Steve Kamb -Author Media Kit

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Steve Kamb short bio:

Steve Kamb is the author of How to Try Again and founder of Nerd Fitness. Since 2009, Steve has published a popular newsletter that explores failure, self-compassion, and trying again differently. He lives in Nashville, TN, where he plays golf decently and music poorly.

Steve Kamb long bio

Steve Kamb is the author of How to Try Again and founder of Nerd Fitness, an approachable fitness community for people of all shapes and sizes. Since 2009, he has published a popular newsletter that combines empathetic behavior change research, humor, and pop-culture. These essays help people fail compassionately, navigate chaos, and try again differently.

Kamb has given talks on stages at conferences around the country, spoken at Google and Meta, and has guest-lectured at Vanderbilt University. He lives in Nashville, TN, where he plays golf decently and music poorly.

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Praise for How to Try Again

“Steve Kamb tells the truth: humans are weird and change is hard. Honest, funny, and genuinely useful…”

-Mark Manson, #1 NYT Best Selling Author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F***

“Enlivened with plenty of personal anecdotes and a solid dose of self-deprecating humor, it’s an upbeat invitation to start afresh.”

-Publisher’s Weekly

“A refreshingly honest guide to embracing failure, letting go of impossible expectations, and learning how to start over with compassion and resilience.”

-Harvard Coop

“…like a warm, insightful pep talk from your best friend. This big-hearted book is packed with stories and humor that will stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page.”

-David Epstein, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Range and The Sports Gene

“In a culture obsessed with optimization, failure often feels like the end of the story. In How to Try Again, Steve Kamb reframes failure as an invitation to pause and experiment. This is a compassionate and deeply practical guide to navigating failure with curiosity.”

–Anne-Laure Le Cunff, neuroscientist and bestselling author of Tiny Experiments

“Insightful, helpful, funny, wise. Whether you’re pursuing an improvement in your day-to-day life, building the next big thing, or weathering the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Steve Kamb is a brilliant guide.“

–Josh Kaufman, bestselling author of The Personal MBA and The First 20 Hours

“How to Try Again is helpful, vulnerable, and inspiring. If you’re in the midst of a pivot, a change, or a plateau, this book is for you and Steve Kamb is your guide.”

-Vanessa Van Edwards, Behavioral Researcher and bestselling author of Captivate and Cues

“How to Try Again shows why setbacks don’t erase progress, and how the stories we tell ourselves after failure determine whether we recover or retreat.”

-Nir Eyal, bestselling author of Beyond Belief and Indistractable