Zak Slayback - How to Get Ahead: A Proven 6-Step System to Unleash Your Personal Brand and Build a World-Class Network So Opportunities Come to You

What a solid tome about how to get ahead in this new world. Times are very much changing. People who are stuck in the old way will perish and in their place will stand people who understand and manipulate the fundamental idea expressed in this book: the future is about your ability to connect with people, sell your skills, and hustle. In this new world, no one gives you anything, but you are free to have whatever you want--provided you do the real work, take chances, and hustle. I cant recommended this book enough.

ED LATIMORE,
author, entrepreneur, boxer, and personal branding expert

Slayback is one of the sharpest people Ive ever met, and one of the few people who has figured out how to break into places you want to be when you dont have history to show youre valuable. Perhaps one of the most important skills in this day and age is the ability to break in and provide value quickly, and Slayback knows exactly how to do that, and at scale.

AUSTEN ALLRED,
CEO & cofounder, Lambda School

Until I read How to Get Ahead I had pretty much given up on career and personal development booksall generalities and fluff, and no real strategy or specific steps for the reader. Zak Slaybacks work is just the opposite: full of brilliant insight and actionable content, and it can genuinely take you to the proverbial next level if you implement it. If your comfort zone has become a prison and youre ready for a jailbreak, read How to Get Ahead and open that new chapter in your life without delay.

TOM WOODS,
New York Times bestselling author and host of The Tom Woods Show

Zaks work is insightful, charming, and ahead of its time. How to Get Ahead is a beacon for those who have a story to share and those still trying to find their voice. Zak brings back the beauty of communication that tends to get lost in our current digital landscape.

CYNTHIA JOHNSON,
CEO, Bell-Ivy and author of Platform: The Art and Science of Personal Branding

Slayback orients his readers towards developing a relentless value creation perspective while giving them nuts-and-bolts suggestions for how to achieve goals worth pursuing. As the child of working-class parents with no connections, I had to discover much of what he recommends here over the course of decades. Whether you are a parent, a mentor, or an educator, give this book to every young person you know. It is likely to be more valuable for career success than are most degreesat a tiny fraction of the cost.

MICHAEL STRONG,
Founder, Academy of Thought and Industry

The shelves are full of career-related advice booksmostly boring, repetitive, superficial, and loaded with cheap shortcuts. Now comes Zak Slayback with a refreshing approach that applies keen insights to building your brand, creating a valuable network, and becoming a sought-after professional. How to Get Ahead is a road map for personal success.

LAWRENCE REED,
President Emeritus, Foundation for Economic Education

Throughout his career, Slayback has developed unique insights into how our society operateslearning what works and what doesnt. With this book, Zak has operationalized his philosophy into an easy-to-understand system. The key to success, we learn, is not checking boxes or taking life hacks. Rather, Zak will teach you to build your personal brand, and staff your very own cabinet of role models. I highly recommend that students of all ages read this book, and learn how to get ahead.

JOSH BLACKMAN,
Associate Professor of Law, South Texas College of Law

Zak Slayback is not one to mince words, and he is also not afraid of presenting ideas that challenge the status quo. I really enjoyed How to Get Ahead, but the chapter on execution specifically spoke to me. As an entrepreneur who has only been at it for less than a year, I have struggled with time management, analysis paralysis, and poor habits that have crippled me. This book provided me some great tools to conquer new projects, manage my time better, and build a world class network that has led to some profound opportunities. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to narrow down the focus, identify who can help you reach your goals, work smarter and most importantly, be successful.

DANNY VEGA,
the Ketogenic Athlete

How To Get Ahead is an essential read for any individual seeking distinction and definition. Where other self improvement and entrepreneurial books fall flat with platitudes, and thoroughly out of touch advice for the less-resourced, Zak artfully and frankly synthesizes steps for personal development, strategies to cut through a noisier and noisier landscape and be heard. It is one thing to affirm to yourself in the mirror that your aspirations are within reach- it is another thing to execute that belief with self-confidence with finesse.

JANETT LIRIANO,
startup executive, founder, and Forbes 30 Under 30

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