{{Short description|American writer}} {{Infobox person | name = Jen Sincero | image = Jen Sincero.jpg | alt = JenSincero | caption = Sincero in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2021 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|8|7|mf=y}} | birth_place = Westchester, New York, U.S. | known_for = The ''You Are a Badass'' book series | website = [https://jensincero.com/ jensincero.com] }}
'''Jen Sincero''' (born August 7, 1965) is an American writer, speaker, and success coach.<ref name="CNBC">{{cite news |last1=Elkins |first1=Kathleen |title=How No. 1 New York Times best-selling author Jen Sincero went from $28,000 a year to 'making seven figures' |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/12/best-selling-author-jen-sincero-went-from-broke-to-making-7-figures.html |accessdate=29 April 2019 |publisher=CNBC |date=12 December 2018}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Jen Sincero was born and raised in Westchester, New York. She is the daughter of Italian-born Domenico Sincero, a doctor, and Susan Sincero. She attended Briarcliff High School and later Colorado College, where she graduated in 1987<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://sites.coloradocollege.edu/bulletin/2018/09/the-road-to-writing-is-not-always-paved/|title=The Road to Writing Is Not Always Paved|last=Grant ’92|first=Katie|date=2018-09-04|website=Bulletin|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-28}}</ref> with a BA in English. Sincero worked in the marketing department at CBS/Epic Records in the 1990s during which time she co-founded her first band, Crotch,<ref name="Entrepreneur">{{cite news|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/318587|title=From Totally Broke to Multimillionaire: How Jen Sincero Pivoted from Rock Star to Bestselling Self-Help Author and Success Coach|last1=Field|first1=Hayden|date=6 September 2018|accessdate=30 April 2019|publisher=Entrepreneur}}</ref> Sincero moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1996, where she started the Jenny Clinkscales Band and later 60 Foot Queenie, a solo project.<ref name="Entrepreneur" />
== Career == In 2000, Sincero moved to Los Angeles, California,<ref name="Entrepreneur" /> and worked as a freelance writer, writing marketing materials for the recording industry, magazine articles, blogs and performing spoken word. Her first book, ''Don't Sleep With Your Drummer'' (MTV Books, 2003) was a semi-autobiographical novel about a rock band. In 2005, she released her second book, ''The Straight Girl's Guide to Sleeping With Chicks'' (Simon & Schuster, 2005).<ref name=":0" />
In 2008, Sincero began facilitating business development workshops for the women's entrepreneurial organization, Ladies Who Launch, and later started her own practice as a success coach.<ref name="Entrepreneur" />
Her third book, ''You Are A Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life'' (Running Press, 2013), has sold over 5 million copies, and has spawned follow-up books ''You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth'' (Viking, 2017), ''You Are a Badass Everyday: How to Keep Your Motivation Strong, Your Vibe High, and Your Quest for Transformation Unstoppable'' (Viking, 2018), and ''Badass Habits: Cultivate the Awareness, Boundaries and Daily Upgrades you Need to Make Them Stick'' (Viking 2020).<ref name="CNBC" />
=== Honors and awards === In 2014, Sincero's narration of ''You Are a Badass'' won her an Audie Award, an annual award given by the American Audio Publishers Association for audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2014-winners-circle|title=2014 Audie Awards® - APA|website=www.audiopub.org|access-date=2019-11-28|archive-date=2021-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310041733/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2014-winners-circle|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2015, ''You Are a Badass'' became a New York Times bestseller,<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2015/08/02/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/ | title=Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - Books - Aug. 2, 2015 - the New York Times | newspaper=The New York Times }}</ref> hit #1<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/08/14/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/ | title=Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - Books - Aug. 14, 2016 - the New York Times | newspaper=The New York Times }}</ref> and has remained in the top ten on the NY Times bestseller list for over five years.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2022/07/17/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/ | title=Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - Books - July 17, 2022 - the New York Times | newspaper=The New York Times }}</ref>
Badass Habits was a finalist for the 2022 Audie Award for Business/Personal Development.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2022-audies | title=2022 Audie Awards® - APA (en-US) | website=www.audiopub.org | access-date=2022-07-23 | archive-date=2022-10-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006112915/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2022-audies | url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Published works==
*2003 – ''Don't Sleep With Your Drummer'' (MTV Books)– {{ISBN|0743453913}} *2005 – ''The Straight Girl's Guide to Sleeping With Chicks'' (Simon & Schuster) – {{ISBN|0743258533 }} *2013 – ''You Are A Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life'' (Running Press) – {{ISBN|9780762447695}} *2017 – ''You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth'' (Viking) – {{ISBN|0735223130}} *2018 – ''You Are a Badass Everyday: How to Keep Your Motivation Strong, Your Vibe High, and Your Quest for Transformation Unstoppable'' (Viking) – {{ISBN|0525561641}} *2020 – ''Badass Habits: Cultivate the Awareness, Boundaries, and Daily Upgrades You Need to Make Them Stick'' (Penguin Life) – {{ISBN|1984877437}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [https://jensincero.com/ Official website] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K89a-jnsqiE Crotch: Power Tool Of Love Music Video]
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