Winner
Venus Genius: The Female Prescription for Innovation
Author:
Fabienne Jacquet
How is your book helping others?
Innovation is not the preserve of men. In fact, anyone of any gender identity can be an innovator, with passion, hard work and persistence.
Venus Genius provides a practical formula - literally, as the author is a chemist with a ground-breaking corporate career in research and development as a woman for several decades – to develop successful innovations in business by tapping into the feminine traits essential to serving the rapidly growing female market and sustainably increasing the bottom line.
Recognizing that both the masculine and feminine traits are essential to innovation, the author - who also has experience in marketing and business - provides tools to embrace and develop skills attributed to the feminine side for a greater outcome in innovation, business, and life.
Readers of this book will be empowered to dare to express their unique creative skills to contribute to a more significant future for our world.
Winner
The Mirrored Door: Break Through the Hidden Barrier that Locks Successful Women in Place
Author:
Ellen Connelly Taaffe
How is your book helping others?
This book helps professional women feel seen, get unstuck, and courageously move into action. It helps them recognize how they might be holding themselves back with sky-high expectations and ingrained learned messages that no longer serve them, creating a distorted reflection that makes them think they aren't worthy or ready to take the risk whether that is to raise their hand or go for the next promotion. Through stories, research, and prompts, they build self-awareness and begin to take small steps. Readers learn the perils of the five success strategies (preparing to perfection, eagerly pleasing, fitting the mold, working pedal to the metal, and performing patiently awaiting to be noticed) and learn how they can drive performance, get sidelined with potential pitfalls personally or perceptually, and how to pivot into new actions. Readers learn to ask for help, set boundaries, show up more authentically, and ask for what they want. They build courage, community, and confidence.
Finalist
Communicate with Courage: Taking Risks to Overcome the Four Hidden Challenges
Author:
Michelle D Gladieux
How is your book helping others?
Communicate with Courage: Taking Risks to Overcome the Four Hidden Challenges is a carefully crafted business and life handbook from lifelong communication coach, Michelle D. Gladieux. From deep work with thousands of coaching clients, she's discovered four sneaky obstacles that can keep us from becoming the best communicators we can be and thus prevent us from living our best lives. Hiding, Defining, Rationalizing, and Settling can sabotage our efforts to connect and earn respect. Enter Communicate with Courage, packed with inspiring real-life and real-people examples, "Pro Moves", and actionable exercises delivered with heart and business savvy to serve readers from diverse backgrounds. Find creative paths to summon more courage in your everyday interactions here and watch yourself grow as a presenter, negotiator, listener, and leader.
Finalist
Success is Just the Beginning: 6 Timeless Lessons to Achieve More in Business, Love, and Legacy
Author:
Stephanie P Kemp
How is your book helping others?
My book, "Success is Just the Beginning," is transforming lives through profound insights and practical strategies. I empower aspiring entrepreneurs to transform their lives in a way that aligns with their purpose, passion, and paycheck. In six timeless lessons, I offer a roadmap for cultivating a company culture that unleashes potential, maximizes time and talent, and leads readers to overcome challenges with confidence. Through my own journey as an award-winning choreographer, CEO, and serial entrepreneur, I share my learned experiences, demonstrating that building a thriving business and leading an abundant life is not only possible but imperative to your overall well-being. Filled with inspiration and practical wisdom, my book empowers readers to achieve their goals, live life to the fullest, and create lasting success while nurturing a fulfilling family life.
