"It’s about a new model of female leadership that focuses on risk taking, embracing failure, and lifting one another up." — Reshma Saujani
Founder & President, Ellia Communications, Inc.
A: I spent 18 years in corporate life and experienced numerous serious crises (but didn’t understand them at the time). Then, after I was brutally laid off in the days following 9/11, I decided I needed to completely reinvent, and reclaim my life and career. I spent three years earning a Masters degree and receiving training as a marriage and family therapist ... READ MORE »
Director & CEO, ArtéQuesta
A: Sacred Commerce: The Rise of the Global Citizen by Ayman Sawaf and Rowan Gabrielle. It is so inspiring and uplifting, we’ve made it required reading before any new hire starts with us. Sacred Commerce talks about ancient practices of commerce in which the business exchange was “sacred” and people had a responsibility to take care of their communities. The book ... READ MORE »
President, Ozworks, LLC
A: The Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg formed the foundation of my understanding of God, mankind and the world. I was also powerfully influenced by Joseph Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces. READ MORE »
Vice President of Public Relations, Hearst Magazines
A: I co-authored a book that came out in January 2011 called Be Your Own Best Publicist: How to Use PR Techniques to Get Hired, Noticed and Rewarded at Work along with Meryl Weinsaft Cooper. It’s been such a rewarding experience – both the writing process and the subsequent speaking engagements and interviews. Our goal was to help people find ways to ... READ MORE »
Editor-in-Chief, Seventeen Magazine
A: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. I tell young women to read this book all the time because the writing is so strong, but you don’t notice the craft of the writer, you just connect with her story--and that’s what we should all strive for (It doesn’t hurt that she’s writing about her time at Mademoiselle magazine!). READ MORE »
Creator & CEO, pur~lisse beauty, LLC
A: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin – There’s much to learn and benefit from your rivals/competitors. Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose by Tony Hsieh– Creating a happy culture in your organization and among your employees makes for happy customers. Audition: A Memoir by Barbara Walters – Your entire life is an ... READ MORE »