
Disrupters
Success Strategies from Women Who Break the Mold
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Dr. Patti Fletcher
About this listen
Disrupters shows what different women in business have done to reach success as they define it. From board members to CEOs to freelancers, the business world is stacked against women because they follow the unspoken rules of business culture made long before women entered the workforce.
Tech executive, board member, and angel investor Dr. Patti Fletcher recognizes those rules and then showcases the women who have found success by breaking them. With exciting insights and uplifting stories, Disrupters demystifies what it takes to go where so few have gone before by:
- Exploring the mind-sets that help or hinder success against all odds
- Discovering the right time to begin the journey to a role that feels too big and too hard to obtain
- Learning the habits, tactics, and relationships that separate those who succeed from those who do not
- Building a personal board of directors that will catapult you to the professional boardroom
- Revealing what it means to achieve your own version of success with case studies and interviews with women of diverse races, ages, backgrounds, and industries
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- MichelleW
- 10-03-19
Amazing book!
This book is so great, spot on. I'm so inspired by these women. Thank you.
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- Gale Marie
- 05-25-24
Disrupters provides insight on leveling the playing field.
Lays out how to forge your own path with out selling your soul. A book every women should read whether working an after school job heading off to college, entering the workforce or re-entering the workforce after some years.
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- Courtney M.
- 05-01-24
Every business person needs this book!
This book presents easily digestible data and ideas with interesting and engaging stories. It is a mentor, champion, and consultant all in one. Every professional needs to read this!
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