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Closely related to one of the world's wealthiest families, Mary left her seaside home in England in 1844 to follow her husband, Dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold, to South Australia. Mary and Christopher settled on a farm in the Adelaide Hills, and as Christopher made his rounds visiting patients on horseback, Mary tended grapevines and planted in the garden beside their stone cottage, The Grange. At first, the wines Mary made were used as tonics for patients, but at a time when women were often excluded from commerce, Mary transformed her cottage industry into an empire.

Dreihundert deutsche Männer, schrieb Walther Rathenau zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts, bestimmten die wirtschaftlichen Geschicke des Kontinents. Er meinte das enge Geflecht aus Bankiers, Industriekapitäns und Lobbyisten, das sich mit dem Aufstieg von Firmen wie der Allianz, Krupp oder Siemens herausgebildet hatte. Man kannte einander, man sprach miteinander – und man sprach sich ab. Bis in die 1990er Jahre prägte dieses Netzwerk namens »Deutschland AG« die Politik und die Unternehmenskultur in der Bundesrepublik.

Lew Frankfort knew nothing about fashion when he became assistant to the founder of Coach. By the time he left, Frankfort had spent twenty-nine years as CEO, growing Coach from a scrappy maker of leather bags with a small cult following to a beloved lifestyle brand. Along the way, Coach created a new market segment—accessible luxury—that redefined an industry. In Bag Man, Frankfort explains how he built a business that challenged conventions, grew it 1000%, and became recognized as one of the world's best CEOs.

Ken Blanchard transformed modern leadership theory through unlikely means—by catching people doing things right. Written with warmth and humor, this authorized biography reveals how a mediocre student who was told he "couldn't write" became a bestselling author and a globally renowned management expert.

Shirin Behzadi was arrested multiple times under an oppressive regime in Iran before she had even reached adulthood. Fleeing her homeland alone as a teenager, she carried nothing with her but a suitcase—and a bold dream. In Istanbul, and later at a Los Angeles gas station, she quietly declared to anyone who would listen: One day, I will lead a large company.

この仕事を「仕事」と思ってはいい仕事はできないと思うのです。結婚式までの打ち合わせも、そして結婚式が終わった後も、家族のように、時には友人のように、心から寄り添う。ゲストと同様に、ともに笑い、ともに涙する。自分の家族の結婚式なのですから。

Over the last three years, Forbes has published in depth profiles of this new batch of billionaires, including the founders of Spotify, Dropbox, Tumblr, and Twitter. Now, in a compilation introduced and updated by Forbes editor Randall Lane, fans and critics alike will get a comprehensive look at who these super-entrepreneurs are and what they say about their own success and their plans for the future.

While working together at a Los Angeles boutique, Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gela Nash-Taylor became fast and furious friends over the impossibility of finding the perfect T-shirt. Following their vision of comfortable, fitted T-shirts, they set up shop in Gela’s one-bedroom Hollywood apartment with $200 and one rule: Whatever they did, they both had to be obsessed by it. Pam and Gela eventually sold their company to Liz Claiborne for $50 million, but not before they created a whole new genre of casual clothing that came to define California cool.

Jim McNerney was one of Jack Welch's top protégés at General Electric and a finalist to replace the retiring Welch as CEO. McNerney lost that competition in 2001, but since then he has emerged as one of the most effective leaders of his generation.

High-achieving women share their worst mistakes at work - and how learning from them paved the way to success. In Mistakes I Made at Work, Jessica Bacal interviews 25 successful women about their toughest on-the-job moments. These innovators across a variety of fields - from the arts to finance to tech - reveal that they’re more thoughtful, purposeful and assertive as leaders because they learned from their mistakes, not because they never made any.

In 2009, at the peak of the financial crisis, AIG - the American insurance behemoth - was sinking fast. It was the peg upon which the nation hung its ire and resentment during the financial crisis: the pinnacle of Wall Street arrogance and greed. When Bob Benmosche climbed aboard as CEO, it was widely assumed that he would go down with his ship. In mere months, he turned things around, pulling AIG from the brink of financial collapse and restoring its profitability.

