Ladies Who Launch: An Innovative Program That Will Help You Get Your Dreams off the Ground » (Bargain)

VICTORIA COLLIGAN and BETH SCHOENFELDT, co-founders of Ladies Who Launch, created their company as a blend of on-line social networking and offline support system. The offline support system takes the form of Incubators – inventive, supportive, networking workshops that take place in more than 30 cities across the country. They also act as a marketing, public relations, and distribution channel for the thousands of women who are members of Ladies Who Launch. They have been featured in women’s and business publications including Fortune, the LA Times, The Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, Working Mother, and much more. AMY SWIFT has been a close and early collaborator with Ladies Who Launch as a brand communications strategist, writer and as the leader of the Los Angeles and Orange County Ladies Who Launch Incubators.

Live Your Dreams and Love Your Life!

The nationally acclaimed Ladies Who Launch program has enabled thousands of women across the country to break out of the nine-to-five and thrive in entrepreneurial enterprises that reflect their true passions, skills, and desires. Located in more than forty cities across the United States, the Ladies Who Launch Incubators use a four-step, proven process to help women unlock their dreams and maximize their success in business and in life.

Victoria Colligan and Beth Schoenfeldt will give you the support and encouragement you need to embark on making your dreams a reality – inspiring you to start a business, grow an existing company, or tap into your creativity to enjoy the lifestyle of your dreams! This unique program will encourage you to:

Imagine it – allow your secret desire to come to light Speak it – choose the dream you want to pursue Do it – take action to make it a reality Celebrate it – revel in your success, reward your effort, and be good to yourself along the way!

If you want to pop the lid off anything you ever thought you couldn’t do, shouldn’t have, or couldn’t achieve, this book will give you the inspiration, motivation, and the tools to achieve the life you want.

Acknowledgments     ix
Authors' Note     xi
Introduction     1
Great Ladies Launch Alike: The Feminine Approach to Launching
Introduction to Launching     15
Launching as a Lifestyle Choice     29
Women, the Natural Connectors     55
It Is Not All About the Money     79
Just Start: Jumping In Using Your Creativity and Intuition     101
The Ladies Who Launch Incubator Program: A Four-Step Process
Preparation: Fill Up First     131
3, 2, 1, Launch     139
Destination One: Imagine It     155
Destination Two: Speak It     169
Destination Three: Do It     183
Destination Four: Celebrate It     199
The Ladies Who Launch Community and Resources
Let's Launch Together     211
Appendix     215
Index     219
About the Authors     227