The Road to Someplace Better: From the Segregated South to Harvard Business School and Beyond by Lambert, Lillian Lincoln

The Road to Someplace Better: From the Segregated South to Harvard Business School and Beyond (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780470401668)

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The Road to Someplace Better: From the Segregated South to Harvard Business School and Beyond by Lambert, Lillian Lincoln

The Road to Someplace Better: From the Segregated South to Harvard Business School and Beyond

$31.95
The Road to Someplace Better: From the Segregated South to Harvard Business School and Beyond by Lambert, Lillian Lincoln

The Road to Someplace Better: From the Segregated South to Harvard Business School and Beyond

$31.95
Format: Hardcover
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The first black woman Harvard MBA tells the remarkable story of how she achieved the American dream

Lillian Lincoln Lambert rose from humble beginnings as a poor farm girl in the segregated South to become the first black woman to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School and, later, the founder of a $20 million maintenance company with 1,200 employees. In The Road to Someplace Better, she shares an inspiring personal journey that took her from dead-end jobs in New York City and Washington, D.C., to the ivory tower and the world of entrepreneurship. In addition to her own hard work and tenacity, she shows how her love of reading--instilled in her by her mother--spurred her to reach her goals. By sharing her inspiring life story, she helps others see that they, too, have the power to dream big, act bold, and achieve their goals.

  • Charts Lillian Lincoln Lambert's inspiring rise from a poor, rural upbringing in the segregated South to success as a barrier-breaking CEO and entrepreneur
  • Inspiring memoir of a groundbreaking business pioneer who broke down racial, gender, and social barriers to achieve unprecedented success
  • Lillian Lincoln Lambert received Harvard Business School's Alumni Achievement Award in 2003 and has been featured on Good Morning America and in Time, the Washington Post, and Entrepreneur
The Road to Someplace Better is a book you'll want to read whether you're interested in business, history, or an unforgettable story of personal triumph against the odds.

Author: Lillian Lincoln Lambert
ISBN-10: 0470401664
ISBN-13: 9780470401668
Publisher: Trade Paper Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 262
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/19/2009 pg. 45
By Lillian Lincoln Lambert
By Lillian Lincoln Lambert
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Lillian Lincoln Lambert was the first black female Harvard MBA (1969), who in 2003 received Harvard Business School's Alumni Achievement Award, the highest award the school bestows on its alumni. For twenty-five years, she was president and CEO of Centennial One, Inc., a building maintenance company she founded in 1976 in her garage with a few thousand dollars. She grew the company to $20 million in sales and hired more than 1,200 employees. Lambert is the recipient of numerous other awards, including Black MBA Association's Entrepreneur of the Year, and Small Business Person of the Year in the State of Maryland. She has been featured on Good "Morning America" and in "Time," the "Washington Post," and "Entrepreneur."

Rosemary Brutico is a freelance writer and principal of Quintessence Communication, a public relations firm. She is a former managing editor of MIT's Sloan Management Review.

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