It’s a well-written book, narrating the author’s own experience balancing marriage, kids and a demanding job. I have passed on that book to so many women who struggle to find the balance. Meenakshi Sharma: I enjoyed reading ‘Lean-In’ by Sheryl Sandberg, as I could totally relate to it, at the phase I was in, a few years ago, with 2 very young children. This is exactly what Sheryl did and had, which means that it’s possible to have it both, no matter what others are saying. Another thing I’m grateful for is breaking the stereotypes I had back home – that you should either choose between your work or a family.
I failed many times, but I never gave up and did my best in order to succeed. This book helped me to try new things, which I never did before, like start my own startup, even though I didn’t have enough experience in the field. Why this book in particular? I had the same feeling that I can’t assume any responsibility or dare for something, until I’m 300% sure that I’m amazingly good at such time of job. Lisa Terziman-Gutu: The book which influenced me the most was probably “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead Book”” by Nell Scovell and Sheryl Sandberg. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead Author: Sheryl Sandberg Recommended by: John Chambers, Richard Branson and 10 others The following collection gathers non-fiction books that discuss entrepreneurship, self-help issues, biographies of inspiring women, and fiction books, which have been highly recommended by the women entrepreneurs we had the pleasure of talking to.Īs always, your book recommendations are welcome at any time (and we’re just one email away), so get in touch with us. Each book in this collection comes with its own recommendation because it’s important to understand why that title was important to its curator, to determine if it might be important to you, as well. If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’re in the right place. Do I want to start my own business, but there’s something holding me down and I’m not sure what it is?.Am I curious to see what key learnings other business owners get from their reads?.Do I want to read books that inspired successful women entrepreneurs?.Welcome to the Collection for Empowering Women Entrepreneurs! Just to make sure these books are what you’re looking for, ask yourself the following: And since we have made it our mission to put the right books into your hands, we wanted to answer this question: what do these successful women read? One can’t help but wonder: is there anything women can’t do if they put their mind to it?Īs we published interview after interview, we saw how passionately our curators talked about the books that inspired them and an idea came to mind: what if we gathered the reads that inspired these women entrepreneurs into one place? If you are here, you must be a book lover. From Catrinel Hagivreta (Co-Founder & CEO of MEDIjobs) to Ella Zheng (Co-founder & Art Director at The Workbench), from Irina Botnari (Co-Founder of Bucur’s Shelter Hostel) to Andrea Loubier (CEO and co-founder of Mailbird), we’ve come across some inspiring women who are doctors, photographers, authors, coders, business consultants, designers, trainers and much more.
But if every woman with ambition, passion and good ideas would have the courage to start their own business, how high could this number go?Įver since The CEO Library was started, we interviewed a lot of women who are so driven by passion, they took that leap of faith and decided to take business matters into their own hands. The National Federation of Small Businesses published the results of a study stating that by 2018, more than a half of small businesses will be run by female entrepreneurs. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.” Melinda Gates once said: “A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman.
Talking from 9 to 5: Women and Men at Work.
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative.The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom.The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization.