What I Know Now About Success Letters from Extraordinary Women to Their Younger Selves

by Spragins, Ellyn

• ISBN13: 9780738214719
• ISBN10: 073821471X
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-12
• Publisher: Balance

Summary

In the same manner of the New York Timesbestseller What I Know Nowcomes a collection of letters to inspire and ignite the ambitions of women everywhere. Remarkable women write letters to their younger selves, telling the stories of familiar obstacles faced by ordinary women, who were able to accomplish something extraordinary. What I Know Now About Successincludes letters from fashion designer Kate Spade, makeup artist Trish McEvoy, Food Network star Paula Deen, ESPN host Hannah Storm, and others.

Author Biography

Ellyn Spragins, a former New York Times writer, established the What I Know Now (TM) series and seminars. She lives in Pennington, New Jersey, with her family.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Chairman of Deloitte	p. 1
President of Hearst Magazines	p. 7
Founder of Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure	p. 11
Founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics	p. 15
Author and Financial Editor at Today	p. 19
Real-Estate Entrepreneur and Shark Tank Judge	p. 25
CFO of Accenture	p. 31
Cookbook Author and Food Network Star	p. 37
Former President and CEO of Specialty Materials, a Honeywell Unit	p. 43
Chinese American Entrepreneur and TV Personality	p. 49
CEO of House Party	p. 55
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion	p. 61
Founder of Liz Lange Maternity	p. 67
Playwright and Artistic Director of McCarter Theatre	p. 73
Makeup Artist and Founder of Trish McEvoy	p. 79
CNN Anchor and Special Correspondent	p. 85
Personal-Finance Author, Columnist, and PBS Star	p. 91
Curly-Hair Entrepreneur and Founder of Ouidad	p. 97
Author and CEO of Just Ask a Woman	p. 103
Host of the Syndicated Radio Show: The Mel Robbins Show	p. 109
Founder and CEO of Victorian Epicure	p. 115
Fashion Designer	p. 119
Actress and Entrepreneur	p. 123
Designer and Founder of Kate Spade	p. 129
Co-Founder of BlogHer	p. 135
Co-Host of ESPN's Sports Center	p. 139
Women's Basketball Coach at Rutgers University	p. 145
CEO and President of The Talbots	p. 151
Author and Founder of The Kaplan Thaler Group	p. 155
Fashion Designer and Founder of DVF	p. 161
Co-Executive Producer and Co-Host of The View	p. 167
Author and Columnist	p. 171
Former Governor of New Jersey and EPA Administrator	p. 177
Afterword	p. 183
Acknowledgments	p. 185
Photo credits	p. 187
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