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10 Inspirational Business Biographies to Spark Your Inner Entrepreneur

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Title: Miss Jessies

As a co-founder of Miss Jessie's, Miko reveals how she and Titi applied their grandmother's lessons to create a successful business from scratch. Miss Jessie's chronicles the Branch sisters' remarkable story.
Author(s): Miko Branch
ISBN 13: 9780062329189
Pages: 320

Title: Papa

'Papa' is the story of the American Dream. It's the story of starting small and making it big. It's a story that can inspire anyone to follow their passion and chart their own path.
Author(s): John H. Schnatter
ISBN 13: 9781633933866
Pages: ooks#volumes"

Title: Dave's Way

Author(s): David R. Thomas
ISBN 13: 9780399136788

Title: Jo Malone

Jo Malone began her international fragrance and scented candle business in 1983 from her kitchen, where she made bath oils as thank-you gifts for her facial clients.
Author(s): Jo Malone
ISBN 13: 9781501110597
Pages: 416

Title: Lilac Dreams

Bonnie wrote Lilac Dreams to share the story of her youth ... with its mistakes, hardships, and struggles. Despite her circumstances, Bonnie still had her dreams.
Author(s): Bonnie Hathcock
ISBN 13: 9780692783245

Title: Beyond the Label

In Beyond the Label, Maureen Chiquet charts her unlikely path from literature major to global chief executive.
Author(s): Maureen Chiquet
ISBN 13: 9780062655707
Pages: 288

Title: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands. Young, searching, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and launched a company with one simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost running shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his Plymouth Valiant, Knight grossed eight thousand dollars that first year, 1963. Today, Nike’s annual sales top $30 billion. In this age of start-ups, Knight’s Nike is the gold standard, and its swoosh is more than a logo. A symbol of grace and greatness, it’s one of the few icons instantly recognized in every corner of the world. But Knight, the man behind the swoosh, has always been a mystery. Now, in a memoir that’s surprising, humble, unfiltered, funny, and beautifully crafted, he tells his story at last. It all begins with a classic crossroads moment. Twenty-four years old, backpacking through Asia and Europe and Africa, wrestling with life’s Great Questions, Knight decides the unconventional path is the only one for him. Rather than work for a big corporation, he will create something all his own, something new, dynamic, different. Knight details the many terrifying risks he encountered along the way, the crushing setbacks, the ruthless competitors, the countless doubters and haters and hostile bankers—as well as his many thrilling triumphs and narrow escapes. Above all, he recalls the foundational relationships that formed the heart and soul of Nike, with his former track coach, the irascible and charismatic Bill Bowerman, and with his first employees, a ragtag group of misfits and savants who quickly became a band of swoosh-crazed brothers.
Author(s): Phil Knight
ISBN 13: 9781501135910
Pages: 400
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Title: How to Be a Bawse

YouTube star Lilly Singh who has a YouTube channel called Superwoman tells her story
Author(s): Lilly Singh
ISBN 13: 9780425286463
Pages: 272
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