Virtue of Honor: Acquiring Truth is my unfiltered memoir of resilience, corporate betrayal, and the battle to rise from the ashes. This is an unflinching trauma survivor story that pulls no punches—naming the abuse, the silence, and the psychological cost of living with Complex PTSD. It’s a raw mental health memoir that goes beyond theory into the lived reality of fighting for self-worth, breaking trauma cycles, and leading yourself when no one else believes in you. If you’ve ever been underestimated, dismissed, or told to stay quiet, this is the blueprint for turning pain into power.

يمكننا القول دون مبالغة إن «جيف بيزوس» هو أحد أكثر الأفراد الاستثنائيين الذين حققوا نجاحًا باهرًا في العصر الحديث، لكن يظل من الواجب اتخاذ أقصى درجات الدقة فيما يتعلق بهذا الأمر؛ إذ يميل الكُتاب الذين يسردون السير الذاتية للشخصيات العامة البارزة لمنح أهمية كبرى لكل تفاصيل رحلتهم نحو النجاح والتركيز بشكل مفرط على التقلبات والمنعطفات التي واجهتهم. فالحياة غالبًا ما تتضمن سلسلة من الأحداث والتجارب التي لا يمكن التنبؤ بها، والتي تبدو غير مترابطة ويمكن أن تعكس إحساسًا بالفوضى أو بافتقارنا إلى السيطرة على ظروفنا، ومن خلال التفكير في أحداث وتجارب حياتنا وإعادة سردها، يمكننا عندها فقط ربط حلقاتها م...

The fifth in my series of audiobooks of highlights from my printed books. This one is 120 minutes from I'm Coming to Take You to Lunch, the story of how I arranged for Wham!, whom I managed, to go and play in China. This is Part One of the book.

The global movement that ignited a revolution is now an audiobook! In Show Her the Money, award-winning producer Catherine Gray takes you behind the scenes of the groundbreaking documentary that exposed the staggering funding gap women face-and the unstoppable trailblazers closing it. With honesty and passion, Gray shares her personal journey of bringing this film to life, alongside the powerful personal stories of over 30 extraordinary individuals who made it possible.

For Gregory A. Duncan, life began with a series of uphill battles. Raised as the middle child in a family of five by a single mother, Gregory grew up in the shadow of an absent father and the challenges of standing out-literally. His fair skin, fiery reddish-light brown hair, and bright brown eyes marked him in ways that made childhood uniquely difficult. But Gregory's spirit of perseverance carried him forward, transforming adversity into fuel for success.

Walt Disney didn’t just create a cartoon. He created a civilization. From a bankrupt animator with a dream to a company that reshaped global culture, this is the true story of how one man — and one mouse — built an empire of characters, parks, movies, songs, and stories that still dominate the world today. This isn’t a takedown. It’s not a puff piece. It’s a biography of an empire — calm, clear, and unblinking. Disney isn’t just a company. It’s a myth that owns myths. This is how it happened.

"From HOE to CEO! Never Out the Game..The Game Just Changes!" is a raw, gripping, and unfiltered account of survival, reinvention, and triumph. In this book, Dr. Audra stance doesn't tell her story--she dares you to feel it. From the dark corners of the streets to the bright lights of boardrooms, her life is a testimony that rock bottom can be the launchpad to your destiny.

Lasting Good: The Story of Morris Oldham and the Oldham Little Church Foundation traces the life and career of a young Midwestern dairyman who arrived in Houston, Texas in the heyday following Spindletop, made a personal fortune, and then invested it all in future lives.

A Seat at the Table is the story of the founding of Busboys and Poets, a Washington, D.C.–based restaurant that has become a celebrated hub for political activism. Named in honor of Langston Hughes, who worked as a busboy while writing poetry, the restaurant is the creation of Andy Shallal, an Iraqi American restaurateur, artist, and activist.