Work Wife: The Power of Female Friendship to Drive Successful Businesses

Work Wife: The Power of Female Friendship to Drive Successful Businesses

By Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur

Get inspired by the women who discovered that working with your best friend can be the secret to professional success--and maybe even the future of business--from the co-founders of the website Of a Kind. "Read this, then plot your own work-wife-driven empire. "-- Glamour When Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur met in college in 2002, they bonded instantly.

READ FULL DESCRIPTION

Quantity Price Discount
List Price $24.00  
1 - 24 $20.40 15%
25 - 99 $14.88 38%
100 - 249 $14.40 40%
250 - 499 $13.92 42%
500 + $13.68 43%

Quick Quote

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit

Non-returnable discount pricing

$24.00


Book Information

Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publish Date: 03/05/2019
Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781524796778
ISBN-10: 1524796778
Language: English

Full Description

Get inspired by the women who discovered that working with your best friend can be the secret to professional success--and maybe even the future of business--from the co-founders of the website Of a Kind.

"Read this, then plot your own work-wife-driven empire."--Glamour
When Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur met in college in 2002, they bonded instantly. Fast-forward to 2010, when they founded the popular fashion and design website Of a Kind. Now, in their first book, Cerulo and Mazur bring to light the unique power of female friendship to fuel successful businesses. Drawing on their own experiences, as well as the stories of other thriving "work wives," they highlight the ways in which vulnerability, openness, and compassion--qualities central to so many women's relationships--lend themselves to professional accomplishment and innovation. Featuring interviews with work wives such as Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs of the influential food community site Food52, Ann Friedman, Aminatou Sow, and Gina Delvac of the hit podcast Call Your Girlfriend, and Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings of Olympic volleyball fame, Work Wife addresses a range of topics vital to successful partnerships, such as being co-bosses, tackling disagreements, dealing with money, and accommodating motherhood. Demonstrating how female partnerships in the office are productive, progressive, and empowering, Cerulo and Mazur offer an invaluable roadmap for a feminist reimagining of the workplace. Fun, enlightening, and informative, Work Wife is a celebration of female friendship and collaboration, proving that it's not just feasible but fruitful to mix BFFs with business. Praise for Work Wife "Is the old adage 'Friends and business don't mix' true? Not according to college friends Cerulo and Mazur, who translated their love of fashion and desire to support emerging fashion designers into a successful business, the e-commerce site Of a Kind. . . . By exploring topics such as setting expectations, defining roles, dividing responsibility, dealing with finances, and addressing disputes, they deftly demonstrate how female friendships produce empowering business partnerships. . . . This insightful, engaging work is an essential guidebook for friends considering a business collaboration."--Library Journal (starred review) "Engaging and thoughtful, Work Wife champions strong relationships, healthy attitudes, and pragmatic decision-making--an excellent primer for women interested in creating their own opportunities."--Booklist (starred review)

About the Authors

Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur met as undergrads at the University of Chicago in 2002 and founded Of a Kind in 2010. They have developed a reputation as influential curators at the forefront of the maker movement, with a knack for identifying "the next big thing" when it's still a small thing.

Learn More


Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur met as undergrads at the University of Chicago in 2002 and founded Of a Kind in 2010. They have developed a reputation as influential curators at the forefront of the maker movement, with a knack for identifying "the next big thing" when it's still a small thing.

Learn More

We have updated our privacy policy. Click here to read our full policy.