Dimensions
155 x 232 x 22mm
A candid portrait of one of New Zealand's most successful entrepreneurs as well as a practical hands-on guide to what it takes to succeed in business. Diane Foreman's compelling rags to riches story is an inspiration to anyone who has dreamed of building a successful business. Having left school at 15, she was a single mother of two children by the age of 21, yet already she was showing the entrepreneurial streak that would see her become a canny investor with a multi-million-dollar global company. Drawing on the only real skills she had at the time, she worked three jobs and set up a typing pool taking in university students' theses. Her enterprising approach was hardly surprising given that at the age of 10 she had devised a scheme selling eggs laid by her own hens. The New Zealand 2009 EY Entrepreneur of the Year and named by Forbes magazine in 2014 as one of the most powerful women in Asia, Diane is the first to admit she's made mistakes on her journey to becoming one of New Zealand's most successful exporters and entrepreneurs. But she values the lessons she has learnt along the way and urges others to embrace their failures. Diane is a role model for business people everywhere, in particular women wondering how to juggle family and career. Her impassioned plea for women to 'leave the ladder down', so others like her can succeed more quickly, demonstrates her commitment to helping others in business.
