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May 2014
On Sale: May 6, 2014
241 pages
ISBN: 039916927X
EAN: 9780399169274
Kindle: B00G3L13UQ
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The first thing Sophia Amoruso sold online wasnβt fashionβit was a stolen book. She spent her teens hitchhiking, committing petty theft, and dumpster diving. By twenty-two, she had resigned herself to employment, but was still broke, directionless, and working a mediocre day job sheβd taken for the health insurance. It was there that Sophia decided to start selling vintage clothes on eBay. Eight years later, she is the founder, CEO, and creative director of Nasty Gal, a $100 million plus online fashion retailer with more than 350 employees. Sophiaβs never been a typical CEO, or a typical anything, and sheβs written #GIRLBOSS for outsiders (and insiders) seeking a unique path to success, even when that path is winding as all hell and lined with naysayers. #GIRLBOSS includes Sophiaβs story, yet is infinitely bigger than Sophia. Itβs deeply personal yet universal. Filled with brazen wake-up calls (βYou are not a special snowflakeβ), cunning and frank observations (βFailure is your inventionβ), and behind-the-scenes stories from Nasty Galβs meteoric rise, #GIRLBOSS covers a lot of ground. It proves that being successful isnβt about how popular you were in high school or where you went to college (if you went to college). Rather, success is about trusting your instincts and following your gut, knowing which rules to follow and which to break. A #GIRLBOSS takes her life seriously without taking herself too seriously. She takes chances and takes responsibility on her own terms. . She knows when to throw punches and when to roll with them. When to button up and when to let her freak flag fly. As Sophia writes, βI have three pieces of advice I want you to remember: Donβt ever grow up. Donβt become a bore. Donβt let The Man get to you. OK? Cool. Then letβs do this.β
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