50 Books like The Growing Season

Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget

by Margaret Josephs • 2021

Divorce, a kitchen table, a glue gun: the lifestyle empire she built from scratch.

3.92

2k+

💼 Female Entrepreneurs 🛍️ Lifestyle Brands 📺 Reality Television 💪 Resilience Stories 🏡 Blended Families

Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget 93%

Divorce, a kitchen table, a glue gun: the lifestyle empire she built from scratch.

by Margaret Josephs 2021

3.92

2k+ ratings

💼 Female Entrepreneurs 🛍️ Lifestyle Brands 📺 Reality Television 💪 Resilience Stories 🏡 Blended Families

Be Ready When the Luck Happens

by Ina Garten • 2024

From White House policy to Barefoot Contessa: the leap and the six-year Boston Cream Pie.

4.22

131k+

🍳 Food Memoir 👩‍🍳 Culinary Careers 🔄 Second Acts ♻️ Career Reinvention 🚀 Entrepreneurial Journey

Be Ready When the Luck Happens 93%

From White House policy to Barefoot Contessa: the leap and the six-year Boston Cream Pie.

by Ina Garten 2024

4.22

131k+ ratings

🍳 Food Memoir 👩‍🍳 Culinary Careers 🔄 Second Acts ♻️ Career Reinvention 🚀 Entrepreneurial Journey

Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain

by Ryan Blair • 2011

A former gang member says desperation is your sharpest tool. Here is how to aim it.

3.57

824

🧱 Underdog Entrepreneurs 🤝 Integrity In Business 🧠 Mentorship And Learning 🔗 Network Marketing 🥊 Adversity To Success

Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain Summary

Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain 93%

A former gang member says desperation is your sharpest tool. Here is how to aim it.

by Ryan Blair 2011

3.57

824 ratings

🧱 Underdog Entrepreneurs 🤝 Integrity In Business 🧠 Mentorship And Learning 🔗 Network Marketing 🥊 Adversity To Success

Capital Gaines

by Chip Gaines • 2017

The playbook of a serial entrepreneur who treats failure as a down payment on the next win.

3.99

18k+

🏗️ Entrepreneurial Memoir 🏠 Family Business 💪 Embracing Failure 🛠️ Resourcefulness 🎲 Risk-Taking

Capital Gaines 92%

The playbook of a serial entrepreneur who treats failure as a down payment on the next win.

by Chip Gaines 2017

3.99

18k+ ratings

🏗️ Entrepreneurial Memoir 🏠 Family Business 💪 Embracing Failure 🛠️ Resourcefulness 🎲 Risk-Taking

My Life in Full

by Indra Nooyi • 2021

An immigrant's rise to PepsiCo CEO, and the family tradeoffs no corner office can fix.

4.24

10k+

🏢 Corporate Leadership 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 📝 Executive Memoirs ⚖️ Work-Life Integration 👩‍👧‍👦 Working Mothers

My Life in Full 92%

An immigrant's rise to PepsiCo CEO, and the family tradeoffs no corner office can fix.

by Indra Nooyi 2021

4.24

10k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Leadership 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 📝 Executive Memoirs ⚖️ Work-Life Integration 👩‍👧‍👦 Working Mothers

Becoming Trader Joe

by Joe Coulombe • 2021

A cult grocery chain built on high wages, tiny selection, and an allergy to advertising.

3.45

5k+

🏪 Retail Entrepreneurship 📖 Founder Memoir ↕️ Contrarian Business 👥 Employee Investment 🏴 Cult Brand

Becoming Trader Joe 92%

A cult grocery chain built on high wages, tiny selection, and an allergy to advertising.

by Joe Coulombe 2021

3.45

5k+ ratings

🏪 Retail Entrepreneurship 📖 Founder Memoir ↕️ Contrarian Business 👥 Employee Investment 🏴 Cult Brand

Follow Every Rainbow

by Rashmi Bansal • 2012

Everest at 48, a baking empire from home: the pattern behind 25 Indian women who built empires.

3.82

589

👩‍💼 Women Entrepreneurs 🇮🇳 Indian Women 💪 Overcoming Adversity ❤️ Passion Projects ⚖️ Work Life Balance

Follow Every Rainbow 92%

Everest at 48, a baking empire from home: the pattern behind 25 Indian women who built empires.

by Rashmi Bansal 2012

3.82

589 ratings

👩‍💼 Women Entrepreneurs 🇮🇳 Indian Women 💪 Overcoming Adversity ❤️ Passion Projects ⚖️ Work Life Balance

Restaurant Man

by Joe Bastianich • 2012

Why every restaurant survives on a lie: appear generous, but run your books like a miser.

