Inspirational Women in Business

Media Visionary and Wellness Evangelist

by Goodman, Leah McGrath

Book - 2020

Arianna Huffington is one of the world's most prominent business leaders in media. As co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post, she built the...Show more Arianna Huffington is one of the world's most prominent business leaders in media. As co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post, she built the first internet newspaper, which eclipsed the traffic of the New York Times and won a Pulitzer Prize. Considered to be one of the most influential women on earth, Huffington went on to establish Thrive Global, a wellness and technology start-up that aims to end the stress and burn out epidemic. From her earliest days, Huffington faced overwhelming challenges to carve a bold path that brought her fame, power and wealth. This book reveals her personal insights, how her companies tick, and what lies ahead. Smart, insightful and often startling, this book shows readers how Huffington did it, transforming herself from an aspiring author to a serial entrepreneur and, ultimately, the reigning queen of media. Show less

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The Accidental Entrepreneur

The Survivor Edition

by Allis, Janine

Book - 2020

Learn how Australian adventurer Janine Allis transformed her healthy living idea into a beloved brand, and discover why she decided to do retail different...Show more Learn how Australian adventurer Janine Allis transformed her healthy living idea into a beloved brand, and discover why she decided to do retail differently, providing an enjoyable customer experience based on a "love life" philosophy. She then took on more exciting challenges - as a judge on Shark Tank, a competitor on Australian Survivor and now as an ambassador for Australia for UNHCR Leading Women Fund. Show less

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Girl, Stop Apologizing

A Shame-free Plan for Embracing and Achieving your Goals

by Hollis, Rachel

Book - 2019

In Girl, Stop Apologizing, bestselling author and founder of a multimillion-dollar media company Rachel Hollis sounds a wake-up call. She knows that many ...Show more In Girl, Stop Apologizing, bestselling author and founder of a multimillion-dollar media company Rachel Hollis sounds a wake-up call. She knows that many women have been taught to define themselves in light of other people--whether as wife, mother, daughter, or employee--instead of learning how to own who they are and what they want. With a challenge to women everywhere to stop talking themselves out of their dreams, Hollis identifies the excuses to let go of, the behaviors to adopt, and the skills to acquire on the path to growth, confidence, and believing in yourself. Show less

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The Rejection That Changed My Life

25+ Powerful Women on Being Let Down, Turning It Around, and Burning It up at Work

by Bacal, Jessica

Downloadable Audiobook - 2021

Featuring fascinating interviews with more than twenty-five women, including Keri Smith, Angela Duckworth, and Roz Chast, The Rejection That Changed My Li...Show more Featuring fascinating interviews with more than twenty-five women, including Keri Smith, Angela Duckworth, and Roz Chast, The Rejection That Changed My Life provides an exciting new way to think about career challenges, changes, and triumphs. Empowering and full of heart, the stories in this collection are diverse in every sense, by top women from many cultural backgrounds and in a wide variety of fields; many of their hard-earned lessons are universal. There are stories from engineers, entrepreneurs, activists, comedians, professors, lawyers, chefs, and more on how they coped with rejection and even experienced it as a catalyst for their own personal professional growth. Show less

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The Book of Gutsy Women

Favourite Stories of Courage and Resilience

by Clinton, Hillary Rodham

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Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them women with the courage to stand up to the st...Show more Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done. A phenomenal collection of essays and stories about women who have made a lasting difference in the world. Show less

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Own It

The Power of Women at Work

by Krawcheck, Sallie

Downloadable Audiobook - 2017

There are many reasons to be optimistic about the future, says former Wall Street powerhouse-turned-entrepreneur Sallie Krawcheck. That's because the busi...Show more There are many reasons to be optimistic about the future, says former Wall Street powerhouse-turned-entrepreneur Sallie Krawcheck. That's because the business world is changing fast driven largely by technology - and it's changing in ways that give us more power and opportunities than ever...and even more than we yet realize. Success for professional women will no longer be about trying to compete at the men's version of the game, she says. And it will no longer be about contorting ourselves to men's expectations of how powerful people behave. Instead, it's about embracing and investing in our innate strengths as women - and bringing them proudly and unapologetically, to work. When we do, she says, we gain the power to advance in our careers in more natural ways. We gain the power to initiate courageous conversations in the workplace. We gain the power to forge non-traditional career paths; to leave companies that don't respect our worth, and instead, go start our own. Show less

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The Moment of Lift

How Empowering Women Changes the World

by Gates, Melinda

eBook - 2019

In this moving and compelling book, Melinda shares lessons she's learned from the inspiring people she's met during her work and travels around the world....Show more In this moving and compelling book, Melinda shares lessons she's learned from the inspiring people she's met during her work and travels around the world. As she writes in the introduction, 'That is why I had to write this book - to share the stories of people who have given focus and urgency to my life. I want all of us to see ways we can lift women up where we live.' Melinda provides an unforgettable narrative backed by startling data as she presents the issues that most need our attention - from child marriage to lack of access to contraceptives to gender inequity in the workplace. and, for the first time, she writes about her personal life and the road to equality in her own marriage. Throughout, she shows how there has never been more opportunity to change the world - and ourselves. Writing with emotion, candour and grace, she introduces us to remarkable women and shows the power of connecting with one another. When we lift others up, they lift us up too. Show less

