Mary Cantando
Mary Cantando’s mission is to help women build the businesses and lives of their dreams. After leading multimillion-dollar businesses for over 20 years, Mary now serves as an Envoy of the US State Department and travels around the world to speak to women’s organizations. She has spoken in countries as diverse as Belarus, Tunisia and the Netherlands. A keynote speaker at regional, national, and international events, Mary has written four books each containing ground-breaking ideas for women in business. Mary has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, O Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, and hundreds of TV and radio shows.
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About the Books:
The Woman’s Advantage
2o Women Entrepreneurs Show You What It Takes to Grow Your Business
(Kaplan, 2006)
Author and leading women’s business expert Mary Cantando shows women how to harness often-overlooked resources—certification, referrals, and mentorship—and achieve lasting rewards by learning the lessons of top female entrepreneurs. The women featured, all owners of multimillion-dollar (and billion-dollar) companies, each started out small and grew their businesses through smart choices and by connecting with the right networks.
Their hard-earned experiences offer a wealth of insights, including ideas on how to: Position your business for breakthroughs; Differentiate your business from others in the same market niche; Leverage certification to reach companies eager to do business with woman-owned enterprises; Network to develop powerful alliances, partners, and mentors; Enhance your business success by maintaining a positive attitude, remaining healthy, and managing stress.
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Leading With Care
How Women Around the World Are Inspiring Businesses, Empowering Communities, and Creating Opportunity
(Jossey-Bass, 2009)
In partnership with international relief agency CARE, management expert Mary Cantando examines the stories of women in the developing world who, with help from the non-profit organization CARE, have capitalized on personal and professional opportunities, contributed to their communities, influenced their physical environment, and overcome discrimination on the road to establishing self-sufficiency and building strong lives and strong businesses.
This groundbreaking business book expertly bridges inspiring stories of human endeavor with straight-up business lessons that all of us can apply to our work and organizations. Its practical approach to building businesses and self-sufficiency, in any economy, in any nation, gives us all hope and the power to create our own secure futures.
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