3.66

1k+

🍽️ Restaurant Business 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🏨 Hospitality Industry 🚀 Food Entrepreneurship 💰 Small Business Finance

Restaurant Man 92%

Why every restaurant survives on a lie: appear generous, but run your books like a miser.

by Joe Bastianich 2012

3.66

1k+ ratings

🍽️ Restaurant Business 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🏨 Hospitality Industry 🚀 Food Entrepreneurship 💰 Small Business Finance

Sam Walton, Made in America

by Sam Walton • 1992

One store, one plane, and a man who hated waste. The Walmart story by its founder.

4.16

28k+

📖 Founder Memoir 🛍️ Retail Business 🎯 Customer Focus 🤝 Employee Empowerment ⚙️ Operational Efficiency

Sam Walton, Made in America 92%

One store, one plane, and a man who hated waste. The Walmart story by its founder.

by Sam Walton 1992

4.16

28k+ ratings

📖 Founder Memoir 🛍️ Retail Business 🎯 Customer Focus 🤝 Employee Empowerment ⚙️ Operational Efficiency

Matriarch

by Tina Knowles • 2025

From a pecan tree in Galveston to dressing Destiny's Child: the mother's own empire story.

4.44

11k+

🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🌳 Matrilineal Legacy 🌞 Black Southern Experience 💇 Beauty Entrepreneurship 🕯️ Generational Healing

Matriarch 92%

From a pecan tree in Galveston to dressing Destiny's Child: the mother's own empire story.

by Tina Knowles 2025

4.44

11k+ ratings

🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🌳 Matrilineal Legacy 🌞 Black Southern Experience 💇 Beauty Entrepreneurship 🕯️ Generational Healing

Barefoot to Billionaire

by Jon M. Huntsman Sr. • 2014

Creative deals built his fortune. Faith, family, and cancer decided where billions went.

4.00

312

📖 Business Memoirs 💎 Values In Business 🎁 Wealth And Giving 🌱 Ethical Capitalism 🏠 American Dream

Barefoot to Billionaire 92%

Creative deals built his fortune. Faith, family, and cancer decided where billions went.

by Jon M. Huntsman Sr. 2014

4.00

312 ratings

📖 Business Memoirs 💎 Values In Business 🎁 Wealth And Giving 🌱 Ethical Capitalism 🏠 American Dream

Personal History

by Katharine Graham • 1997

Her husband's suicide left her publisher of The Washington Post. The board expected her to sell.

4.09

25k+

📰 Media Industry 🏢 Family Business ✍️ Editorial Integrity 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🏛️ Political Journalism

Personal History 91%

Her husband's suicide left her publisher of The Washington Post. The board expected her to sell.

by Katharine Graham 1997

4.09

25k+ ratings

📰 Media Industry 🏢 Family Business ✍️ Editorial Integrity 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🏛️ Political Journalism

LET IT GO

by Stephanie Shirley • 2012

A Kindertransport child grows up to build a women-only tech empire, then gives it all away.

4.26

827

👩‍💻 Women In Tech 🧳 Refugee Stories 🚂 Kindertransport Stories 🧩 Autism Advocacy 👩‍👧 Working Mothers

LET IT GO 91%

A Kindertransport child grows up to build a women-only tech empire, then gives it all away.

by Stephanie Shirley 2012

4.26

827 ratings

👩‍💻 Women In Tech 🧳 Refugee Stories 🚂 Kindertransport Stories 🧩 Autism Advocacy 👩‍👧 Working Mothers

The Republic of Tea

by Mel Ziegler • 1992

One plane ride, a fax machine, and the unlikely birth of a tea republic.

3.79

316

📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir 🍵 Beverage Startups 🌿 Lifestyle Brands 🧘 Mindful Business 🏗️ Brand Building

The Republic of Tea 91%

One plane ride, a fax machine, and the unlikely birth of a tea republic.

by Mel Ziegler 1992

3.79

316 ratings

📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir 🍵 Beverage Startups 🌿 Lifestyle Brands 🧘 Mindful Business 🏗️ Brand Building

Start Where You Are

by Chris Gardner • 2008

From shelter to stockbroker: how to turn your current liabilities into lasting advantage.

