Author: Cat Simonds
Calling all “#GIRLBOSS”es !!!
This past summer I picked up the book #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso expecting to mindlessly browse it while laying on the beach. After the first chapter I was hooked, Amoruso’s writing was honest, relevant, and extremely inspiring to me. Lessons I learned from reading will stick with me throughout my life and career in business.
Now what exactly is a #GIRLBOSS? Amoruso answers this question telling the story of how her life changed completely after establishing a rudimentary E-Bay shop selling vintage clothes. This small business run by one eventually turned into a multimillion dollar company with over four hundred employees. Sophia’s rise to success while influential also comes with many life lessons in which she teaches over the course of the novel. Although some of the decisions she made in her life may have been questionable, Sophia explains to readers that sometimes it is okay to break the rules and that there is no one perfect way to build a successful business or company from the ground up. By addressing and including the stories of other effective business women Amoruso displays a variety of lessons and a plethora of advice for her readers apart from her own experiences. On top of that each chapter begins with an uplifting image depicting a “girl-boss” at work. These images all scream girl power which is something so pertinent and necessary in the business world currently dominated by men.
Sophia Amoruso quickly became an inspiration to me following reading her book and learning her story. #GIRLBOSS gives hope to those who may be at their lowest and push us women to do what we want when we want in order to get ahead in the world. I strongly recommend that every girl read this book and explore all that #GIRLBOSS has to offer. From girlboss.com to Girlboss the Netflix original series, the rise of Nasty Gal presents so much more than cute clothes and fashion advice. We all are “#GIRLBOSS”es and should rock that title with immense pride every single day.