Disrupters ─ Success Strategies from Women Who Break the Mold

Boardrooms are coveted destinations that many of us can only dream about but never reach. For women, who make up only 18% of board seats around the globe, it's a destination that is often beyond reach. Based on Dr. Patti's research of the remarkable women who have forged their own paths onto public company boards, your peers will learn how to trail blaze their way to success. This exciting and uplifting book demystifies what it takes to go where so few have gone before by:

Exploring the mindsets that help or hinder success against all odds

Discovering the right time to begin the journey to a role that feels too big and too hard to obtain

Learning the secrets to success that separate those who succeed from those who do not

Building a personal board of directors to help you catapult yourself to the boardroom

Case studies and interviews will include women of diverse races, ages, backgrounds, and industries -- all sharing what it means to achieve their own version of success

Dr. Patti Fletcher is a seasoned business executive, award-winning marketing influencer, board member, angel investor, author, and presenter. She writes for Inc., Huffington Post, The Guardian, and The Digitalist, and has contributed to and featured in Time Magazine, Al-Jazeera, Forbes, Fortune, Newsweek, Xconomy, The Muse, WGBH Greater Boston, and many more. Patti advises corporate executives and board members from lean start-ups to Fortune 100s, from small community organizations to large global non-profits. She is a sought-after speaker on the topics of leading large-scale cultural change, transformational leadership, brand building, cultivating high-performance teams, creating cultures of diversity and inclusion, harnessing talent, gender equity on boards, women in the c-suite, and women in high-growth entrepreneurship.