Ahead of Her Time: How a One-Woman Startup Became a Global Publishing Brand Conscious Leadership I N Practice Piatkus Judy

Inspiring memoir by entrepreneur Judy Piatkus, who launched her startup at a time when mothers were not expected to be businesswomen and grew it into a highly successful international brand. By the time she founded Piatkus Books from her spare bedroom, she was married with a disabled small daughter and pregnant with her second child. The story of a pioneer of female entrepreneurship, values-led management and the rise of personal development publishing.Judy Piatkus did not come from a monied background and began her career as a secretary after failing to achieve a university place.

A lot of mistakes were made but she also got a lot of things right. Gradually she learned how to be both a publisher and a managing director and to combine that with her family life as she had become a single mother of three. The company prospered, thanks to the risks Judy took in tackling new