3.99

832

🪜 Economic Mobility 🧬 Generational Patterns 🥾 Bootstrapping 🔄 Career Pivots 🦾 Persistence And Grit

Start Where You Are 91%

From shelter to stockbroker: how to turn your current liabilities into lasting advantage.

by Chris Gardner 2008

3.99

832 ratings

🪜 Economic Mobility 🧬 Generational Patterns 🥾 Bootstrapping 🔄 Career Pivots 🦾 Persistence And Grit

Becoming

by Michelle Obama • 2018

How a Black girl from Chicago's South Side became First Lady: the story the headlines missed.

4.43

1.2M+

🏛️ Political Memoirs 👑 First Lady Memoirs 🪜 Upward Mobility ⚖️ Work Life Balance ✊ Black Women's Voices

Becoming 91%

How a Black girl from Chicago's South Side became First Lady: the story the headlines missed.

by Michelle Obama 2018

4.43

1.2M+ ratings

🏛️ Political Memoirs 👑 First Lady Memoirs 🪜 Upward Mobility ⚖️ Work Life Balance ✊ Black Women's Voices

Grinding It Out

by Ray Kroc • 1977

San Bernardino burger stand + 52-year-old salesman = a global empire built on real estate.

4.01

9k+

🍔 Fast Food Industry 🏪 Franchise Models 🏠 Real Estate Strategy 📢 Brand Building ⚙️ Operations Management

Grinding It Out 91%

San Bernardino burger stand + 52-year-old salesman = a global empire built on real estate.

by Ray Kroc 1977

4.01

9k+ ratings

🍔 Fast Food Industry 🏪 Franchise Models 🏠 Real Estate Strategy 📢 Brand Building ⚙️ Operations Management

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World

by John Wood • 2006

A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.

4.10

5k+

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Global Development 📖 Founder Memoir 🏘️ Community Development 👧 Girls' Education

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World Summary

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World 91%

A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.

by John Wood 2006

4.10

5k+ ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Global Development 📖 Founder Memoir 🏘️ Community Development 👧 Girls' Education

Where You Are Is Not Who You Are

by Ursula Burns • 2021

From the projects to Xerox CEO: saving a corporate giant and rewriting its moral contract.

4.01

691

🏢 Corporate Leadership 📖 Business Memoirs 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🚨 Crisis Management 📈 Economic Mobility

Where You Are Is Not Who You Are Summary

Where You Are Is Not Who You Are 91%

From the projects to Xerox CEO: saving a corporate giant and rewriting its moral contract.

by Ursula Burns 2021

4.01

691 ratings

🏢 Corporate Leadership 📖 Business Memoirs 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🚨 Crisis Management 📈 Economic Mobility

Fashion Is Freedom

by Tala Raassi • 2016

Punished for a miniskirt in Tehran, she launched a swimwear line anyway.

3.49

142

🪡 Fashion Entrepreneurship 🌍 Immigrant Memoirs 🇮🇷 Iranian Diaspora 💼 Women In Business 👗 Fashion Memoir

Fashion Is Freedom 91%

Punished for a miniskirt in Tehran, she launched a swimwear line anyway.

by Tala Raassi 2016

3.49

142 ratings

🪡 Fashion Entrepreneurship 🌍 Immigrant Memoirs 🇮🇷 Iranian Diaspora 💼 Women In Business 👗 Fashion Memoir

Ben & Jerry's

by Fred Lager • 1994

Two friends bet $12,000 on chunky ice cream and a social mission. Then Pillsbury attacked.

3.87

350

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 📖 Startup Memoirs 🎯 Guerrilla Marketing 🏷️ Brand Identity ❤️ Values-Driven Business

Ben & Jerry's 91%

Two friends bet $12,000 on chunky ice cream and a social mission. Then Pillsbury attacked.

by Fred Lager 1994

3.87

350 ratings

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 📖 Startup Memoirs 🎯 Guerrilla Marketing 🏷️ Brand Identity ❤️ Values-Driven Business

Do the KIND Thing

by Daniel Lubetzky • 2015

You don't have to choose between profit and purpose. The KIND founder's playbook for having both.

