Book description
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
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
readingÂ-instilled in her by her motherÂ-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.
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 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.
