Book Review
For all those aspirant women entrepreneurs who want to go out and launch the business of their dreams, award-winning rising star entrepreneur and author, Angelica Malin, shows you how in her new book She Made It.
For all those fiercely independent and ambitious career women who dream of going at it alone and launching their own successful businesses, author and entrepreneur, Angelica Malin, shows you how in her new book She Made It. She recognizes that in the business world, and the start-up scene in particular, it can appear ruthless, unwelcoming and scary to the newcomer. So Angelica’s new book, She Made It is the secret weapon you need. With honesty, practicality and a helping of epic and successful women in business, this book offers you a voice of reason and encouragement that will allow you to square up to the big players in Silicon Valley or any of the tech entrepreneur scenes of the world.
She Made It is your go-to guide to launching your own business, as well as to finding your feet and voice as a woman in business. It details the practicalities of being an entrepreneur and your own boss, guiding you through the day to day running of a start-up with lessons in hiring a team, raising investment and backing yourself and your ideas. It also addresses the challenges of being a female founder and businesswoman, with sections on stress management, finding your voice and style and building a personal brand. Angelica Malin has been there. An award-winning rising star entrepreneur, she tells the story of how she has overcome some of the barriers to success and tapped into a wealth of knowledge from fellow women founders. You can absolutely break out of the 9 to 5 - get your inspiration from She Made It and change your life.
Author quotes
Don’t be afraid of starting with a hint of an idea. Some business ideas are big and ambitious, and others are modest and become more defined over time. It’s okay to start small, grow day by day, rather than trying to take the world by storm overnight.
The primary product of a business is, and always will be, you. Let’s start by discovering more about you - your goals, ambitions and the kind of founder you want to be.
When it comes to business, I am a slow, steady, and sustainable person. I like to do things step by step, building my business one day at a time, and allowing the bigger picture to gradually present itself.
Don’t be afraid of doing business on your own terms. Don’t let other people’s definition of success affect yours. There’s no singular, right way to do business.
About the author
Angelica Malin is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of About Time Magazine, the UK’s leading lifestyle website. An award-winning entrepreneur, who launched her now six-figure business after studying English and Drama at Bristol University, Angelica helps aspiring entrepreneurs through her platform, events and #SheStartedIt podcast. In 2019, Angelica was shortlisted for BSME’s Editors’ Editor of the Year and has featured in campaigns for brands such as NatWest, Asto, QuickBooks and Courier Media. Having hosted over 90 events in London, Angelica is a dynamic public speaker, who is passionate about creating more spaces to explore starting your business, going freelance or developing a portfolio career. Through her work, Angelica has been featured in Forbes, Real Business, WeAreTheCity, Startups.co.uk, ELLE Magazine and Business Insider. Passionate about female entrepreneurship, Angelica launched #SheStartedItLIVE in 2019, a festival of female empowerment, that brings together female CEOs, thought-leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs under one roof. A pioneer of the portfolio career, Angelica is a fresh voice for entrepreneurship and regularly features on national radio and TV, most recently on TALK Radio, BBC Radio London and LBC.
Why LoA loves it….
At LoA we love those women entrepreneurs who see where there is a gap in the marketplace for a solution to be created, and then fill it with something that is world class and inspirational for others to follow. Angelica Malin has done just that, not only with her business About Time Magazine, but now with her new book She Made It. She takes aspirant women entrepreneurs on a journey to converting a business idea into a tangible reality. Along the way, Angelica provides a good dose of business reality with practical steps to setting up, launching and putting the right foundation in place to ensure sustainability for the long term. This is a great book for any aspirant woman entrepreneur, or newbie startup, to read and learn about what it takes to create a great business. — Melanie Hawken, founder & ceo of Lionesses of Africa