3.82

633

🧱 Social Entrepreneurship 🧭 Purpose-Driven Business 🍎 Food Industry 🚀 Startup Playbooks 🔗 Integrative Thinking

Do the KIND Thing 91%

You don't have to choose between profit and purpose. The KIND founder's playbook for having both.

by Daniel Lubetzky 2015

3.82

633 ratings

🧱 Social Entrepreneurship 🧭 Purpose-Driven Business 🍎 Food Industry 🚀 Startup Playbooks 🔗 Integrative Thinking

The Virgin Way

by Richard Branson • 2014

The Virgin empire was built on three things most CEOs ignore: listening, notebooks, and fun.

3.95

8k+

🚀 Entrepreneurial Leadership 🎭 Authentic Leadership 👂 Listening Skills 👥 People-First Management 💪 Empowerment

The Virgin Way 91%

The Virgin empire was built on three things most CEOs ignore: listening, notebooks, and fun.

by Richard Branson 2014

3.95

8k+ ratings

🚀 Entrepreneurial Leadership 🎭 Authentic Leadership 👂 Listening Skills 👥 People-First Management 💪 Empowerment

HOW I QUIT GOOGLE TO SELL SAMOSAS

by Munaf Kapadia • 2021

Walk away from Google, sell samosas from home, build a brand the press couldn't resist.

4.26

235

🍽️ Food Entrepreneurship 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🇮🇳 Indian Food 📣 Brand Storytelling 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Business

HOW I QUIT GOOGLE TO SELL SAMOSAS Summary

HOW I QUIT GOOGLE TO SELL SAMOSAS 91%

Walk away from Google, sell samosas from home, build a brand the press couldn't resist.

by Munaf Kapadia 2021

4.26

235 ratings

🍽️ Food Entrepreneurship 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🇮🇳 Indian Food 📣 Brand Storytelling 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Business

Handcrafted

by Clint Harp • 2018

A gas station meeting, a derelict crack house, and a dumpster of wood launched a TV carpenter.

3.98

808

🪚 Woodworking Memoir 🔨 Artisan Business 🔄 Career Pivots 👢 Bootstrapping 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-Run Business

Handcrafted 91%

A gas station meeting, a derelict crack house, and a dumpster of wood launched a TV carpenter.

by Clint Harp 2018

3.98

808 ratings

🪚 Woodworking Memoir 🔨 Artisan Business 🔄 Career Pivots 👢 Bootstrapping 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-Run Business

The Art of Being Unreasonable

by Eli Broad • 2012

Defy convention, do your homework, take the risk: the mindset that built two Fortune 500 companies.

3.51

555

💼 Business Memoirs 🚀 Entrepreneurship 🧨 Contrarian Thinking 🎲 Calculated Risk ⏳ Time Management

The Art of Being Unreasonable 91%

Defy convention, do your homework, take the risk: the mindset that built two Fortune 500 companies.

by Eli Broad 2012

3.51

555 ratings

💼 Business Memoirs 🚀 Entrepreneurship 🧨 Contrarian Thinking 🎲 Calculated Risk ⏳ Time Management

Pour Your Heart Into It

by Howard Schultz • 1997

How Milan's espresso bars convinced a coffee chain to treat part-timers like partners.

4.02

12k+

☕ Coffee Industry 📖 Founder Memoir 🏢 Company Culture 🧭 Values-Driven Leadership 🏗️ Brand Building

Pour Your Heart Into It 91%

How Milan's espresso bars convinced a coffee chain to treat part-timers like partners.

by Howard Schultz 1997

4.02

12k+ ratings

☕ Coffee Industry 📖 Founder Memoir 🏢 Company Culture 🧭 Values-Driven Leadership 🏗️ Brand Building

Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter

by 50 Cent • 2020

Shot nine times and built a fortune. The street-tested principles that made it possible.

4.33

10k+

🏙️ Street Entrepreneurship 🎤 Personal Branding 🦁 Fear Management 🤝 Team Building 🧱 Self-Reliance

Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter 91%

Shot nine times and built a fortune. The street-tested principles that made it possible.

by 50 Cent 2020

4.33

10k+ ratings

🏙️ Street Entrepreneurship 🎤 Personal Branding 🦁 Fear Management 🤝 Team Building 🧱 Self-Reliance

Doglapan

by Ashneer Grover • 2022

A $2.8 billion startup, a boardroom coup, and the founder who refuses to stay silent.

