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CONTENTS
FOREWORD
by Debbie Allen, motivational business speaker and author of Success is Easy: Shameless No-Nonsense Strategies to Win in Business
PREFACE
FORGE YOUR OWN CAREER PATH
PART I
ADVICE FOR THE INTRAPRENEUR
CHAPTER 1
NOT YOUR PARENTS CAREER DEVELOPMENT
by Isa Watson, founder and CEO of Squad
CHAPTER 2
THREE UNWRITTEN RULES WOMEN NEED TO KNOW FROM THE CORPORATE WORLD
by Sharon E. Jones, CEO of Jones Diversity, Inc. and author of Mastering the Game
ENTREPRENEUR VOICES SPOTLIGHT: INTERVIEW WITH BENJAMIN GILAD AND MARK CHUSSIL
CHAPTER 3
DRIVE INNOVATION BY REDISCOVERING YOUR INTRINSIC ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET
by Angela Kambouris, founder and principal consultant at Angela Kambouris Consultancy
CHAPTER 4
I M THE CEO OF A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR COMPANY WITHOUT GOING TO COLLEGE
by Suresh Sambandam, founder of OrangeScape and CEO of KiSSFLOW
ENTREPRENEUR VOICES SPOTLIGHT: #DEARENTREPRENEUR WITH CAROLINE STOKES
CHAPTER 5
HOW I WENT FROM ENTRY-LEVEL TO CORPORATE LEADER IN JUST TEN YEARS
by Elizabeth Closmore, VP of product evangelism and partnerships at Sprinklr
CHAPTER 6
THREE TIPS FOR ADVANCING YOUR CAREER AS A WOMAN
by Michelle Burrell, manager of Servcorp s One World Trade Center location
PART I
ADVICE FOR THE INTRAPRENEUR-REFLECTIONS
PART II
PRO TIPS FOR SIDE GIGS
CHAPTER 7
TEN SIDE HUSTLES IDEAL FOR MAKING SOME SPARE CASH IN THE EVENINGS
by Murray Newlands, entrepreneur, investor business advisor, and speaker
CHAPTER 8
WHY YOU SHOULD START A BUSINESS ONLY WHILE YOU HAVE A JOB
by Jeff Bonaldi, founder and CEO of The Explorer s Passage and Gladiator Trek
ENTREPRENEUR VOICES SPOTLIGHT: INTERVIEW WITH JILL AND JOSH STANTON
CHAPTER 9
CAREER-MINDED MILLENNIALS SHOULD THINK TWICE BEFORE STARTING A SIDE HUSTLE
by William Harris, founder and CEO of Elumynt and business growth expert
CHAPTER 10
FIVE WAYS TO KICKSTART YOUR SIDE HUSTLE WHILE LEVERAGING YOUR 9-TO-5
by Erica Liu Williams, Stanford grad, Olympic Trials swimmer, and founder of gr8nola
ENTREPRENEUR VOICES SPOTLIGHT: #DEAR ENTREPRENEUR WITH LAURA PENNINGTON BRIGGS
CHAPTER 11
I BUILT MY SIDE-HUSTLE WHILE WORKING A FULL-TIME JOB AND SO CAN YOU
by Raj Jana, founder of JavaPresse and host of Stay Grounded
CHAPTER 12
FOUR TIPS TO TAKE YOUR SIDE HUSTLE TO THE NEXT LEVEL
by Syed Blakhi, entrepreneur and cofounder of WPBeginner, OptinMonster, and WPForms
PART II
PRO TIPS FOR SIDE GIGS-REFLECTIONS
PART III
LESSONS ON TAKING THE LEAP
CHAPTER 13
WHY LEAVING YOUR JOB COULD BE THE BEST CAREER MOVE YOU LL EVER MAKE
by Mira Kaddoura, founder and executive creative director of Red Co .
CHAPTER 14
HOW TO TRANSITION FROM A CORPORATE JOB TO BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR
by Carlos Gil, founder of Gil Media Co., media personality, keynote speaker, and consultant
ENTREPRENEUR VOICES SPOTLIGHT: KLINT BRINEY
CHAPTER 15
FIVE QUESTIONS BEFORE STARTING YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY
by Megha Hamal, founder and CEO of Megha Hamal PR Branding, LLC
CHAPTER 16
HOW TO TRANSITION FROM THE CORPORATE WORLD TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP
by Solange Lopes, founder of The Corporate Sister, professor, and CPA
ENTREPRENEUR VOICES SPOTLIGHT: INTERVIEW WITH SHAFAQ CHAWLA
CHAPTER 17
HOW TO TURN YOUR SIDE HUSTLE INTO A FULL-TIME GIG
by Nicolette Amarillas, founder of Expansive Voice
CHAPTER 18
TEN THINGS TO DO BEFORE QUITTING YOUR JOB TO START YOUR COMPANY
by Dave Peck, global head of social media and influencer marketing at PayPal
PART III
LESSONS ON TAKING THE LEAP-REFLECTIONS
PART IV
EXIT STRATEGIES AND KICKASS COMEBACKS
CHAPTER 19
THE ENTREPRENEURIAL EXIT STRATEGY-PREPARE YOURSELF
by Candace Sjogren, head of alternative lending at Marqeta and founder of CXO Solutions
CHAPTER 20
HOW TO TRANSITION TO EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP
from Finance Your Business by The Staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc .
