You may or may not know, but I’ve run a company called “Girl at Play” since 2001. My first year was hard financially and emotionally because I had no idea what I was doing. All I knew is that I wanted to do something other than work in corporate America.

I bought every book you can imagine on business and creativity but I was always left feeling either confused, overloaded, or with a sick feeling in my stomach. Why? I’m creative but I don’t do boas or write in felts. I’m not one to gush about being juicy and thinking that’s enough to get me by. But also, I’m not into a stifled work routine or learning numbers and basically feeling as though I’m in a 1, 2, 3 step business box. I couldn’t find a book that spoke to the creative entrepreneur that I was – a book that was smart, interesting, funny, understandable, helpful, doable and above all, written by people who lived what they preached.

So imagine how happy I was to discover that two talented, amazing, wonderful, smart, business savvy ladies that I know were writing a book called, The Boss of You. Emira Mears and Lauren Bacon are the perfect people to write the perfect business book because they run a successful graphic design business and know what it takes to start a company, maintain and grow it, enjoy it and deal with everything that comes your way when you are the boss of you. And they know how to do it with style, grace, humour, attention and smarts.

They don’t talk down, it’s not a “womens” book with silly tricks that don’t work but tips, ideas, and lessons learned that are extraordinarily useful, practical and simple. I only wish I had this book when I first started – it would have saved me so much time and money on buying and reading other books. It also would have helped me to get to where I am faster and with far less stress.

If you’re thinking of starting a business or you’re already self-employed, I urge you to buy this book because it honestly will help you get your feet off the ground. And when you’re leaping into the world of self-employed, you need all the help you can get.

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