Stiletto Network; Inside the Women's Power Circles That Are Changing the Face of Business
Jordan Matter (Author photograph) New York: AMACOM (American Management Association), 2013. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xi, [3], 258 pages. Index. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Pamela Ryckman is an author, journalist, screenwriter, and business executive with a focus on women in the workforce. She is the author of STILETTO NETWORK: Inside the Women's Power Circles That Are Changing the Face of Business and has written for The New York Times, Financial Times, Washington Post, Fortune/CNNMoney, and The New York Observer, among other publications. She has appeared on The TODAY Show, Rock Center with Brian Williams, Good Day New York, Bloomberg TV, and MSNBC (where she is a contributor), and in publications such as the Chicago Tribune, New York Post, U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Inc., Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, and More. Ryckman consults on women in business to global corporations. Ryckman is also a partner of Lucky VIII, an independent film, television, and theatre production company working with top-tier talent both domestically and internationally. Among projects in development are Stiletto Network, a television series on which Ryckman is an Executive Producer. Before becoming a writer, Ryckman performed internal strategy work for Merrill Lynch's Global Markets and Investment Banking Group, and for Goldman Sachs & Co.'s Equities Financial and Strategic Management group. She began her career at Mitchell Madison Group. She is a managing board member of Harlan Media, a full-service media agency and HUBZone business. Pamela Ryckman earned her M.A. in Journalism from New York University. Derived from a Publishers Weekly article: For some time, the “old-boy network” has been an acknowledged way for men to get things done in business, and the doors to many men’s clubs were long closed to women trying to make it in the working world. Things have changed. Not only are women making strides in business, they are forging their own exclusive support systems, which journalist Ryckman calls “stiletto networks.” In this engaging debut, Ryckman goes behind the scenes with some of today’s most powerful female movers and shakers, sharing how they are forming all-girl salons, throwing dinners at their homes, and mingling outside board rooms to advance their careers, raise capital, and support each other personally and professionally. Among others, the author profiles notable business veterans like Silicon Valley venture capitalist Heidi Roizen, leadership coach Carol Hyatt, Oxygen Media’s Geraldine Laybourne, and dynamos like Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Gilt Group founder Susan Lynde. In an upbeat tone and energetic style, we learn how these successful women are coming together in intimate groups, where they embrace fashion, capital structures, and deals. Emboldening, encouraging, and entertaining, this book is essential reading for any woman who wishes to further her career while remaining true to herself. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Heidi Roizen, Geralding Laybourne, Sheryl Sandberg, Susan Lynde, Entrepreneurs, Gender Studies, Belizean Grove, Carole Hyatt, Shauna Mei, Susan Stautberg, Alexa von Tobel
ISBN: 9780814432532
[Book #85821]
Price: $125.00