Raising an Entrepreneur

Name: Raising an Entrepreneur
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781098377748
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How to Help Your Children Achieve Their Dreams - 99 Stories from Families Who Did

By Margot Machol Bisnow

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Raising an Entrepreneur by Margot Machol Bisnow explores how successful entrepreneurs were nurtured from childhood. Featuring 99 stories from 70 families, the book reveals the secrets behind raising creative, confident, resilient, and fearless children who go on to disrupt industries, lead purposeful lives, and achieve their dreams. Readers meet inspiring figures including YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, Under Armour founder Kevin Plank, and TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie among others, learning how these game changers were supported from a young age.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book is ideal for parents and caregivers interested in fostering entrepreneurial skills and confidence in their children, as well as readers curious about the backgrounds of notable innovators and business leaders.

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Learn how successful entrepreneurs were raised! Could your children start a company that disrupts existing industries? Or a non-profit that helps people around the world? Or follow their passion as an artist or activist? And most importantly, lead a life of joy and purpose, to be happy and fulfilled?

Margot Machol Bisnow, mother of two thriving entrepreneurs, reveals how to raise creative, confident, resilient, fearless kids who achieve their dreams, through 99 stories of families who did it.

Read stories from 70 families who raised true game changers. See family photos of these thriving entrepreneurs, both when they were young and today, and learn the secrets of how they were raised. The entrepreneurs include:

Film director Jon Chu
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki
Method products co-founder Eric Ryan
Kiva co-founder Jessica Jackley
Under Armour founder Kevin Plank
Chef Nyesha Arrington
Life is Good co-founder Bert Jacobs
TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie
Actor Emmanuelle Chriqui
League of Legends gamemaker Thomas Vu
Sweetgreen co-founder Jonathan Neman
Mama Hope founder Nyla Rodgers
Blue Bottle Coffee CEO Bryan Meehan
Grammy-winning songwriter Benny Blanco
Aviator Nation founder Paige Mycoskie
Film director Unjoo Moon
Charity:water founder Scott Harrison
Supermodel Karolina Kurkova
Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg
Daybreaker co-founder Radha Agrawal
Union Heritage Capital CMO Nia Batts
Breakthrough coach Quddus
Blue Man Group co-founder Chris Wink
FEED Projects co-founder Ellen Gustafson
Qey Capital co-founder Dhani Jones
TV host Tommy McFly
Hello Alice co-founder Elizabeth McGee Gore
Altimeter Capital founder Brad Gerstner
Modo Yoga co-founder Deena Robertson
Designer Breegan Jane

Raising an Entrepreneur is a must-read for parents who aspire to nurture the entrepreneurial spirit in their children, offering insights and inspiration from those who have succeeded.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781098377748

Publisher: BookBaby

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 May 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: BookBaby

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Foreword by Elliott Bisnow
Foreword by Austin Bisnow
Foreword by Elliott Bisnow
Foreword by Austin Bisnow

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 644g

Pages: 400

Collections

Health & Wellness Margot Machol Bisnow Non-Fiction Parenting & Family Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Margot Machol Bisnow is a writer, wife, and mom who speaks on raising fearless, creative, entrepreneurial kids who are filled with joy and purpose. She is the author of Raising an Entrepreneur. Margot has a BA in English and an MBA, both from Northwestern, and spent 20 years in government, mostly in international development, including as an FTC Commissioner and staff director of the President's Council of Economic Advisers. Both her kids are now grown: Austin started a popular band, Magic Giant; Elliott founded Summit, a noted international conference series for Millennial entrepreneurs and creatives, and led the purchase and development of Powder Mountain ski resort in Utah as a permanent home for the Summit community. She is honored they co-authored her book's Foreword. Her husband Mark was a late-blooming entrepreneur, and wishes his parents had read her book when he was growing up, so he might have started his company before he was 50. Margot is on the Board of Capital Partners for Education, that mentors low-income DC area high school kids.Foreword writer Elliott Bisnow founded Summit, a noted international conference series for Millennial entrepreneurs and creatives, and led the purchase and development of Powder Mountain ski resort in Utah as a home for the Summit community.Foreword writer Austin Bisnow is the founder & lead singer of popular alt-band Magic Giant.