3.76

2k+

🏢 Indian Startups ✍️ Founder Memoir ⚔️ Boardroom Battles 💰 Venture Capital 🥀 Corporate Betrayal

Doglapan 91%

A $2.8 billion startup, a boardroom coup, and the founder who refuses to stay silent.

by Ashneer Grover 2022

3.76

2k+ ratings

🏢 Indian Startups ✍️ Founder Memoir ⚔️ Boardroom Battles 💰 Venture Capital 🥀 Corporate Betrayal

Know Your Power

by Nancy Pelosi • 2008

She ran for Congress at 47 with five children. Her precinct-by-precinct organizing made her Speaker.

3.41

544

🗳️ Women In Politics 📖 Political Memoirs 🏛️ Democratic Politics 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 👩‍🏫 Mentorship For Women

Know Your Power 91%

She ran for Congress at 47 with five children. Her precinct-by-precinct organizing made her Speaker.

by Nancy Pelosi 2008

3.41

544 ratings

🗳️ Women In Politics 📖 Political Memoirs 🏛️ Democratic Politics 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 👩‍🏫 Mentorship For Women

Shoe Dog

by Phil Knight • 2017

A waffle iron, some rubber, and a parent's basement: the beginning of a billion-dollar gamble.

4.24

2k+

📖 Startup Memoirs 👟 Sports Business 🪡 Bootstrapping 🧬 Company Culture 🎲 Risk Taking

Shoe Dog 91%

A waffle iron, some rubber, and a parent's basement: the beginning of a billion-dollar gamble.

by Phil Knight 2017

4.24

2k+ ratings

📖 Startup Memoirs 👟 Sports Business 🪡 Bootstrapping 🧬 Company Culture 🎲 Risk Taking

Leapfrog

by Nathalie Molina Niño • 2018

Smarter money, real influence, and corporate clients: the shortcut playbook for women founders.

4.28

194

🚺 Women Entrepreneurs ✊ Feminist Business 💰 Startup Funding 🛠️ Scrappy Startups 🕸️ Strategic Networking

Leapfrog 91%

Smarter money, real influence, and corporate clients: the shortcut playbook for women founders.

by Nathalie Molina Niño 2018

4.28

194 ratings

🚺 Women Entrepreneurs ✊ Feminist Business 💰 Startup Funding 🛠️ Scrappy Startups 🕸️ Strategic Networking

Rock Bottom to Rock Star

by Ryan Blair • 2016

Jail at 17, CEO at 30: the business lessons only hitting bottom can teach.

3.91

132

🚀 Startup Memoirs 💼 Entrepreneurial Self-Help 📉 Learning From Failure 🎯 Personal Accountability 🔄 Redemption Stories

Rock Bottom to Rock Star 91%

Jail at 17, CEO at 30: the business lessons only hitting bottom can teach.

by Ryan Blair 2016

3.91

132 ratings

🚀 Startup Memoirs 💼 Entrepreneurial Self-Help 📉 Learning From Failure 🎯 Personal Accountability 🔄 Redemption Stories

Losing My Virginity

by Richard Branson • 1998

A dyslexic teen, a student magazine, and a borrowed plane: the improbable rise of Richard Branson.

4.00

58k+

🏗️ Entrepreneurial Memoir 🏷️ Brand Building 🎲 Calculated Risk 👥 People-First Culture 💥 Market Disruption

Losing My Virginity 91%

A dyslexic teen, a student magazine, and a borrowed plane: the improbable rise of Richard Branson.

by Richard Branson 1998

4.00

58k+ ratings

🏗️ Entrepreneurial Memoir 🏷️ Brand Building 🎲 Calculated Risk 👥 People-First Culture 💥 Market Disruption

Total Recall

by Arnold Schwarzenegger • 2012

How a farm boy who went AWOL for a bodybuilding trophy took Hollywood, then Sacramento.

4.17

24k+

🗽 Immigrant Stories 🎬 Hollywood Careers 🏛️ Political Memoirs 🔄 Career Reinvention 🏠 Real Estate Investing

Total Recall 91%

How a farm boy who went AWOL for a bodybuilding trophy took Hollywood, then Sacramento.

by Arnold Schwarzenegger 2012

4.17

24k+ ratings

🗽 Immigrant Stories 🎬 Hollywood Careers 🏛️ Political Memoirs 🔄 Career Reinvention 🏠 Real Estate Investing

The Unknown Billionaires

by Michael Caldwell • 2014

Behind fifty self-made fortunes: the patterns that separate billion-dollar builders from the rest.

