Amanda Colleen Williams - Appalachia Kid (2021)

Amanda Colleen Williams is an award-winning songwriter and music publisher with songs on albums certified at 17 million sales by the Recording Industry Association of America®, including “She’s Tired of Boys,” written with Garth Brooks.

Also an educator and entrepreneur, Williams is regularly called on to speak as a non-attorney copyright expert at government institutions including the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and U.S. Embassies and Consulates worldwide. She is currently piloting a program with the U.S. Department of State called Arts Envoy IPR, combining arts diplomacy and intellectual property rights education.

As a one-woman army, Williams owns three successful businesses including a private events venue in Nashville called The 7695, an educational and consulting resource for songwriter entrepreneurs called Songpreneurs, and her multi-platinum certified music publishing company Hillbilly Culture LLC.