Business & Economics Audiobooks

An illuminating exploration of fashion philosophy told by the brilliant Alessandro Michele, Creative Director of Gucci, and Emanuele Coccia, one of the most distinguished contemporary philosophers. Drawing on Alessandro Michele’s personal story and on the impact that he has had on contemporary norms with his work, Michele and Emanuele Coccia will show how traditionally distinct forms of creativity and intellectual pursuit – fashion and philosophy – are inextricably intertwined. If fashion can distill centuries of art and philosophy into a daily experience accessible to every human being, philosophy cannot help but a become a form of fashion.

Alessandro Michele, Emanuele Coccia (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Private Equity: Opportunities and Risks (Financial Markets and Investments) 1st Edition

During the past few decades, private equity (PE) has attracted considerable attention from investors, practitioners, and academicians. In fact, a substantial literature on PE has emerged. PE offers benefits for institutional and private wealth management clients, including diversification and enhancement of risk-adjusted returns. However, several factors such as liquidity concerns, regulatory restrictions, and the lack of transparency limit the attractiveness of some PE options to investors. The latest volume in the Financial Markets and Investments Series, Private Equity: Opportunities and Risks offers a synthesis of the theoretical and empirical literature on PE in both emerging and developed markets. Editors H. Kent Baker, Greg Filbeck, Halil Kiymaz, and their coauthors examine PE and provide important insights about topics such as major types of PE (venture capital, leveraged buyouts, mezzanine capital, and distressed debt investments), how PE works, performance and measurement, uses and structure, and trends in the market. Listeners can gain an in-depth understanding about PE from academics and practitioners from around the world. This new and intriguing examination of PE is essential for anyone hoping to gain a better understanding of PE, from seasoned professionals to those aspiring to enter the demanding world of finance.

Greg Filbeck, H. Kent Baker, Halil Kiymaz (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator)

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Money Talks: A Lifestyle Guide for Financial Wellbeing

A feminist take on financial wellbeing which alleviates financial anxiety in millennials and Gen Z by tackling the areas in life where money and wellbeing intersect. How can we handle the impact of comparison culture on our bank accounts? Should we want an engagement ring, or is that anti-feminist? How can we say no to events we can't afford but we feel obliged to attend to please others? Money has the power to shape, make or even break our lives, and can have a significant impact on our mental health – so why aren't we treating it as an important part of our wellbeing? In each chapter of this book, financial writer, speaker and influencer Ellie Austin-Williams tackles a major area in our life that might bring us financial anxiety, from friendship to love.

Ellie Austin-Williams (Author), Ellie Austin-Williams (Narrator)

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The Model Black: How Black British Leaders Succeed in Organisations and Why It Matters

This book is for anyone who wants to understand what being more inclusive at work means, especially as it relates to black leaders. Based on candid interviews with thirty successful black leaders, it peels away the multifaceted layers of black British leaders in organizations to offer a new way of thinking about the black British experience. This book provides the insights and ideas required to have positive conversations about race at work and to create work environments where black leaders can thrive. This book offers new ways of thinking about black people at work that help to further inclusion. It shines a light on the daily reality of being a black leader in the workplace, providing an alternative entry point for conversations around inclusion and explores what individuals and organizations can do to increase inclusion in the workplace. Through firsthand stories this book explores the challenges, compromises, struggles, and successes that black people encounter, and the range of strategies they employ to achieve success as they navigate the 'white' workplace. It is essential for business leaders in the private, public, and third sector, human resources professionals, students, anyone teaching or mentoring black students or leaders, and everyone interested in understanding race and furthering inclusion in the workplace.

Barbara Banda (Author), Patricia Grant (Narrator)

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Conquer the Chaos: The 6 Keys to Success for Entrepreneurs

Make your small business work for you with this expert guide on entrepreneurship In the newly revised second edition of Conquer the Chaos, celebrated author and CEO of Keap, Clate Mask, delivers yet another incisive and exciting roadmap to entrepreneurial success for small business owners. The book offers six non-negotiable, must-have strategies for entrepreneurs, as well as an engaging mix of stories, quotes, anecdotes, and examples that highlight businesspeople who have successfully confronted and overcome the daunting challenges that accompany self-employment. You'll also find: - A brand-new section on lifecycle automation and work, as well as work-life balance as a business owner - How to avoid becoming trapped by your business and, instead, find time, money, and freedom in your entrepreneurial journey - Strategies to move beyond surviving in your small business and begin growing and evolving An extraordinary take on small business ownership and entrepreneurship from someone who's been on the frontlines of a growing company, Conquer the Chaos is a must-have resource for anyone hoping to get more money, more enjoyment, and more flexibility out of their company.

