The Road to Someplace Better: From the Segregated South to Harvard Business School and Beyond
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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 incredible personal journey that took her from dead-end jobs in New York City and Washington, D.C. to the ivory tower and on to the corporate boardroom. 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 her reach her goals. By sharing her inspiring life story, she helps others see that they, too, can follow in her footsteps and achieve success on their own terms.
- 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 incredible story of personal triumph against the odds.
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