Purpose-Led Publishing. Stories That Change Lives.
Independent publishing with purpose.
At Tales to Inspire, we’ve spent years sharing powerful lived-experience stories through our podcast, live events, films and educational programmes. Time and again, we’ve seen how one story can inspire someone to overcome adversity, rediscover their purpose or take their next step forward. Publishing books felt like the natural next chapter, not because the world needs more books, but because it needs more stories that genuinely make a difference.
For us, publishing is about far more than putting words on a page. It’s about preserving knowledge, sharing lived experience, creating legacy and starting conversations that inspire positive change. Every author we work with becomes part of the wider Tales to Inspire family, using their story to remind others they are not alone.
We’ve met countless remarkable people whose experiences deserve to be shared, yet too often traditional publishing feels inaccessible or focused more on commercial success than meaningful impact. That’s why we launched Tales to Inspire Publishing: to help purpose-driven individuals transform their lived experiences into books that educate, inspire and create lasting social impact. Every book we publish is united by one simple ambition, to leave the world a little better than we found it.
Meet the Author
Award-winning mentor, coach, TEDx speaker and leadership specialist.
Often known as “The Mentor’s Mentor”, Andy has spent many years developing mentoring programmes, supporting entrepreneurs, coaching leaders and helping organisations create cultures where people genuinely flourish.
His work has been recognised nationally and internationally, but what matters most to him is helping ordinary people realise their extraordinary potential.
Purposeful Mentoring is his first published book and one that has been written from the heart.
Purposeful Mentoring by Andy Hall
There couldn’t have been a more fitting book to launch our publishing journey.
Andy Hall has spent decades mentoring individuals, businesses, entrepreneurs, leaders and communities, helping thousands of people discover greater confidence, clarity and purpose.
Throughout his own life he has experienced success, failure, burnout, recovery, personal transformation and the life-changing power of mentors who believed in him when he couldn’t believe in himself.
Now, through Purposeful Mentoring, he shares those lessons with the world.
Purposeful Mentoring explores what mentoring truly means—not as a title, but as a way of living.
Blending powerful storytelling with practical guidance, Andy takes readers on a journey through:
- Discovering purpose
- Understanding the true role of mentoring
- Building meaningful mentoring relationships
- Learning through lived experience
- Leadership through service
- Finding confidence through helping others
- Creating lasting impact within organisations and communities
Whether you’re searching for guidance, becoming a mentor, leading a team or simply looking for greater purpose in your own life, this book provides practical wisdom alongside deeply personal stories that stay with you long after you’ve turned the final page. The book positions mentoring as an intentional act of service rooted in purpose and lived experience.
Who Is This Book For?
Purposeful Mentoring has been written for:
- Current and aspiring mentors
- Coaches and leaders
- Teachers and educators
- Business owners and entrepreneurs
- Students and graduates
- HR professionals
- Community leaders
- Charities and social enterprises
- Anyone looking to discover greater purpose through helping others
Whether you’re mentoring formally or simply want to have a more positive impact on those around you, this book offers practical insights for every stage of the journey.
Purchase Your Copy
Whether you’re buying your very first mentoring book, investing in your own personal development, or purchasing copies for your organisation, school or team, we’d love for you to join us on this journey.
Purposeful Mentoring is available in paperback and is ideal for individuals, organisations, mentoring programmes, universities, schools and leadership teams looking to build stronger cultures through purpose-led mentoring.