Dare to Be: 14 Fearless Women Gave Wings

Have you ever considered quitting your high-paying corporate job to strike out on your own only to be told by your inner voice-and a host of naysayers-that it is a silly dream? If yes then this book is for you. As senior creative director of India's largest advertising agency Neeti Palta had everything going for her till she gave it all up to become an accomplished stand-up comedian.After a remarkable stint as an RJ Malini Agarwal took the entrepreneurial plunge and is today a media maven with her brand Missmalini.com. Nothing not a family keen to get her married nor a dreaded disease could keep Kanika Tekriwal away from her true calling-her venture JetSetGo is redefining aviation.Dare to Be chronicles the success stories of fourteen such women who have dared to turn these pipe dreams into thriving enterprises. None of them inherited businesses nor were they born into great wealth. These are ordinary women made extraordinary by the single-minded pursuit of their passion and the courage they showed in the face of adversity. These are their stories. They could be yours. About the Author Rinku Paul A corporate career spanning over sixteen years with the news channel Aaj Tak a part of the India Today Group made up the first part of Rinku's career. Till she decided to pursue her dream-impacting people's lives! She is now an internationally certified life coach corporate trainer and neurolinguistic programming practitioner. In co-founding a writing studio the Muse she has also given her first love writing a professional outlet. Rinku holds an honours degree in English followed by an MBA in marketing. She lives in New Delhi with her husband and her daughter.Puja Singhal With more than a decade spent in corporate life strategizing how best to marry business and people as an HR specialist Puja decided to call it quits to plunge into the world of content writing. She is now a full-time writer and the co-founder of the writing studio The Muse. Puja holds an honours degree in political science followed by an MBA in human resource management.