Clate Mask (Author), Clate Mask (Narrator)

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Relentless Caring: If You Don't Give a Damn, Don't Expect Anyone Else To

Relentless Caring details an approach to leadership focused on the well-being of others. By following its step-by-step guide to delivering kindness every day at all levels of your organization and to all your customers, you will earn dedicated employees, repeat customers-and, ultimately, profitability. As founder and executive chairman of MarineMax, William H. McGill Jr. helped transform the company from a disparate group of boat dealers into a highly profitable $2 billion global conglomerate. In Relentless Caring, McGill Jr. shares what he's learned about how to truly care about others 24/7 and generate solid profits at the same time. Listeners will learn why having the right people in the right jobs matters; how to take care of your people and their families, including providing high-quality, low-cost health care; why long-term thinking is essential for success; why persistence, consistency, and risk are essential, too; and more. Relentless Caring is a playbook for 'managing from the heart'-tirelessly delivering goodness and kindness to your team members and to customers to build strong loyalties that can buoy your organization even in the most challenging economic circumstances.

William H. Mcgill Jr. (Author), Danny Campbell (Narrator)

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The lncluders: The 7 Traits of Culturally Savvy, Anti-Racist Leaders

It's a simple fact that the people who make policy and oversee government, sports, business, and the arts and entertainment are most commonly white men. Another fact: We cannot achieve meaningful progress if we exclude the very people who have the power to make systemic change. This handbook is free of any attempts to shame, blame, or guilt leaders for the choices they made in the past or privileges they were born with. Instead, listeners will learn to view the work they do through a racial equity lens so they can easily and immediately begin making changes. In The Includers, Colette Phillips explores the core qualities that inclusive leaders share: character, cultural intelligence, connections, communications, collaboration, courage, and commitment. With humor and poignancy, and backed by research, Phillips shares stories of real Includers: the CEOs, politicians, and public figures-all white male allies-she's admired, known, and, in some cases, counseled. For leaders who are ready to do their part, this eye-opening guide offers practical, actionable insights from allies and advocates who are willing to listen, learn, and 'lead from behind' to create sustainable systemic change.

Colette A.M. Phillips (Author), Diana Blue (Narrator)

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Unwavering: Rejecting Bias, Igniting Change, Celebrating Inclusion

When Nellie Borrero joined Accenture, bigotry and bias went unnoticed and unchecked; it was simply the workplace norm. Now, thirty-five-plus years later, this first-generation Latina shares how she led diversity strategy and developed award-winning inclusion and diversity programs that transformed Accenture into the #1 ranked employer for inclusion, diversity, and equity. In Unwavering, Borrero draws on her experiences with remarkable candor and courage to inspire you to think bigger, know your value, and show up with it everywhere, every day. She reveals how to remove barriers and claim space not just for yourself but for others as well. You'll become aware of biases that negatively impact professionals of color; recognizing that belonging and uniqueness don't have to be at odds; standing up and standing out: taking your career from the margins to center stage; what to do when mentoring fails-and the power of embracing and accepting help; staying true to yourself when your values collide with reality; and showing up strategically, intentionally asserting yourself, and competing. A manifesto for understanding and action, Unwavering provides a proven framework for how to create transformational relationships that make diversity and inclusion an integral part of your success and your company's competitive advantage.

