Need inspiration? Read these success stories from female entrepreneurs, execs

Since the start of the pandemic, many of us have been operating in pure survival mode — trying to stay safe, caring for loved ones and navigating those perpetual Zoom calls from chaotic work-from-home environments.

Achieving our biggest career aspirations hasn’t exactly been a top priority (and for good reason).

But with fall upon us — and 2021 right around the corner — you could be feeling the need to get revved up and reset personal and career goals.

One way to get some inspiration is to learn how other women in your career field and notable female entrepreneurs created success in their own lives.

If you’re overdue for a shot of positivity right now, or simply want to add some personal development to your reading/listening rotation, give these titles a try.

Big business, big stories: Go behind scenes of Wall Street, Silicon Valley

The following selection of books includes stories both true and fictitious sharing one common theme: They reveal exactly what happens behind the curtain at the companies that dominate the global financial and technology markets.