Climb Career

Renowned as a diversity and inclusion strategist, Michelle Gadsden-Williams held C-Suite positions at major organizations for many years and then took the off-ramp to probe a different career path, launching Ceiling Breakers LLC, with the primary goal to help women and professionals of color reach their full potential. As a woman of color and corporate executive who has worked and traveled the world for several Fortune 500 companies - all while managing a chronic illness - she provides insight into overcoming the barriers facing professionals in today's workplace.

Climb Greater Heights is a transformative guide for entrepreneurs, business owners, leaders, and CEOs aspiring to achieve extraordinary success. With captivating case studies, actionable exercises, and real-world examples, this guide becomes an indispensable roadmap for high achievers committed to elevating their business performance, scaling their ventures, and creating a lasting legacy in both business and life.

Read by the author. We long for mountaintop experiences, but they’re difficult to achieve and impossible to maintain without the rest, nourishment, and strength found in lush, life-giving valleys. GRAMMY Award winner Jonathan McReynolds shows us why having a valley mindset is not what you...

Want to climb the corporate ladder? Sick of staying put in your job? Wonder if being a woman is setting you back? Are you vice-president, president, or CEO material? This career guide, by a mental health expert, tells you how to get there quickly. Do you know which social media you should be using - and avoiding? What color purse to carry? How to treat subordinates? The one thing you should immediately train your kids - and husband - to do? This book is brash, honest and to-the-point, It doesn't waste your time with theories or things that are impossible to do. You can employ these 10 ...

Wright gives you the tools necessary to feel confident and ready to standout amongst your peers. A must read for any one out in the job market. Ever feel like the job interview process can sometimes be a little too much? this book is more than just how to answer the tough questions in a job interview. When you read this book, you will learn not what to say, but how to say it. Most people don't see it, but 80% of someones opinion of you is formed within the first 5 minutes of meeting you. You don't even have to say anything for this to happen, it is all in how you look and how you act. With ...

This program is read by the author. World champion climber Sasha DiGiulian tells her story—from coming of age under the scrutiny of social media, navigating a male-dominated sport, and tackling her most heart-stopping climbs—and shares the power of perseverance and positivity. At age six...

If you want to rise to the top of any organization you must learn the skills necessary to be recognized as a top performer. The key isn’t just to work hard; you have to be noticed. This program will teach you what you need to know to stand out from the crowd by changing the way you communicate and providing you with a more powerful presence. But to receive attention, authority, and respect in organizations, you must manage your own career.

In today’s rapidly changing workplace, the old leadership playbook no longer works. Command-and-control has given way to collaboration and connection. Leaders are expected not just to direct—but to cultivate cultures that engage, align, and thrive. In the style of his previous bestselling book The Imperfect Board Member, Jim Brown returns with a powerful new narrative. Picking up the story of CEO David Slater—now twenty years further into his leadership journey—Brown reveals the real-world challenges of leading through complexity and change.

Leadership ladders are designed to provide a clear path for people as they advance in their careers. But in predominantly male industries, women often encounter rungs that are Missing, Broken, Sticky, and Slippery. One Ladder to Leadership brings attention to these challenges and defines what they look like in real workplaces.

Worried about purpose? Most people are. But no one has to be. Brené Brown meets Malcolm Gladwell in this ground-breaking self-improvement book that reveals how to make a mark and how to set goals in life without falling into the anxiety traps of conventional success principles books. The...

For over a decade, Jaime Taets, chief vision officer and founder of Keystone Group International, has been the go-to consultant for executive teams hoping to untangle their issues and improve their businesses—profits, strategies, and services—along the way. And throughout that time, Jaime has learned that most business problems are actually people problems. To get at the root cause, leaders must go deeper than the business layer with questions that are rooted in culture and people.

On the 23rd of May 2019, Hakan Bulgurlu became one of the fortunate few to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. To stand on top of the world’s highest mountain is a humbling experience; to bear witness to nature at its most awe-inspiring and powerful is even more humbling. Bulgurlu’s quest to climb Everest came with a purpose: Making the environment the centre of his ambition to highlight the catastrophic effect climate change is having on our planet, to lead by example and to seek out practical solutions.

Lift Others as You Climb isn’t just a book—it’s a movement. A raw, unfiltered, and uplifting guide to rising through life’s hardest moments—and helping others rise with you. This is more than a story of resilience. It’s about transformation—about turning pain into purpose and building a legacy rooted in connection, courage, and contribution. Because we don’t climb to stand above others…we climb to show them it’s possible.

If you want to learn simple, street-smart strategies gain a competitive advantage, climb the corporate ladder, and get that pay raise without that MBA, then this is the audiobook you need.

Rob Hutton’s first book, THINK. MAP. DO. HOW AMBITIOUS LEADERS CAN ACCELERATE THEIR CLIMB INTO SENIOR MANAGEMENT offers in-depth, real-world leadership insights for both young and seasoned leaders who want to continue to grow their careers. He teaches the practical management and leadership skills needed to advance into senior management or grow all the way to the C-Suite!

If you want to get ahead, you have to be different. You have to stand out from the crowd. No one understands what it takes to succeed in today's business landscape better than D. A. (Debra) Benton. Benton has spent more than 20 years helping business professionals like you perform better and achieve more. In The CEO Difference, Benton gives you the insight and tools to make subtle changes in your presentation, attitude, and leadership style that will dramatically increase your leadership effectiveness - and, consequently, help you enjoy work and life.  

Rock Bottom Is Where Bad Bitches Are Built is a unique memoir, chronicling the author’s journey from rock bottom to resilience that will inspire listeners to find their own path to healing. Dr. Adkins takes you on the journey of her life. Of her pain. She shows you that pain and trauma can happen to anyone and that you can not only heal but you can grow and thrive following horrific incidents.

Dream a Mountain and Climb Slowly: You Will Touch the Cliff is a powerful, experience-driven guide to personal growth, perseverance, and lifelong ambition. Drawing from his own journey—from joining the Indian Air Force as an airman at seventeen to becoming a commissioned officer at twenty-five—M. K. Devidasan shows that success is not sudden, but steadily earned. This book reminds readers that comfort can quietly limit potential, and that true progress comes from dreaming boldly, setting clear aims, and climbing patiently through discipline, learning, and resilience. Using the mountain ...

With no political connections, Laura was only 19 when she arrived at the White House in 1993. She volunteered answering phones in the press office and soon climbed her way up the ranks as a staff assistant, the Midwest Press Secretary, and ultimately, the White House Director of Events, where she produced the president's events on the world stage. In this audiobook, Laura shares her secrets to success, the positive and productive side of partnership, revealing essential networking tools that will increase sales, leadership, and propel you to the next level in business and beyond!

No one is exempt from life's hardships. Today, more than ever before, professional women of color have more to worry about, balance, maintain, and anticipate. But no one should face hardships, struggle to climb through corporate America, or find themselves at a plateau because of past trauma on their own. By taking the right actions, both professionally and spiritually, anyone—from emerging leaders who are single parents to executives who are empty nesters—can find the greatness they desire and peace of mind."