Nellie Borrero (Author), Hannah Carmona (Narrator)

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Life In The Pits: My Time as a Trader on the Rough-and-Tumble Exchange Floors

In 1989, Brad Schaeffer was working as an artist when his trader brother invited him to visit the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Schaeffer promptly quit his job and became a clerk in that most iconic arena of raw capitalism. During the next six years, Schaeffer rose from clerk to trader, making markets on Eurodollar options in Chicago and heating oil options in New York. In that time, jammed literally shoulder-to-shoulder, he screamed, flailed his arms, hurled expletives, and pushed and shoved his way through his day. In Life in the Pits, Schaeffer recalls the uneasy camaraderie of working right next to fierce competitors, the sheer intensity of dealing in stacks of money changing hands with a simple scream or hand signal, and the hijinks, excesses, and collection of characters as colorful as the jackets they wore, giving the listener an intimate look into what life was like down in the financial mosh pits. A worthy successor to Liar's Poker and Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, Life in the Pits offers nuggets of wisdom on what makes a successful trader and the rules all must follow to survive in such an unforgiving environment. Schaeffer's often hilarious, yet sometimes profound, reflections take us on his personal journey from penniless artist to moving millions of dollars' worth of commodities in the blink of an eye.

Brad Schaeffer (Author), Stephen Bowlby (Narrator)

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The Truth About Pricing: How to Apply Behavioral Economics So Customers Buy

Pricing mastery made easy. A must-listen for entrepreneurs seeking to determine what their customers value and set prices they want by understanding the truth about pricing-it isn't about the price. Everything that happens before the price matters much more than the price itself. Have happier clients, boost your profits, and confidently master the pricing game with this comprehensive guide. Boost your profits with an expert. Instructor of applied behavioral economics, marketing whiz, and bestselling author Melina Palmer provides a step-by-step guide to successful pricing strategies that resonate with your target audience, making them naturally more likely to choose you (regardless of the price). Discover the prices customers want and can't tell you, and gain an edge by understanding what your buyer values. The Truth About Pricing allows you to navigate pricing psychology and gain profitability, easier sales, and happier customers. Inside, find: - The key to understanding your buyers needs and setting prices they want - What your customers-and your business-truly value - An easy to follow guide to successful pricing for entrepreneurs to boost profits and have happier clients

Melina Palmer (Author), Kate Coventry (Narrator)

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The Power of Going All-In: Secrets for Success in Business, Leadership, and Life

In The Power of Going All In, serial entrepreneur and sales leader Brandon Bornancin delivers a first-person account of what it takes to build, lead, and manage a world-class company. The author draws on his many years of experience launching and managing successful companies to present effective strategies for inspiring your people to do more, be more, and achieve more. You'll discover a customizable framework you can apply to your own environment to create your own unique path to leadership greatness, at school, at work, and anywhere else you're responsible for the performance of those who follow you. You'll find: tried-and-tested methods for unlocking the potential of the people you lead; effective alternatives to counter-productive leadership 'strategies,' like micromanagement; and reasons why leadership isn't about the letters behind your name or fancy titles on your office door. A practical and effective toolkit for entrepreneurs, managers, executives, board members, founders, sales professionals, and other leaders looking for ways to harness the full potential of the people they lead, The Power of Going All In is also perfect for those looking for a leadership methodology that's been proven to work in the real world.

Brandon Bornancin (Author), George Newbern (Narrator)

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Cultures of Growth: How the New Science of Mindset Can Transform Individuals, Teams and Organisation

In her multi-million-copy bestseller Mindset Carol Dweck coined the terms ‘fixed’ and ‘growth’ mindset, transforming our view of individual success. Award-winning social psychologist Mary Murphy builds on Dweck's work in Cultures of Growth to present a groundbreaking argument: that mindset is not isolated to an individual. Instead, we can all influence each other to create a culture of growth mindset. This means creating an environment that people want to be in, which allows them to achieve their potential and top results. Based on over a decade of original research, with actionable advice and exercises, and with compelling examples from Murphy’s work with Fortune 500 companies, startups and schools, Cultures of Growth provides the playbook for how to achieve teamwork and growth in an organisation. Discover how a culture of growth helped make outdoor retailer Patagonia a leader in its field; how Satya Nadella transformed Microsoft with a singular focus on growth mindset; and how winemakers Robin McBride and Andréa McBride John are leading with their mindset to disrupt and diversify an entire industry. In a world where success seems reserved for a chosen few, Cultures of Growth unveils a radically different approach to creating organisations that inspire learning, growth, and success at all levels.

Mary C. Murphy (Author), Mary C. Murphy (Narrator)

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