Cheryl Patrice Derricotte is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief for 30 Minute Manager, an indie press she created in 2011. Founded in 2011, 30 Minute Manager provides sound strategies to enable people to tackle life's challenges and embrace great adventures. Busy people want substantive information in short, accessible formats and 30 Minute Manager is here to help.

Cheryl is a life strategist for the 21st century, a frequent contributor to numerous publications, an engaging speaker, a trusted confidant and highly respected consultant. Cheryl is the author of 'Being the Grown-Up, Taking Care of Someone with a Terminal Illness' (2013). The book is available in paper and ebook formats.  

Originally from Washington DC, Cheryl Derricotte is a visual storyteller who currently resides in Oakland, Calif. She holds a master of fine arts from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) and has been awarded Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass’ Inaugural Visionary Scholarship and a D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities /National Endowment for the Arts Artist Fellowship Grant. She’s exhibited at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts and the San Francisco Airport Museum.