The Lady with Balls

by Alice Combs

Overview

Alice Combs was determined to support her two young daughters and herself, so she took the advice of a savvy mentor who told her, "Ask prospective customers what they need and can't get and then get it for them." As a result, Alice broke into the previously all-male arena of selling the kind of wire that supermarkets and other businesses use to bind cardboard boxes into recyclable bales. Knowing nothing about the recycling process or the industry's baler-wire needs, she taught herself all the details of the trade, figured out how to be an efficient employer, and learned to fend off predatory competitors on her way to turning her small start-up, Vulcan Wire, into a thriving company that sells over $10 million in wire per year.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163175109
Publisher:	Alice Combs
Publication date:	01/03/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

ALICE COMBS has become a sought-after speaker. She wants to empower women who intend to pursue careers in business. "Alice Combs undertook a journey into the world of business that many women know little about. In her memoir, Alice is revealed as a creative, courageous and prescient woman and mother. The title is aptly drawn from the man's world in drawn from the man's world in which she competed and excelled."
—Dr. Linda Lambert, best-selling author of The Justine Trilogy

Editorial Reviews

"In The Lady With Balls Alice Combs certainly manages to keep plenty of balls in the air: she launches a successful woman-owned company, lands on her feet after a difficult divorce, finds a happy second marriage after thirteen years of love affairs that weren't, fights off predatory competitors, and deals with difficult employees and the stresses of the life she has chosen. Combs is a tough and determined woman, and this is a very candid book about her life."

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"Alice Combs provides a refreshing and unabashed tale of business-building success that's an endless source of motivation and practical wisdom for any entrepreneur who wants to succeed in the face of overwhelming odds. The Lady with Balls is a rip-roaring, can't-put-it-down, roller-coaster ride!"

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"The Lady with Balls is a page-turner. Alice is such a vivid character! I came to admire her courage and her determination to do what was right for herself and her two girls. The book is very worth reading, a clear reminder of how exceptionally strong women have made real headway for younger women in the workplace."

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"The Lady with Balls is a page-turner. Alice is such a vivid character! I came to admire her courage and her determination to do what was right for herself and her two girls. The book is very worth reading, a clear reminder of how exceptionally strong women have made real headway for younger women in the workplace."

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