Making Waves

One Start-Up Founder's Raw, Gritty, & Unexpected Journey

De: Helaine Knapp

Narrado por: Helaine Knapp

Ten years of riding the startup waves forced Helaine Knapp to develop grit, determination, resilience, creative problem solving, deep interpersonal skills, and her own unique leadership style. Now, she's ready to show other women how they can do the same.

With Making Waves, Helaine inspires and speaks to women who want to start something new and change their lives. If she can do it, so can they.

Not enough people are talking about how difficult it is to be a woman in business. Business is not a "man's world" anymore—it's different, emotional, and difficult.

As an in-the-spotlight female entrepreneur, Helaine Knapp navigated the twists, pivots, and multiple points of rock bottom, each time finding a way over and through.

Helaine's experiences transformed her into the person who could run a multi-faceted company . . . and start a movement.

But being a trailblazer who breaks the cycle isn't all rainbows and butterflies. In fact, most of it is quite the opposite—it's crying big tears, facing uncertainty, encountering problem after problem, and ultimately recognizing that "success" may just be admitting things aren't working and knowing it's time to move on. The end will surprise you.

©2024 Helaine Knapp (P)2024 Ascent Audio

Heartfelt, Honest, Inspiring

I’m not a business owner, founder, or CEO, and I didn’t expect to be reading this book. But through a string of synchronicities, it found its way to me—and I’m so glad it did. As someone who has struggled with perfectionism and the fear of failure, I found this story raw, real, and incredibly encouraging.

What struck me most was how much heart went into the journey, even though CITYROW didn’t end with the kind of “success” our culture usually celebrates. The wisdom here is in the growth, the learning, and the reminder to celebrate along the way. Helaine’s message to remember the joy in the journey really stayed with me.

Making Waves has inspired me to take more risks, to step into the unknown, and to trust that it will all be okay in the end—no matter what the outcome looks like on paper.