Carla M. Thompson is a Christian author and a native of Metro Detroit. Her work experience consists of multiple supply chain management jobs in the automotive industry. Her experience with living alone, traveling abroad, attending evening classes to complete undergraduate and graduate coursework lead her to think seriously about personal safety. Her research on female victims of crime helped her formulate the safety tips in the book. She is also the owner of Ladies First Publishing, LLC.  She went to Communications & Media Arts High School, attended U of D Mercy for her undergraduate degree and Oakland University for her MBA. The Busy Woman’s Pocket Guide to Safety has received a lot of media attention since its publication in January 2010. The book has been featured on Fox 2 News Detroit, in the Detroit News, just to name a few. The author has conducted numerous crime prevention workshops in schools, on college campuses, book clubs, and other venues. This book has been ordered in bulk by sexual assault prevention centers, police stations, and individual who work for churches, schools and professional organizations.