More Than 85 Broads: Women Making Career Choices, Taking Risks, and Defining Success - On Their Own Terms

By Janet Hanson

Book Overview

More Than 85 Broads introduces us to a remarkable group of strong, passionate, and talented women who all define success on their own terms. Along with author Janet Hanson's riveting account of how she built 85 Broads into a groundbreaking global network community, each of these women candidly tells her own powerful story.

Meet Trailblazers who need no roadmap or formula for success-just their own optimism, confidence, and gut instincts. Meet Adventurers who push past boundaries and find new ways to define success for themselves. Meet Parents who are building true partnerships rather than just "balancing" their lives and careers. And meet Visionaries who are answering the questions: "What's my passion?" "What's my destiny?" "What's my gift?"

Whether you're striving to align your passion with your career, standing at a crossroads deciding which path to choose, or well on the road to fulfilling your lifelong dreams, you can tap into the enormous power and potential of "some of the most incredible women on the planet" and . . .

Discover how building a strong network gives you your own unique platform for creating new opportunities, connections, and personal definitions of success.Learn how women are blazing their own trails as business leaders, entrepreneurs, survivors, philanthropists, and parents.Find out how smart, successful and courageous women really think about their careers, their lives, their families, and their futures-all in their own voices.

"The most powerful and courageous voice any of us can listen to is our own, but it is often the one that we spend the least time cultivating and tuning into..." writes Hanson.

More Than 85 Broads is an essential read for women and men at every stage of their careers and lives. It will surprise you, motivate you, and inspire you to connect with others. Most importantly, it will help you find your own passion, build your own network, and define success on your own terms.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071823298
• ISBN13: 9780071823296
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

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This book is phenomenal, just like a million and one other things that Janet Hanson has been involved with. The second time I opened the book, I happened to flip right to the story of someone who has leveraged her Wall St. career to do EXACTLY WHAT I HOPE TO DO WITH MY LIFE!! It was so inspirational to see that, given that my personal aspirations have very little to do with my just-beginning career at an investment bank. The stories in the book will allow women (and men) at all stages of life to see how they can make connections and build their networks in ways that will help them achieve their dreams. (Sounds cliched, but there's just no other way to put it.) If you happen to be in the 85 Broads network, the book is also a handy starting point for figuring out who you need to meet next. Just as important, this book is FUN to read. When you're done with this book, give it to your daughter, niece, neighbor, best friend, co-worker, or mentor. Every woman out there can benefit from reading this entertaining book, because regardless of your life experiences, it is eye-opening to read about other women's passions and how they came to fulfill them... all in one book! Suzanne Woolley did miss one thing in her review. Not only is Janet Hanson all those wonderful things, but she is the Ultimate Diva. You definitely don't want to pass up an opportunity to meet her. I'm glad this book is out there, I hope it's only the first of several more to come. Quick, buy it before it's out of stock!

helping women everywhere

I love this book because it addresses such a diverse group of women. Undergraduate women, young professionals, stay at home mothers, working mothers, retirees and all types in between can relate to this book as the stories are those of intelligent women making choices and figuring out what success is and how to achieve it "on their own terms". This books has inspired me personally. I have read and re-read it as I try to make my own life decisions. It is comforting to read this book and be reminded that I am not alone in my struggle to 'figure things out'. I have not found a woman yet who cannot relate to this book and the amazing stories within it.

Ambition, Inspiration, Motivation- It's All Here

Congratulations to all the women highlighted in "More Than 85 Broads." Your success is inspirational and heart-warming. Reading your stories gave me an opportunity to "try on" the choices you've made in life, and to assess if those choices could "fit" for me. I wish you the best of luck as you write your sequels. This book is a MUST READ for anyone (male or female) who is: * Ambitious: the stories showcase that ANYTHING can be achieved with a good dose of passion * Interested in Networking: it contains great examples of the benefits of networking and how to go about it * In Undergraduate/Graduate School: it's informative about the career opportunities available on Wall Street, the corporate world, the nonprofit realm, and beyond * At a Crossroads in Life: many of the women highlighted faced difficult choices, and created unique solutions that worked for them * Faced with Balancing a Career and Family (either currently, or in the future): it presents a variety of ways that ambitious caregivers have found satisfaction and fulfillment Although the book highlights the success of individuals, and of the 85 Broads network, its real focus is on you, the reader. It is impossible to read this book without being positively affected.

Loved this one!

I agree with all the reviews! This book is AMAZING. As someone working on Wall Street and attending business school in the future, I am always curious as to what happens to women who start out on Wall Street or attend business school. Do they remain in the financial services and move up the ranks? Do they climb Mount Everest? Do they take what financial skillset they've acquired and teach other women financial literacy in places like Pakistan? Can they balance family and career? The paths of over 90 truly inspirational women are charted out in this book and their lives are told in their own words. This is an opportunity to learn about the different life paths women take, how they chose the trajectories they did, who their role models were and are, and where they see themselves in the future. This book is a must. It is mandatory reading for any woman interested in following her own passion and defining success on her own terms.

Read pg. 1 and you'll be hooked!

I am serious. This is an incredible book that is a must-read for any career-minded women who is looking for inspiration. There are so few strong female role models in the media, but More Than 85 Broads provides readers with dozens (95 to be exact) of amazing and courageous women who will motivate us to reach our full potential with their honest and powerful stories. Trust me, start reading pg. 1 and you won't be able to put it down!!