CHAPTER 21
BEFORE YOU ENTER INTO FRANCHISING, CONSIDER YOUR EXIT
by Jim Judy, franchise business consultant at FranChoice, Inc .
CHAPTER 22
FAMILY SUCCESSION PLANNING-HOW TO DO IT RIGHT
from Finance Your Business by The Staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc .
ENTREPRENEUR VOICES SPOTLIGHT: INTERVIEW WITH KANIKA TOLVER
CHAPTER 23
HOW YOU GET BACK INTO THE BUSINESS WORLD AFTER TAKING A BREAK
by Debby Carreau, founder and CEO of Inspired HR, entrepreneur, and author of The Mentor Myth
CHAPTER 24
HILARY DUFF ON WHY TAKING A BREAK CAN BE THE KEY TO YOUR CAREER
by Danetha Doe, creator of Money Mimosas and host of the Future of Accounting podcast
CHAPTER 25
PREPARING FOR A SMOOTH REENTRY INTO THE WORKFORCE
by Sandy Mobley, business coach and CEO of The Learning Advantage
CHAPTER 26
LAID-OFF CORPORATE WORKERS WHO BECAME FREE-THINKING ENTREPRENEURS
by Jennifer Miller, full-time journalist and author
PART IV
EXIT STRATEGIES AND KICKASS COMEBACKS-REFLECTIONS
RESOURCES
FOREWORD BY DEBBIE ALLEN
Motivational business speaker and author of Success is Easy: Shameless No-Nonsense Strategies to Win in Business
S uccess requires you to listen to your own voice. No one can define success for you. You must discover and define success on your own terms. To do that, you may need to travel down a few career paths before you arrive at the place that feels just right for you.
You ll know once you ve arrived at your destination because it begins to tap into your true, authentic core being. A successful career can often feel like your special gift, or what you ve been put on this earth to do. We all seek to find that career that speaks to us in this way.
Some of us are lucky enough to experience that special career once or more in life, but only if we pay attention, listen carefully, and are open to new horizons. You must be willing to ask for what you most desire, and never settle for less that you deserve.
Getting a big paycheck doesn t necessarily define true success. I know plenty of people who would define their careers as wearing the golden handcuffs. They stay for the nice corporate paycheck and company benefits, yet feel bound by an unsatisfying career. They count the months or years until they can leave their corporate jobs as if they were talking about serving time.
Well, that s actually what they re doing: serving time until they can take off the golden handcuffs to begin a new career and a new life that s more fulfilling and more authentically true to what they desire.
As they sit and wait out their time, they often dream of a new career direction that will excite and challenge them much more than their current position. They often dream of leaving their corporate job and starting their own company and doing things on their own terms, on their own time, in their own way.
Some of them have a very specific business idea in mind they want to start, while others seek out a franchise company they believe in with an established brand and systemized process already in place to invest in. No matter what path they choose, the one thing they know for sure is that the voice inside of their head is speaking to them loud and clear, telling them they are ready to move on.
I know the feeling of being bound in a career, even inside of my own business. I ve outgrown my own entrepreneurial career many times due to feeling unchallenged, bored, or just knowing it was time for a change or reinvention. My motto in business is, If it s not fun, I m not doing it anymore!
When this feeling comes over me, I know I m ready for a change or another big reinvention. I ve reinvented myself so many times in business you could call me the Queen of Reinvention.
In business, you can t be afraid of tackling change and reinventing yourself. That s how you advance, move ahead, and truly succeed. To do this, you ll need to tap into your intuition and know when it s guiding you to make a change. Ignoring it will not serve you. In fact, change may even be forced upon you. If you are going to make a change, you want to make sure it s your own choice-not someone else s choice.
Maybe you don t know what that change or transition looks like just yet. Don t worry, that s okay. With awareness, you ll begin to see new opportunities placed in front of you, almost like magic. Those opportunities were there all along-you just didn t notice or pay attention to them until now.
It s possible th