Book description
"An inspirational and practical guide for anyone who wants to
incorporate the dynamic skills of entrepreneurs into their own lives and work.
A new generation of "life entrepreneurs" is emerging:
people who apply their vision, talents, creativity, and energy not
only to their work but to their entire lives, changing the world for
themselves and those around them. In this book, successful
entrepreneurs Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek draw on numerous
interviews with fifty-five leading entrepreneurs worldwide as well as
the wisdom of multiple thought leaders to provide vivid examples,
moving vignettes, concrete frameworks, and practical strategies for
revving up our work and play through entrepreneurial leadership. This
book starts by providing strategies for integrating life, work, and
purpose and ends by capturing the implications of the current
entrepreneurial boom for our workplaces, learning institutions,
communities, and families.
Christopher Gergen (Washington, D. C.) is a founding partner of New
Mountain Ventures, co-founder and chairman of SMARTHINKING, Adjunct
Professor and Director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Initiative at
Duke University, and a life-long entrepreneur,
Gregg Vanourek (Thornton, CO) is a founding partner of New Mountain
Ventures, former CEO of Vanourek Consulting Solutions, and former
Senior Vice President of School Development for K12 Inc."
Christopher Gergen is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures and
a lifelong entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and chairman of
SMARTHINKING, the leading provider of online tutoring in the U. S. He
is also a visiting lecturer and director of the Entrepreneurial
Leadership Initiative in the Hart Leadership Program at Duke
University. Christopher lives with his wife and two children in
Washington, D. C.
Gregg Vanourek is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures.
Previously, he ran Vanourek Consulting Solutions and served as senior
vice president of School Development for K12 Inc., and vice president
for Programs at the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. He is coauthor of
Charter Schools in Action and lives with his wife and daughter in
Denver, Colorado.