3.88

146

📖 Entrepreneur Biographies 💰 Self-Made Wealth 🔍 Pattern Spotting 💪 Resilience ⚡ Disruption

The Unknown Billionaires 91%

Behind fifty self-made fortunes: the patterns that separate billion-dollar builders from the rest.

by Michael Caldwell 2014

3.88

146 ratings

📖 Entrepreneur Biographies 💰 Self-Made Wealth 🔍 Pattern Spotting 💪 Resilience ⚡ Disruption

Good Power

by Ginni Rometty • 2023

Turning a century-old company taught her power works best when given away. Here is how.

3.95

1k+

👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🛡️ Stewardship Leadership 📖 Business Memoir 💻 Tech Industry 🔮 Future Of Work

Good Power 91%

Turning a century-old company taught her power works best when given away. Here is how.

by Ginni Rometty 2023

3.95

1k+ ratings

👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🛡️ Stewardship Leadership 📖 Business Memoir 💻 Tech Industry 🔮 Future Of Work

Wise Guy

by Guy Kawasaki • 2019

He sold the world on the Macintosh. Then he found what's worth selling your life for.

3.94

685

📘 Tech Memoirs 💻 Silicon Valley 🧳 Immigrant Experience ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧠 Mentorship

Wise Guy 91%

He sold the world on the Macintosh. Then he found what's worth selling your life for.

by Guy Kawasaki 2019

3.94

685 ratings

📘 Tech Memoirs 💻 Silicon Valley 🧳 Immigrant Experience ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧠 Mentorship

The Burger King

by Jim McLamore • 1998

Betting on a bigger burger: how one Miami partnership built a fast-food giant.

3.82

249

🏢 Founder Memoirs 🍔 Fast Food Industry 🏪 Franchise Management 📢 Brand Building 🤝 Business Partnerships

The Burger King 91%

Betting on a bigger burger: how one Miami partnership built a fast-food giant.

by Jim McLamore 1998

3.82

249 ratings

🏢 Founder Memoirs 🍔 Fast Food Industry 🏪 Franchise Management 📢 Brand Building 🤝 Business Partnerships

Trump Never Give Up

by Donald J. Trump • 2008

Bankrupt, mocked, and billions in debt: the playbook for turning catastrophe into the next empire.

3.83

1k+

🏗️ Real Estate Development 🔄 Business Comebacks 👤 Personal Branding 🤝 Negotiation Tactics 🪨 Grit And Resilience

Trump Never Give Up 91%

Bankrupt, mocked, and billions in debt: the playbook for turning catastrophe into the next empire.

by Donald J. Trump 2008

3.83

1k+ ratings

🏗️ Real Estate Development 🔄 Business Comebacks 👤 Personal Branding 🤝 Negotiation Tactics 🪨 Grit And Resilience

Indomitable

by Arundhati Bhattacharya • 2022

From a steel township to India's largest bank, just as demonetization and a six-bank merger hit.

4.18

183

👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🇮🇳 Indian Business 🏦 Banking Leadership 🚨 Crisis Management 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds

Indomitable 91%

From a steel township to India's largest bank, just as demonetization and a six-bank merger hit.

by Arundhati Bhattacharya 2022

4.18

183 ratings

👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🇮🇳 Indian Business 🏦 Banking Leadership 🚨 Crisis Management 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds

When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead

by Jerry Weintraub • 2010

He walked into Colonel Parker's office uninvited and walked out managing Elvis. That was act one.

4.13

4k+

🎬 Entertainment Industry 🎥 Hollywood Memoir 🤝 Deal-Making 🔗 Networking 🔄 Reinvention

When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead Summary

When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead 91%

He walked into Colonel Parker's office uninvited and walked out managing Elvis. That was act one.

by Jerry Weintraub 2010

4.13

4k+ ratings

🎬 Entertainment Industry 🎥 Hollywood Memoir 🤝 Deal-Making 🔗 Networking 🔄 Reinvention

Bloomberg by Bloomberg

by Michael R. Bloomberg • 1997

Fired with $10 million, he built a terminal that reshaped finance, then ran New York City.

