More Than 85 Broads: Women Making Career Choices, Taking Risks, and Defining Success--On Their Own Terms [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Janet Hanson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 14, 2008

More Than 85 Broads is an essential read for women and men at every stage of their careers and lives. It will surprise you, motivate you, and inspire you to connect with others. Most importantly, it will help you find your own passion, build your own network, and define success on your own terms.

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From the Back Cover

THEY'RE SMART. THEY'RE COURAGEOUS. THEY'RE CONNECTED.

MEET THE WOMEN OF 85 BROADS

Trailblazers. Adventurers. Entrepreneurs. Parents. Givers. Survivors. Officers. Ambassadors. Visionaries.

Wall Street trailblazer Janet Hanson introduces us to the extraordinary women of 85 Broads, the independent network she founded in 1999 for women professionals who currently or formerly worked for investment banking powerhouse Goldman Sachs.

The name of the network is a humorous play on Goldman's address, 85 Broad Street in NYC. Today this phenomenal network has grown into a global community that reaches across cultures, borders, career paths, and generations to connect and empower over 10,000 members around the world. It now includes women from the leading graduate business schools and undergraduate campuses through the network's unique “Broad2Broad” and “Broad2Be” co-mentoring partnerships.

“WOW!! More Than 85 Broads is smashing, funny, sad, penetrating, revealing and wholly relevant. On behalf of my three daughters who will be facing the working world after 2010, I thank you. Their lives will be immeasurably enriched by the book and the incredible network you've created.”-PETER D. KIERNAN, former Partner of Goldman Sachs and Chairman of the Christopher Reeve Foundation

“Janet Hanson isn't just an incredible networker. Nor is she simply a Wall Street success story and a prosperous entrepreneur. There is only one way to describe Janet Hanson: a force of nature.” -SUZANNE WOOLLEY, “Inspire Others,” Money for Women

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

A leading entrepreneur and champion for women in business, Janet Hanson spent 14 years on Wall Street with Goldman Sachs before founding Milestone Capital, a $2 billion money management company which is one of the only women-owned firms of its kind in the United States. In addition, she is a Managing Director and Senior Adviser to the President of Lehman Brothers. 85 Broads is her passion, and she is frequently invited to speak at corporate events, on campuses, and in the media about the profound impact of her inspirational network. Janet received a B.A. from Wheaton College in Massachusetts and an M.B.A. from Columbia Graduate School of Business.

www.MoreThan85Broads.com

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: America Media International; Abridged edition (March 14, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933309563
• ISBN-13: 978-1933309569
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,490,354 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars helping women everywhere, April 19, 2006

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Ashley (Maine, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: More Than 85 Broads: Women Making Career Choices, Taking Risks, and Defining Success - On Their Own Terms: Women Making Career Choices, Taking Risks, and Defining Success -- On Their Own Terms (Hardcover)

I love this book because it addresses such a diverse group of women. Undergraduate women, young professionals, stay at home mothers, working mothers, retirees and all types in between can relate to this book as the stories are those of intelligent women making choices and figuring out what success is and how to achieve it "on their own terms".

This books has inspired me personally. I have read and re-read it as I try to make my own life decisions. It is comforting to read this book and be reminded that I am not alone in my struggle to 'figure things out'.

I have not found a woman yet who cannot relate to this book and the amazing stories within it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ambition, Inspiration, Motivation- It's All Here, April 17, 2006

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Shelley S. Miller (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Than 85 Broads: Women Making Career Choices, Taking Risks, and Defining Success - On Their Own Terms: Women Making Career Choices, Taking Risks, and Defining Success -- On Their Own Terms (Hardcover)

Congratulations to all the women highlighted in "More Than 85 Broads." Your success is inspirational and heart-warming. Reading your stories gave me an opportunity to "try on" the choices you've made in life, and to assess if those choices could "fit" for me. I wish you the best of luck as you write your sequels.

This book is a MUST READ for anyone (male or female) who is:
* Ambitious: the stories showcase that ANYTHING can be achieved with a good dose of passion

* Interested in Networking: it contains great examples of the benefits of networking and how to go about it

* In Undergraduate/Graduate School: it's informative about the career opportunities available on Wall Street, the corporate world, the nonprofit realm, and beyond

* At a Crossroads in Life: many of the women highlighted faced difficult choices, and created unique solutions that worked for them

* Faced with Balancing a Career and Family (either currently, or in the future): it presents a variety of ways that ambitious caregivers have found satisfaction and fulfillment

Although the book highlights the success of individuals, and of the 85 Broads network, its real focus is on you, the reader. It is impossible to read this book without being positively affected.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read pg. 1 and you'll be hooked!, April 3, 2006

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This review is from: More Than 85 Broads: Women Making Career Choices, Taking Risks, and Defining Success - On Their Own Terms: Women Making Career Choices, Taking Risks, and Defining Success -- On Their Own Terms (Hardcover)

I am serious. This is an incredible book that is a must-read for any career-minded women who is looking for inspiration. There are so few strong female role models in the media, but More Than 85 Broads provides readers with dozens (95 to be exact) of amazing and courageous women who will motivate us to reach our full potential with their honest and powerful stories.

Trust me, start reading pg. 1 and you won't be able to put it down!!