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  • Girls Who Run the World

  • 31 CEOs Who Mean Business
  • By: Diana Kapp
  • Narrated by: Nancy Linari
  • Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (12 ratings)

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Girls Who Run the World

By: Diana Kapp
Narrated by: Nancy Linari
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Publisher's summary

Part biography, part business how-to, and fully empowering, this audiobook is the perfect gift for future entrepreneurs...because you're never too young to dream big! With colorful portraits, fun interviews, and DIY tips, Girls Who Run the World features the success stories of 31 leading ladies today of companies like Rent the Runway, PopSugar, and SoulCycle.

Girls run biotech companies.
Girls run online fashion sites.
Girls run environmental enterprises.
They are creative. They are inventive. They mean business.
Girls run the world.
This collection gives girls of all ages the tools they need to follow their passions, turn ideas into reality, and break barriers in the business world.

Jenn Hyman, Rent the Runway
Sara Blakely, Spanx
Emma Mcilroy, Wildfang
Katrina Lake, Stitch Fix
Natasha Case, Coolhaus
Diane Campbell, The Candy Store
Kara Goldin, Hint Water
Anne Wojcicki, 23andMe
Rachel Haurwitz, Caribou Bioscience
Nina Tandon, EpiBone
Jessica Matthews, Uncharted Power
Jane Chen, Embrace
Emily Núñez Cavness, Sword & Plough
Hannah Lavon, Pals
Leslie Blodgett, Bare Escentuals/Bare Minerals
Katia Beauchamp, Birchbox
Emily Weiss, Glossier
Christina Stembel, Farmgirl Flowers
Mariam Naficy, Minted
Maci Peterson, On Second Thought
Stephanie Lampkin, Blendoor
Sarah Leary, Nextdoor
Amber Venz, RewardStyle
Lisa Sugar, PopSugar
Beatriz Acevedo, MiTu network
Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler, SoulCycle
Suzy Batiz, Poo-Pourri
Tina Sharkey, Brandless
Jesse Genet, Lumi
Tracy Young, Plan Grid

This audiobook edition includes a PDF of glossary terms, a business plan template, and examples of cash-flow statements.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2019 Diana Kapp (P)2019 Listening Library
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Critic reviews

“Just reading these stories will give you a confidence boost! Here are 30 incredible women with plenty of secrets to share; they'll show you that your journey may have bumps, and it probably won't be a straight path, but if you keep going you will make amazing things happen.” (Claire Shipman, author of New York Times best seller The Confidence Code for Girls)

"Kapp's trailblazing CEOs are humble about their formative years, frank about the daunting challenges they encountered, and relentlessly encouraging." (Forbes)

“Diana Kapp brings us one of the most important gifts of all: inspiration for the next generation to create lives fueled with equal parts purpose and ambition. This book is a joyful testament to the power of girls, the power of immigrants, and the unlimited potential for young people everywhere to dream boldly.” (Laurene Powell Jobs, Founder, Emerson Collective and College Track)

"All girls should dare to dream big, and Girls Who Run the World gives them the tools to not only achieve those dreams, but to change the world while they’re doing it." (Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive Global)

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Great for Women is All Ages!

I actually didn't know this book was catered to young girls until the very end. It was great to listen to this

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Reminds me that all big businesses start small.

some days we need that reminder that the ideas and businesses we have are possible regardless of what we think and our resources at the time.

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