Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Chairman of Deloitte Sharon Allen 1
President of Hearst Magazines Cathie Black 7
Founder of Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Ambassador Nancy Brinker 11
Founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics Bobbi Brown 15
Author and Financial Editor at Today Jean Chatzky 19
Real-Estate Entrepreneur and Shark Tank Judge Barbara Corcoran 25
CFO of Accenture Pamela Craig 31
Cookbook Author and Food Network Star Paula Deen 37
Former President and CEO of Specialty Materials, a Honeywell Unit Nance Dicciani 43
Chinese American Entrepreneur and TV Personality Yue-Sai Kan 49
CEO of House Party Kitty Kolding 55
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Emily Kwok 61
Founder of Liz Lange Maternity Liz Lange 67
Playwright and Artistic Director of McCarter Theatre Emily Mann 73
Makeup Artist and Founder of Trish McEvoy Trish McEvoy 79
CNN Anchor and Special Correspondent Soledad O'Brien 85
Personal-Finance Author, Columnist, and PBS Star Suze Orman 91
Curly-Hair Entrepreneur and Founder of Ouidad Ouidad 97
Author and CEO of Just Ask a Woman Mary Lou Quinlan 103
Host of the Syndicated Radio Show: The Mel Robbins Show Mel Robbins 109
Founder and CEO of Victorian Epicure Sylvie Rochette 115
Fashion Designer Cynthia Rowley 119
Actress and Entrepreneur Suzanne Somers 123
Designer and Founder of Kate Spade Kate Spade 129
Co-Founder of BlogHer Lisa Stone 135
Co-Host of ESPN's Sports Center Hannah Storm 139
Women's Basketball Coach at Rutgers University C. Vivian Stringer 145
CEO and President of The Talbots Trudy Sullivan 151
Author and Founder of The Kaplan Thaler Group Linda Kaplan Thaler 155
Fashion Designer and Founder of DVF Diane von Furstenberg 161
Co-Executive Producer and Co-Host of The View Barbara Walters 167
Author and Columnist Suzy Welch 171
Former Governor of New Jersey and EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman 177
Afterword 183
Acknowledgments 185
Photo credits 187