Smart Growth

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In Detours, Elizabeth Smart explores how trauma can derail one’s path in life and shares her struggles with captivity, reintegration, and resilience. Using the metaphor of life as a road, Smart introduces four key “Rest Stops” for navigating life’s detours—grieving lost paths, embracing change, seeking connections, and redefining destinations. Through themes of hope, community, and self-discovery, she inspires listeners to find strength in their own journeys toward healing.

Every scroll, swipe, and search shapes today’s digital economy. In a world where attention is scarce and algorithms change overnight, relying on outdated strategies is no longer an option. The rules have changed—and so have the tools.

In this highly-anticipated sequel to Monetizing Innovation, Madhavan Ramanujam and Eddie Hartman unveil a battle-tested playbook for architecting profitable growth. Drawing from their experience advising over 400 companies―including 50+ unicorns―the authors dissect both legendary successes and costly failures. Packed with real-world case studies, hard-hitting insights, and nine breakthrough strategies, Scaling Innovation reveals how founders, executives, and investors need to navigate the critical transition from product-market fit to building an enduring, high-value business.

Transform your business with AI—no coding required! Whether you're a solopreneur or scaling fast, this guide shows you how to harness artificial intelligence to streamline operations, spark innovation, and gain a competitive edge. Feeling overwhelmed by AI? Wondering how to use it without a tech background? You're not alone. But AI is no longer just for tech giants—it’s a powerful tool for businesses of any size.

Packed with strategic insights, practical exercises, and real-world tools, this powerhouse resource walks you step-by-step from career stagnation to confident, promotable leader. Whether you're aspiring for a promotion, planning a strategic career pivot, or simply hungry for professional fulfillment, this book delivers the blueprint you've been missing.

"Smart Money Moves: Mastering the Basics of Investment Success" is your ultimate guide to building wealth and achieving financial independence. Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to sharpen your investing skills, this book offers a straightforward, actionable roadmap to success. Learn how to: Create a personalized investment strategy tailored to your goals. Build a diversified portfolio that balances risk and rewards. Reinvest your gains to harness the power of compounding. Avoid common investing mistakes that derail most beginners. Packed with practical tips, real-world examples...

Struggling to make sense of financial statements? Feeling overwhelmed by the numbers and unsure how to gauge the health of your business? Financial Statements ASAP is your roadmap to financial clarity. With renowned finance expert John Cousins as your guide, you'll learn to decipher balance sheets and income statements with confidence. Through relatable examples and straightforward explanations, Cousins breaks down complex financial concepts—empowering entrepreneurs, managers, and investors alike with practical tools to both measure the performance of a business, and make sound decisions....

Take your business to the next level by identifying the opportunities in your simple numbers. Looking for an investment opportunity with the capacity for long-term high yields? Put your business to work for you! Greg Crabtree demystifies common accounting and reveals the growth potential going unnoticed in your balance sheets. Learn how to make decisions based on data you already have to guide your business to be its best, most profitable self.

In this "handbook for disruptors" (Eric Schmidt), The Geek Way reveals a new way to get big things done. It will change the way you think about work, teams, projects, and culture, and give you the insight and tools you need to harness our human superpowers of learning and cooperation. What is...

Are you feeling overwhelmed by endless distractions, drained by daily demands, or stuck in cycles that no longer serve you? Live Smart is your practical guide to designing a life that’s not just productive — but purposeful, clear, and deeply aligned with who you want to become. This isn’t just another self-help book. It’s a complete mental operating system upgrade for modern living. Inside, you’ll learn how to sharpen your decision-making using proven mental models, master your emotions with real-world strategies, and build high-performance habits that stick — without burning ...

In every major tech revolution, a small group of early builders quietly shapes the future. Web3 is no different. Decentralized applications—dApps—are rewriting how we think about ownership, trust, and value exchange, and those who understand how to build them now will set the standards for decades.

Meet Julia Bancroft. Fabulous, talented, beautiful…deluded and friendless. You won’t like her at first but maybe her ‘nice’ lessons might change your mind? Being nice doesn't come naturally to (self-proclaimed) renowned Regency romance author, Julia. But when her husband walks out on her and she realises she has no friends, she faces a future of dying alone with the pesky cats eating her face. Thankfully, she doesn't have any cats but drastic times call for drastic measures. Guided (reluctantly) by her annoyingly wholesome new neighbour, Julia dives into the horrors of small talk, ...

Strategic Briefs: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Joint Ventures How Smart Deals Drive Growth, Innovation, and Competitive Advantage In today’s fast-moving business landscape, strategic transactions are no longer optional—they’re essential. Yet despite their promise, most mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures fail to deliver lasting value. This book offers a clear-eyed, evidence-based guide to navigating the high-stakes world of corporate deal-making, tailored for managers who aspire to MBA-level insight without the jargon or academic detours.Drawing on over 100 years of M&A history, ...

Wall Street Journal Bestseller Is it possible to be at your best even when you are underqualified or doing something for the first time? Is it still possible, even after decades of experience, to recapture the enthusiasm, curiosity, and fearlessness of youth to take on new challenges? With the...

Your Network Is Your Net Worth: A Transformative Guide to Building Wealth Through Relationships Unlock the secret to turning handshakes into opportunities with Your Network Is Your Net Worth by Eric Campbell and Jason Laughead. This game-changing guide redefines networking, stripping away the intimidation and revealing how authentic connections can skyrocket your personal and professional success. Drawing from their own journeys—Eric’s cross-country adventures and Jason’s whirlwind of 180 events in a single year—the authors share hard-won wisdom and practical strategies to help you ...

AI + n8n: Smart Workflows for the Future Harness n8n with ChatGPT, APIs & Business Tools to Automate Tasks, Insights & Growth By Rajamanickam Antonimuthu Are you ready to unlock the future of intelligent automation? This book is your complete, practical guide to combining AI power with n8n automation — helping you save time, boost productivity, and scale smarter. In today’s fast-changing digital world, it’s not enough to just work harder — you must work intelligently. With tools like n8n and ChatGPT, even non-coders can automate complex business workflows, connect APIs, analyze data...

Do you wish to train your mind to become more intelligent today? This is completely possible with daily concentration and practice. Inside this book you will find actionable steps you can take to become more intelligent today. Be Exceptional - C.

🔹 How can you give your child a mental edge in today’s fast-paced, screen-filled world? 🔹 What role does reading play in shaping memory, attention, and emotional intelligence in children? 🔹 How do nutrition, sleep, and screen time impact child brain development? 💡 In this practical, science-backed guide to raising emotionally intelligent, cognitively strong kids, you’ll discover how to nurture brain health from infancy through adolescence—whether you're caring for a baby, supporting a school-age child, or guiding a teen in the digital age. 📚 What You’ll Learn Inside: ...

- Have you ever been put on the spot and kicked yourself later for not having a substantial, confident response? - Have you ever lost out on a promotion because you didn't get along with your colleagues or boss? - Have you ever blanked when delivering a speech or a presentation? Saying the right...