Woman Entrepreneurship

The Fearless Woman's Guide to Starting a Business is a book for freedom-seeking female entrepreneurs and solopreneurs who want to know how to connect with their true passions, skills, and desires - and want to get honest with themselves about their reasons for wanting their own business, so they can find true and personal success. Dream big about what being the head of a woman-owned business can do for you.

In a world of hustle culture and burnout, women don’t want to lean in, they want to lie down. Now more than ever, women are looking to leave the corporate grind to break out into their own entrepreneurial ventures in a way that feeds their life rather than consumes it. But they don’t know exactly where to start. Kathleen Griffith has been in these exact shoes. When she set out to launch her own business she found that the women’s business space was big on “go, girl” messages, but short on the gritty details of actually building a business.

Kym Gold's mantra - "never settle for a no, always look for a yes" - is what led her to co-create True Religion Brand Jeans, a major retail clothing company that she sold for close to a billion dollars in 2013. In Gold Standard, she finally gives her side of the story of how the once fledgling jeans company that nobody wanted,went on to become a giant, revolutionizing player in the fashion industry.

Can you succeed in business when your strength is more about sensitivity than swagger? If you’re moved by meaning, more than manipulation? In other words: Can you succeed while still being you? Christine Kane is living proof that the answer is yes. Far too many of us have swallowed the notion that business owners have to be a certain way to be successful - strategy-obsessed, data-driven, and relentlessly aggressive.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of How to Be an Overnight Success by Maria Hatzistefanis. 'You are not born an entrepreneur. It's a skill that you learn along the way.' When the skincare company Rodial launched its cult 'snake' serum, the press quickly called the business an 'overnight success'. However, Rodial's founder, Maria Hatzistefanis, had been toiling for 18 years, building the company from scratch in her bedroom. Now, the beauty boss sets out to demonstrate in this very accessible book that its success stemmed from sheer hard work, tireless efforts and a lot of patience.

When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bill Dedman noticed in 2009 a grand home for sale, unoccupied for nearly 60 years, he stumbled through a surprising portal into American history. Empty Mansions is a rich mystery of wealth and loss, connecting the Gilded Age opulence of the 19th century with a 21st-century battle over a $300 million inheritance. At its heart is a reclusive heiress named Huguette Clark, a woman so secretive that, at the time of her death at age 104, no new photograph of her had been seen in decades.

Business is personal. A statement on life as a business owner. Being the leader of your own life is the greatest lesson in business. Your business is personal, as it is yours. We live in a fast-paced, overconnected world. Relying on your own instincts and knowing the dreams you hold for your version of success, ambition and happiness will ensure you have the life you want and not the life you compare yourself with.

Entrepreneur, bestselling author, and business coach Jadah Sellner knows what it’s like to be burned out, in debt, and just barely holding on to a new business. In the process of launching and building multiple companies, she realized today’s aggressive 24/7 hustle culture wasn’t working for her—or for her clients. In She Builds, Sellner shares a new entrepreneurial model for women, centered on sustainable leadership—a practical framework they can use to create a business on their own terms, prioritize their well-being, and break free from the toxic culture that leads to burnout.

Side Hustle in Progress: A Practical Guide to Kickstarting Your Business is a handbook packed full of inspiration, no-nonsense advice and fresh ideas to help you feel empowered and excited about your future business idea. It also includes case studies from female founders across a range of industries who have built their own businesses and thrived, including Emma Gannon, Fisayo Longe, Jamie Schmidt, Tania Boler and Victoria Prew.

Can a woman like me, with just the spark of an idea, actually start a business and make money? Can I have a meaningful career that fits into my life instead of fitting my life into the cracks of my work schedule? If you're asking these questions, you've come to the right place - and the answer is a resounding YES!

Whether you’re new to freelance life, thinking of taking the leap, or more experienced, the messiness and challenges of self-employment can trip you up if you’re not prepared. Survival Skills for Freelancers is your secret weapon to help you do what you love and love what you do.

From housewife to billionaire CEO, Martha Stewart is not just the businesswoman with the Midas touch, she is also a lightning rod for many of the most important and controversial social and economic issues of post-WWII American life. In the unauthorized Martha Inc.: The Incredible Story of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, business writer and columnist Christopher Byron traces Martha's journey from the troubled world of a working-class family in New Jersey to the pinnacle of fame and power.

Do It Scared, by popular blogger and podcast host Ruth Soukup, is the essential handbook for any woman who has ever felt like she is sitting on the sidelines of her own life and is finally ready to jump in, dream big, and go after her goals. Equal parts inspiration and tough love, Do It Scared combines easy-to-implement tips with the motivation to start making real changes that lead to big results.

In 213, Rachel Pedersen was a single mom, freshly off of food stamps and struggling to get her life on track. Three years later, she left her 9-to-5 job and launched a consulting business with her husband. Today, she is the founder and CEO of two multimillion-dollar companies and an expert in every aspect of social media, helping businesses 1X (or 1X!) with massive, needle-moving growth.

Addressing some of the specific challenges female entrepreneurs face, That’s What She Said provides women with game-changing advice for every step of the process - from the germ of a business idea to making your first million (or two)! It’s fantastic hearing about inspirational women who’ve reached the dizzy heights of Oprah Winfrey, Marie Forleo or Sheryl Sandberg - but what if that’s not your ambition? What if success, for you, looks completely different?

Throughout your life, you’ve acquired skills and knowledge that other people want. Million Dollar Micro Business is your step-by-step guide to turning that learning into a highly profitable online course. From ideation to launch, award-winning entrepreneur/educator Tina Tower presents a practical and proven approach that has been used by countless people just like you to realise their dreams.

Do you long for a lucrative career free from the constraints of the nine-to-five work world while affording you and your family the lifestyle you dream of? In this fun, irreverent, and highly practical playbook, mascara millionaire and network marketing maven Shari Owen Brown gives you the insight and know-how you need to start and grow a successful career in direct sales. Through personal stories from Brown’s stellar career journey and examples of the remarkable women she has coached, she shows you how to establish a rock-solid foundation for your business.

You’re a maker, a creator, an expert at your craft. Building a profitable jewelry business doesn't have to be a dream any longer if you know how to connect with your audience and create desire for your brand. Whether you want to grow a six-figure lifestyle business or a multi-seven-figure empire, now more than ever, consumers want to support emerging talent and small businesses like yours. They just need to find you.

From entrepreneur and celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin comes a smart and spirited guide to finding your voice and creating the life and career you deserve - along with a behind-the-scenes look into Jen’s own wild and wonderful road to success.

Shoes of Prey launched in 2009. It allowed people to design their dream shoes online, get them expertly manufactured, and have them shipped to anywhere in the world within two weeks. The startup broke even at two months, hit multi-million dollar revenues in under two years, raised tens of millions in funding from top-tier investors and shipped to more than 100 countries. All the metrics pointed to huge scalability. To a huge business. To a huge success. But it didn’t succeed. In 2018 the business failed. And this is that story.