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Author Kapp, Diana (Diana E.), author.

Title Girls who run the world : 31 CEOs who mean business / by Diana Kapp ; illustrated by Bijou Karman.

Publication Info. New York : Delacorte Press, [2019]

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Nonfiction  J 305 KAPP    Check Shelf
 Rocky Hill, Cora J. Belden Library - Young Adult  Y920 KAPP    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Children  Tween 920.72 KAP    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Tween  TWEEN 920 KARP    DUE 08-31-22 Billed
 Windsor, Main Library - Teen  YA-338.092 KA    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xii, 308 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Fashion/apparel. Jenn Hyman, Rent the runway ; Sara Blakely, Spanx ; Emma McIlroy, Wildfang ; Katrina Lake, Stitch fix -- Food. Natasha Case, Coolhaus ; Diane Campbell, The candy store ; Kara Goldin, Hint -- Science. Anne Wojcicki, 23andme ; Rachel Haurwitz, Caribou biosciences ; Nina Tandon, Epibone ; Jessica O. Matthews, Uncharted power ; Jane Chen, Embrace innovations and little lotus -- Jewelry/accessories. Emily Núñez Cavness, Sword & plough ; Hannah Lavon, Hooray hoopla and pals -- Makeup. Leslie Blodgett, Bare excentuals and bareminerals ; Katia Beauchamp, Birchbox ; Emily Weiss, Glossier -- Flowers. Christina Stembel, Farmgirl flowers -- Stationery. Mariam Naficy, Minted -- Apps/tech. Maci Peterson Philitas, On second thought ; Stephanie Lampkin, Blendoor ; Sarah Leary, Nextdoor ; Amber Venz Box, Rewardstyle -- Media. Lisa Sugar, Popsugar ; Beatriz Acevedo, Mitú -- Fitness. Elizabeth Cutler and Julie Rice, Soulcycle -- Home. Suzy Batiz, Poo-pourri ; Tina Sharkey, Brandless -- Packaging. Jesse Genet, Lumi -- Construction. Tracy Young, Plangrid -- Your ultimate business survival kit: sixteen must-know concepts -- Putting it down on paper: writing a very preliminary business plan -- Diving into the finances -- Young entrepreneur-tested/approved ideas -- Now: go run the world.
Summary Part biography, part business how-to, and fully empowering, this book is the perfect gift for future entrepreneurs...because you're never too young to dream BIG! -- amazon.com
Brief sketches, each accompanied by a drawing of the subject, profile women who are breaking career barriers this very second. Kapp starts each profile with a short, breezy Q&A, then covers the woman's inspirations, achievements, and plans for the future. She also provides DIY tips and must-know concepts to help readers create their own success stories. -- adapted from back cover and perusal of book.
Subject Businesswomen -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women executives -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Businesspeople.
Women -- Biography.
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women.
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Careers.
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Girls & Women.
Women executives. (OCoLC)fst01177651
Businesswomen. (OCoLC)fst00843013
Women. (OCoLC)fst01176568
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Illustrated works. (OCoLC)fst01423873
Informational works. (OCoLC)fst01919930
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Young adult nonfiction.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Informational works.
Added Author Karman, Bijou, illustrator.
ISBN 9781984893055 (hardback)
198489305X (hardback)
9780593119075 (library binding)
059311907X (library binding)
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