InnovateHERs: Why Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurial Women Rise to the Top

by Barbara Kurshan, Kathy Hurley

Overview

"InnovateHERs inspires and guides by telling the stories of a diverse set of women who have developed the mindset, and have used it to succeed in brilliant ways." -Coco Brown, CEO, The Athena Alliance

"One inspiring story after another, this is a great book about great women." -Jack Lynch, CEO and President, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

As a woman, how can you foster an entrepreneurial mindset to succeed in business? How do you take an idea, dream or goal and transform that into a strategy for success in a purpose driven organization? How can you align your purpose and passion to help you do well and do good in your profession?

Authors Barbara Kurshan and Kathleen Hurley, both experienced and highly regarded business and education leaders, wanted to know how today's top female leaders might answer these questions. So, they asked. The result is InnovateHERs: Why Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurial Women Rise to the Top.

Through personal interviews with 30 of today's top women leading purpose-driven organizations-ranging from those in startups and nonprofits to those in large companies across the globe-Kurshan and Hurley have created a unique, insider's view of what it takes to be a successful female leader in today's competitive world. Whether you're an entrepreneur, corporate leader, or new to business, learning how to leverage your personal entrepreneurial traits and skills is key to accelerating your purpose-driven professional journey.

Learn how these accomplished, purpose-driven, entrepreneurial women blazed new trails and rose to the top of their professions. Discover how to think bigger, lead stronger, and embrace your unique passions, traits, and skills. They are InnovateHERs, and they'll show you how to be one, too.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781647045357
Publisher:	Bublish, Inc.
Publication date:	04/20/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Barbara "Bobbi" Kurshan is the President of Educorp Consultants Corporation and Senior Innovation Advisor, Graduate School of Education, Education Entrepreneurship, University of Pennsylvania, and a former education industry entrepreneur. Dr. Kurshan has more than 40 years' experience in education as a researcher, entrepreneur, developer, investor, and executive. She developed the first children's software products for Microsoft as well as award winning products for McGraw-Hill, Apple, CCC (Pearson), and others.
Kathy Hurley is a former senior executive for numerous educational publishing and technology companies, including IBM and Pearson. Currently, she is a senior advisor to several educational technology companies, education associations, and school superintendent networks. After retiring from Pearson, she was selected as a Fellow of the Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) at Harvard University and co-founded a global nonprofit organization, Girls Thinking Global.