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In the Company of Women

Inspiration and Advice From Over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs

by Bonney, Grace

Book - 2016

Across the globe, women are embracing their entrepreneurial spirits and starting creative businesses. In the Company of Women profiles over 100 of these i...Show more Across the globe, women are embracing their entrepreneurial spirits and starting creative businesses. In the Company of Women profiles over 100 of these influential and creative women from all ages, races, backgrounds, and industries. Chock full of practical, inspirational advice for those looking to forge their own paths, these interviews detail the keys to success (for example, going with your gut; maintaining meaningful and lasting relationships), highlight the importance of everyday rituals (meditating; creating a daily to-do list), and dispense advice for the next generation of women entrepreneurs and makers (stay true to what you believe in; have patience). Show less

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Women and Leadership

Real Lives, Real Lessons

by Gillard, Julia

Audiobook CD - 2020

As a result of their broad experience on the world stage in politics, economics and global not-for-profits, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Julia Gillard have som...Show more As a result of their broad experience on the world stage in politics, economics and global not-for-profits, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Julia Gillard have some strong ideas about the impact of gender on the treatment of leaders. Women and Leadership presents a lively and readable analysis of the influence of gender on women's access to positions of leadership, the perceptions of them as leaders, the trajectory of their leadership and the circumstances in which it comes to an end. Featuring Jacinda Ardern, Hillary Clinton, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Theresa May, Michelle Bachelet, Joyce Banda, Erna Solberg, Christine Lagarde and more. Show less

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Winging It

by Isaacs, Emma

Audiobook CD - 2018

CEO and entrepreneur Emma Isaacs forgot to draw up her life plan, and she doesn't have a list of five-year goals. She doesn't believe in work/life balance...Show more CEO and entrepreneur Emma Isaacs forgot to draw up her life plan, and she doesn't have a list of five-year goals. She doesn't believe in work/life balance - after all she has five children and heads up Business Chicks, Australia's largest community for women. Emma wants to show us that you can't plan every detail and wait for the confidence to kick in before you begin; instead, take action now, do what feels right and figure the rest out as you go along. Drawing on her own life and the stories of the many men and women she has met and interviewed - from Sir Richard Branson to Bill Gates to Girlboss Sophia Amoruso - Emma tells us how to: * Turn a dream into a job * Turn a job into a business * Network like a champion * Protect your time for the things that matter * Get fired up not ground down by the kids/career juggle, and * Understand that sometimes failure is part of the brief. Show less

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Don't Be Too Polite, Girls

A Memoir

by McCarthy, Wendy

Book - 2022

Wendy McCarthy has made her mark on Australia in many extraordinary ways. For more than 50 years, she has been on the leading edge of feminism and corpora...Show more Wendy McCarthy has made her mark on Australia in many extraordinary ways. For more than 50 years, she has been on the leading edge of feminism and corporate and public life in this country and her trailblazing advocacy and leadership have made her a widely respected and revered figure. Wendy is a woman who shaped her times as much as she was shaped by them, and now, at 80 years of age, she shares her remarkable life and achievements, and the lessons she learned - and taught us all. From sheltered country schoolgirl to relentless campaigner for abortion and contraception, from passionate teacher to lifelong advocate for education, to smashing that glass ceiling again and again and showing the way to subsequent generations of women, Wendy has championed change across the public, private and community sectors - in education, family planning, human rights, public health, overseas aid and development, conservation, heritage, media and the Arts. This inspiring and enlightening memoir is filled with cautionary tales and insider stories about being female in Australia - as well as a few helpful survival tips. Above all, it encourages the reader to find her own voice and listen to it. Show less

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The Winding Road

Secrets of An Outback Entrepreneur

by Mabin, Alice

Book - 2019

Alice Mabin's unfailing persistence and tenacity is inspiring. The Winding Road reminds us, that if you are prepared to take a risk and see an opportunity...Show more Alice Mabin's unfailing persistence and tenacity is inspiring. The Winding Road reminds us, that if you are prepared to take a risk and see an opportunity to redesign your life, you have an obligation to yourself to see it through. As a renowned rural photographer, Alice has astonished readers with her best-selling publications and photographs that celebrate the rich tapestry of life in the Australian Outback. But life for Alice hasn't always been as exquisite as her photography. After leaving her family in search of a plentiful life, Alice has travelled an undulating paper-road to success, chasing an abundant life filled with stories worth telling. 'After all,' she says 'Life is not a dress rehearsal. Your story is your masterpiece.' Intertwining the adventures and revelations of life in Al's typical cheeky style, The Winding Road uncovers what it really takes to be successful in an everchanging environment. Inside The Winding Road discover Al's secrets to uncovering your brilliance, fulfilling your dreams and creating success, even when you don't know how. Show less

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What It Takes

How I Built A $100 Million Business Against the Odds

by Moya-Jones, Raegan

Book - 2019

In What It Takes, Raegan Moya-Jones shares inspiration, advice and a healthy dose of real-talk about what it's like to be an entrepreneur. As the founder ...Show more In What It Takes, Raegan Moya-Jones shares inspiration, advice and a healthy dose of real-talk about what it's like to be an entrepreneur. As the founder and former CEO of aden + anais, a boutique baby swaddle company, Reagan learnt that success isn't about an Ivy League education and an influential network, success is about trusting your instincts, following your gut and knowing which rules to follow and which to break. Raegen's extraordinary story proves that it's never too late to follow your dreams. Show less

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