3.71

1k+

💼 Wall Street Stories 📊 Financial Technology 📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir 🏢 Startup Culture 🔄 Failure To Success

Bloomberg by Bloomberg 91%

Fired with $10 million, he built a terminal that reshaped finance, then ran New York City.

by Michael R. Bloomberg 1997

3.71

1k+ ratings

💼 Wall Street Stories 📊 Financial Technology 📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir 🏢 Startup Culture 🔄 Failure To Success

Shoe Dog

by Phil Knight • 2016

An FBI stakeout, a treacherous bank, and a $35 logo. The true origin story of Nike's founder.

4.46

375k+

🏢 Corporate Origin Stories 🏅 Sports Business 🪖 Bootstrapped Startups 🏷️ Brand Building 🌧️ Business Survival

Shoe Dog 90%

An FBI stakeout, a treacherous bank, and a $35 logo. The true origin story of Nike's founder.

by Phil Knight 2016

4.46

375k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Origin Stories 🏅 Sports Business 🪖 Bootstrapped Startups 🏷️ Brand Building 🌧️ Business Survival

How I Built This

by Guy Raz • 2020

Bootstrap, pivot, survive: the real path to a great business, from hundreds of founder interviews.

4.17

4k+

🚀 Startup Founding 📖 Founder Stories 💰 Bootstrapping 🧗 Learning From Failure 📣 Business Storytelling

How I Built This 90%

Bootstrap, pivot, survive: the real path to a great business, from hundreds of founder interviews.

by Guy Raz 2020

4.17

4k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Founding 📖 Founder Stories 💰 Bootstrapping 🧗 Learning From Failure 📣 Business Storytelling

The Promise of a Pencil

by Adam Braun • 2014

A pencil, a $25 deposit, hundreds of schools. The playbook for building a movement from scratch.

4.12

8k+

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 📚 Education Nonprofits 🧭 Finding Purpose 🤝 Networking Strategy 💎 Authentic Leadership

The Promise of a Pencil 90%

A pencil, a $25 deposit, hundreds of schools. The playbook for building a movement from scratch.

by Adam Braun 2014

4.12

8k+ ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 📚 Education Nonprofits 🧭 Finding Purpose 🤝 Networking Strategy 💎 Authentic Leadership

The Profitable Hobby Farm

by Sarah Beth Aubrey • 2010

Your hobby farm can earn real money. The business blueprint for making local food pay.

3.71

157

🚜 Small Farm Business 🥕 Local Food Movement 🌱 Sustainable Agriculture 📋 Farm Marketing 🤝 Cooperative Models

The Profitable Hobby Farm 90%

Your hobby farm can earn real money. The business blueprint for making local food pay.

by Sarah Beth Aubrey 2010

3.71

157 ratings

🚜 Small Farm Business 🥕 Local Food Movement 🌱 Sustainable Agriculture 📋 Farm Marketing 🤝 Cooperative Models

Mover Of Men and Mountains

by R.G. LeTourneau • 1967

A mechanic made God his business partner. The empire he built was just the earthly return.

4.35

617

⛪️ Business As Ministry 💼 Christian Entrepreneurship 📖 Biblical Stewardship 🎁 Giving And Generosity ⚙️ Industrial Innovation

Mover Of Men and Mountains 90%

A mechanic made God his business partner. The empire he built was just the earthly return.

by R.G. LeTourneau 1967

4.35

617 ratings

⛪️ Business As Ministry 💼 Christian Entrepreneurship 📖 Biblical Stewardship 🎁 Giving And Generosity ⚙️ Industrial Innovation

Built to Serve

by Evan Carmichael • 2020

Your deepest pain is a business asset: how to turn it into a leadership platform.

4.23

174

🛎️ Servant Leadership 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 👢 Bootstrapping 💔 Vulnerable Leadership 🔥 Adversity As Fuel

Built to Serve 90%

Your deepest pain is a business asset: how to turn it into a leadership platform.

by Evan Carmichael 2020

4.23

174 ratings

🛎️ Servant Leadership 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 👢 Bootstrapping 💔 Vulnerable Leadership 🔥 Adversity As Fuel

If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair

by Anya Hindmarch • 2021

How a fashion CEO reframes fear, builds systems, and treats self-care as a business strategy.

3.59

2k+

👜 Women In Business 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧖 Self-Care Practices

If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair 90%

How a fashion CEO reframes fear, builds systems, and treats self-care as a business strategy.

by Anya Hindmarch 2021

3.59

2k+ ratings

👜 Women In Business 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧖 Self-Care Practices

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