.com