Jackie Reses - Self-Made Boss

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SELF-MADE BOSS

A small business doesnt come with an owners manual... until now. Drawing on their extensive experience working with small business owners, Jackie Reses and Lauren Weinberg share the stories and tips you need to help your business thrive.

Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the TED podcast WorkLife

We started Shake Shack as a humble hot dog cart to raise money for a public park in NYC and never dreamed it would become a global public company. Ive lived so many of the challenges that small business owners experience and this read provides the nuts-and-bolts guide every entrepreneur can get their arms around.

Randy Garruti, CEO, Shake Shack

Small business is part of our ethos at M&T Bank. Helping entrepreneurs grow their businessesand themselvesthrough mentorship and resources is some of our most important work. We all need a community of advisors to instruct and inspire us, and thats what Jackie and Lauren have created in this book for business owners everywhere.

Rene F. Jones, chairman and CEO, M&T Bank

When small businesses thrive, so does the entire economy. Self-Made Boss is teeming with actionable insights to help small businesses succeed, no matter the obstacles ahead.

Karen G. Mills, Harvard Business School Senior Fellow, former SBA administrator and Obama cabinet member

As always, Jackie and Lauren have provided us with sound advice. Use this book as your go-to manual with practical and real information. I loved reading the stories about the amazing small business owners who started with nothing and were able to make it happen.

Gregg Renfrew, CEO Beautycounter

Learning from mentors and a community of other business builders is key to my success as a serial entrepreneur. Jackie and Lauren have been mentors to thousands of small businesses, and their work helped millions more. Self-Made Boss is an impressive distillation of wisdom from years in the trenches, and I love how they tie highly relevant stories to insightful lessons.

Joe Lonsdale, cofounder of Palantir, Addepar, Resilience Bio, and Partner, 8VC

Many of us dream of starting our own business. But how do we make those dreams a reality? Entrepreneur and small business gurus Reses and Weinberg share the real deal on what really matters when startingand growinga sustainable business. Their lessons from thousands of small business owners wont just save you time and money, they will help you love what you do that much more.

Lisa Kay Solomon, coauthor of the bestselling books Moments of Impact and Design a Better Business

Jackie ties together her formative experiences, applies her Wharton-honed insights, and extends the leadership I have seen firsthand in her service as an alumna to others through this book. Readers will benefit from the books wit, wisdom, and empathy, and the depths of her interest in businesses of all types in varying sectors. She embodies the entrepreneurial spirit we strive to inspire at Wharton.

Erika H. James, Dean and Reliance Professor of Management and Private Enterprise, The Wharton School

There are great entrepreneurs and there are thoughtful students of business. Jackie and Lauren are both, and it makes this book an important one. The US economy is much more likely to succeed if entrepreneurs succeed. And entrepreneurs are much more likely to succeed if they heed this important books wisdom.

Laurence H. Summers, a Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus at Harvard University, the 71st Secretary of the Treasury under President Clinton, and director of the National Economic Council under President Obama

Jackie and Lauren have worked with thousands of small business owners across multiple companies. They have distilled so many crucial lessons, resources, and tools here that the book is literally a how-to guide to helping your company succeed. And the learnings are well deliveredaccessible, engaging, and practical.

Allan Thygesen, President Americas & Global Partners, Google

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