#GirlBoss

Author: Sophia Amoruso
Genre: Nonfiction / Memoir
Publisher: Random House, 2014
Pages: 256
Rating: Recommend

Synopsis: Amoruso spent her teens hitchhiking, committing petty theft, and scrounging in dumpsters for leftover bagels. By age twenty-two she had dropped out of school, nad was broke, directionless, and checking IDs in the lobby of an art school - a job she'd taken for the health insurance. It was in that lobby that Sophia decided to start selling vintage clothes on Ebay.

Flash forward to today, and she's the founder of Nasty Gal and founder and CEO of Girlboss. Sophia was never a typical CEO, or a typical anything, and she's written #GirlBoss for other girls like her: outsiders (and insiders) seeking a unique path to success, even when that path is windy as all hell and lined with naysayers.

#GirlBoss proves that being successful isn't about where you went to college or how popular you were in high school. It's about trusting your instincts and following your gut; knowing which rules to follow and which to break: when to button up
and when to let your freak flag fly.

Review: As a brand new supervisor at a company I've been with for 20 years, in the same role, I found this book so interesting and identifiable. Some of the tips Amoruso discusses are things I've unknowingly been doing for a long time. There was so much to learn as well too. This may be my new favorite business-based book. 

Looking forward to diving into this genre to become a better leader/supervisor, employee, and person. I love my job and am looking forward to seeing how far I can take it.