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Are you working twice as hard just to be noticed and taken seriously? Do you find yourself feeling all alone in your business pursuits? Imagine you could turn your greatest passion into your full-time business. Solving problems and producing innovative solutions for all members of society. Female Empowerment Series Vol. 2 shares some of the most profound tactics and lessons from the world’s most successful female entrepreneurs.

Let’s face it: Every entrepreneur isn’t the next Mark Zuckerberg, and every new business isn’t Uber. But that doesn’t mean that they can’t be. Venture Forward is a collection of real-world stories from innovative founders of successful businesses gathered in one place. It shows new entrepreneurs that they’re not alone in their endeavors, and they’re not destined to fail (at least, not forever).

Take the Brand Boss personality test to reveal your specific archetype and how this acumen applies to your life, your relationships, your career and your company. Are you a catalyst, coach, or crusader? Optimist or a woo-er? Maven or mastermind? Poet or a prodigy? Just like there are 12 astrological signs, we’ll share the 12 personality archetypes and then help you drill down to unlock yours.

With globalization and the continual evolution of technology, personal branding has become essential to remain visible in the marketplace. You! Branding Yourself for Success will equip you with the necessary tools that will assist you in building and fostering a sustainable brand that will position you to attract the opportunities and clients that you desire.

You know startups are hard, but what is it like to fail, or have a falling out with your co-founder, or to go through hundreds of pitches in an effort get funded? In Tech Boss Lady, Adriana Gascoigne dives into the gritty, raw side of startups. She shares her own story - of defying Silicon Valley's boy's club and founding the largest organization for female entrepreneurs in the world - as well as candid true tales from more than 20 leading women in tech. The result: a no-nonsense guide for the entrepreneur, intrapreneur, and Tech Boss Lady within each of us.

This audiobook will walk you through the necessary steps to setting up as a freelance mum, from deciding on your freelance career path to launching a website, social media, getting your name out there and perfecting your brand. There is a comprehensive guide to the childcare options available to freelance mums, daily routines for optimum productivity, and tips on establishing and maintaining healthy work-life boundaries.

Lisa Sugar has an amazing job. She spends her days at PopSugar creating content about pop culture, must-have handbags and makeup, healthy recipes, and Instagram-worthy sweets. She manages an enormously successful, growing company with employees who love what they do. And her life is just as great at home. She and her husband have three daughters, and she's the number one soccer mom who loves reading bedtime stories every night.

In Mission Entrepreneur Jen Griswold, veteran, CEO, and mentor, shares the journey that led her from 20 years in the military to over $20 million in annual sales. As a wife and mother with a full-time career, Jen watched her peers as they experienced the struggles of keeping their careers afloat while managing family, relocations, and the demands of a busy life. The lessons she learned from her time in the military can be applied to start-ups, to help you launch your business, build wealth, and find happiness.

For a decade, Areva Martin has used the media to build a huge platform that expanded the influence and power of her brand exponentially. Media appearances on Dr. Phil, Anderson Cooper 360, The Doctors, CNN, MSNBC, FOX, and more have virtually eliminated the need of a marketing budget for her thriving law firm and nonprofit organization while securing her place as one of America's most sought after thought leaders.

Learn the secrets behind becoming a better human. One thing that's not a secret? Doing so is a full-time job. It takes discipline to become a better human in your own life. Better Human is not just a book; it's a branded movement to help you excel at everything you do in life.

Owning and operating a beauty salon can be a great business opportunity. Her Hair Is Her Crown of Glory—Your Business Solution Guide for Operating and Growing Your Beauty Salon provides strategies to help stylists and salon owners take their businesses to the next level, including financial management, hiring personnel, marketing techniques, customer base growth, and more. It is designed to give listeners the knowledge and tools needed for the successful owner of a beauty salon business.

At 17, Alexa Carlin became CEO of her first company, designing jewelry that made a difference, one bracelet at a time. But at 21, she was induced into a medical coma and given a one-percent chance to live. In Adaptable, she shares the stories of her journey, offering powerful insights into hope, courage, and life’s challenges. Written and narrated in a heartfelt and authentic tone, Adaptable invites listeners to develop a new perspective on their past and current obstacles.

The Dolphin and the Shark is born out of Namita Thapar’s experiences of being a judge on Shark Tank India and running the India business of the pharma company Emcure as well as her own entrepreneurship academy. The book emphasizes how leaders of today need to strike a balance between being a shark (aggressive leader) and a dolphin (empathetic leader).

Recounting the pivotal moments that helped launch Ruth Zukerman as the breakout star of the boutique fitness world, Riding High is a reminder that the greatest success stories often start in the unlikeliest of places.

Pearls is a collection of advice and guidance for women who want to excel in various areas of their life, career, and business. By the end of Pearls, you'll walk away with a collection of invisible pearl necklaces that will make you feel empowered. You will have a renewed sense of direction and confidence to face what's next for you.

Ever wonder how you can pursue your passions while still being the best mom you can be? Debra Kasowski, entrepreneurial mom extraordinaire, shares the principles and practices, lessons and tools to growing a sustainable business that integrates relationships, family, and your authentic self. From knowing who you are and owning it, to growing and strengthening your position in the marketplace, this book helps you transform your passions into a business, and guides you in surviving the winds of change.

In her book, Olive shares with us the highs and lows of her business journey; how she has triumphed in the face of adversity and continued to run a successful business through a global recession to be awarded an MBE in 2019. Olive’s personal journey sees her develop resilience and self-confidence and become the successful businesswoman she is today. She has shared a lifetime of wonderful wisdom in a book to inspire us to all to aim higher.

When Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur met in college in 2002, they bonded instantly. Fast-forward to 2010, when they founded the popular fashion and design website Of a Kind. Now, in their first book, Cerulo and Mazur bring to light the unique power of female friendship to fuel successful businesses. Drawing on their own experiences, as well as the stories of other thriving “work wives,” they highlight the ways in which vulnerability, openness, and compassion - qualities central to so many women’s relationships - lend themselves to professional accomplishment and innovation.

Betsy Polk and Maggie Chotas have learned something powerful: When women work together, they discover a level of support, flexibility, confidence, accountability, and freedom to be themselves that they rarely find in other work relationships. Drawing on their own 12-year partnership and from interviews with 125 women business partners, Polk and Chotas demolish the myths that keep women from collaborating and offer advice for handling a host of potential challenges.

More women are running major companies than ever before. While still far too few in number, these female heads of industry are the forerunners of a radical shift in power now underway. During the past few years, women's groups have been coalescing in every major American city. Formidable ladies across professions are convening at unprecedented rates, forming salons, dinner groups, and networking circles, and collaborating to achieve clout and success. A new girls' network is alive and set to hyperdrive.