{"id":26,"date":"2025-11-18T01:59:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T01:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/838654\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2025-11-18T01:59:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T01:59:28","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/838654\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/838654\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/author.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1860\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Calvin Purnell, Jr. <\/strong>is a seasoned professional with more than thirty years of experience in various leadership roles. His journey through life\u2019s challenges has shaped him into a powerful voice for resilience and personal growth. Recognized with accolades such as IBM\u2019s Culture Catalyst Award, he combines his extensive knowledge with heartfelt storytelling to inspire others. He is also the author of two other books in the <em>Polished<\/em> series, including <em>A Young Professional\u2019s Guide for Success<\/em> and <em>Preparing for What\u2019s Next<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:260px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calvin Purnell, Jr. is a seasoned professional with more than thirty years of experience in various leadership roles. His journey through life\u2019s challenges has shaped him into a powerful voice for resilience and personal growth. Recognized with accolades such as IBM\u2019s Culture Catalyst Award, he combines his extensive knowledge with heartfelt storytelling to inspire others. &hellip; <\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/838654\/about-the-author\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About the Author&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1883,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","no-comments"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/838654\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/838654\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/838654\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/838654\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/838654\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/838654\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/838654\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/838654\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}