What Inspires You?

​Andi Gretzinger, Owner and CEO | North Wood Blooms

                       
I am SO motivated by all of the above! 

Here are my favorites: 

  • Fellow Wisconsinite Bethany Clemson's book "Ditching the Dream" 
  • Jennifer Allwood's Book "Fear is Not the Boss of You" 
  • "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R Covey 
  • "Everything is Figureoutable" by Marie Forleo 
  • "Girl Code" by Cara Alwill Leyba
  • "Atomic Habits" by James Clear
  • "Born to Shine" by Kendra Scott
  • "Believe It" by Jamie Kern Lima 
  • Jenna Kutcher's "Goal Digger" Podcast 
  • Podcast "How I Built This" with Guy Raz 
  • Become Your Own Boss Podcast by Monica Allen 
  • The Product Boss Podcast 

​Callie Wulk, Founding Vice President | UW-Stevens Point Women​ in Businenss

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Deborah Beyer, Assistant Professor of Finance | UW-Stevens Point

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Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis

Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics by Richard H. Thaler

Julie Bonasso, Life Coach | Jule Bonasso Coaching


Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto, Tricia Hersey

How I Built This with Guy Raz

Karen Newhouse, Director of Lean Services | Miron Construction Co, Inc.


Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers by Lois P. Frankel PhD PhD 

Kathy Schweda, Vice Chair | SCORE SE Wisconsin


Deep Work by Cal Newport, Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas Friedman, The Creative Destruction of Medicine by Eric Topol, MD.

Maggie Marquardt, Executive Dirctor | CREATE Portage County


The Art of Gathering - Priya Parker

Nonprofits are Messy (podcast) - Joan Garry

We-Making Framework https://www.policylink.org/resources/arts-and-culture-unite-people-conceptual-framework​


Mary Strand, Manager | CLA


Books:

  • Dare to Lead
  • Grit 
  • The Art of Woo
  • Pay Up
  • The Happiness Advantage​

Michelle Somes-Booher, Center Director​ | Wisconsin Small Business Development Center at UW-Madison

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Books I appreciate for entrepreneurs:
  • Business Model Generation
  • Traction

Newsletters:
  • Atomic Habits-James Clear
  • Zing Collaborative-Friday Favorites  Sarah Young (Madison based national leadership thought leader)

Podcast:
  • Story Corps (NPR)​p

Mikkalyn Hafner, Marketing Specialist | Menzner Hardwoods

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The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women by Dr. Valerie Young​​

​Molly Jacobs, Business ​Process Improvement Specialist II |Greenheck Group


Pratima Gandhi, Vice Chancellor of Business Affairs/CFO/CBO | UW-Stevens Point


Renae Krings, Senior Director | Greater Wausau Prosperity Partnership, Ltd. 


Sarah Ross, Director | Women's Fund of Portage County


Sarwat Najib, Fashion Designer and Entrepreneur | Shamla​



Toni Van Doren, Innovation Center Manager | Nicolet Area Technical College, The Grid


Zia Yang, Outreach Specialist | Wisconsin Small Business Development Center at UW-Stevens Point


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