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Why Women Pivot is a nonfiction book that guides and inspires ambitious women at all phases of their careers as they search for tools, guidance and a reassuring long-term view. Audio book now available on Amazon, Audible and iTunes!

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Women Who Pivot

Releasing Spring 2024

Woman Who Pivot is a nonfiction book that guides and inspires women at all phases of their careers
searching for balance, opportunity, growth, guidance and camaraderie

About my book, Why Women Pivot

Why Women Pivot: As women become leaders, partners, caregivers of family members, or empty nesters, their careers and priorities go through major transitions. These transitions are powerful and often cause women to envision a professional path that provides both opportunity and control and flexibility. Ultimately we plan a pivot. These pivots don’t happen overnight and can be facilitated by some basic tools and ideas.

I wrote this book because, like men, women need resources when they take on big roles. Some companies provide them and some need help becoming female-friendly. Many women are becoming the primary earners in their families or major income contributors, and are also staying in the job market longer than ever. There are inflection points that cause career pivots. Some come from within, and some are influenced by the life that happens around you (births, deaths, marriages, divorces,  health challenges, downsizing, or a need for self-care). Women should look at these as opportunities to create something that meets them where they are, while still being strategic about where they want to go.

My hope is that, in reading this book, women will become familiar with the various career phases they are likely to encounter, be better equipped to navigate a pivot, and realize that careers often take circuitous routes. But the journey is an essential part of developing your personal brand. Whether you wish to work toward starting your own business, navigate the corporate ladder or something in between, you can find balance and maneuver by hearing the stories and insights of women who will inspire and guide you.

What you will learn:

Creating and fostering your personal brand is an essential of every woman’s career journey

Your side hustle is often an on-ramp to your next pivot

Taking initiative for your own professional development creates a win for you AND the company you are employed by

Things women can learn from the way men network

Essential benefits of being mentored and of mentoring

Statistical realities that women face in their careers so they can prepare

What to expect when pivoting to your own business

The realities of different childcare options and how to navigate them

Navigating a career AND a domestic partnership

How to come back from a pause or delay in your career

Choosing the type of
organization best suited to your strengths/circumstances

What companies need to know about the way women work and how we can be catalysts for change

My Publishing Journey

I started writing this book in 2022 as a challenge to myself and a need for a creative outlet following COVID. Given that I had pivoted from small tech-media companies to large, became an entrepreneur and then consultant/advisor when my family situation required this shift, I had some things to share and was compelled to take inventory. I have worked across b2b, b2g and with non-profits and had a unique understanding of the business landscape. I also had great examples from other women who had navigated pivots and had lessons to share. Data suggests that 60% of women consider a pivot but only 25% of women take them. We are more credentialed than ever to chart our own path, but women need to know how. Chapters started to evolve and my publisher Manuscripts and I teamed up.

You will love this book if you are:

  • Looking for connections to other women who can support, inspire and mentor you
  • Feeling stagnant and want to get in touch with your authentic self
  • Frustrated by a career “setback” and wondering how to recover
  • Interested in starting a business and need to know what to consider
  • Hold a leadership role and are managing the personal trade-offs and professional challenges involved
  • Juggling ambition with the care of others and playing the long and short career game
  • An empty-nester thinking about “retirement” and needing a vision
  • Planning a family and weighing the professional impact

Why Women Pivot is a nonfiction book that guides and inspires ambitious women at all phases of their careers searching for tools, guidance and the confidence to persevere.

Ways You Can Support Me Now

  • Purchase the e-book, audio book, soft or hardcover book and LEAVE A BOOK REVIEW. The book is available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Audible and iTunes.
  • Please recommend my book to five (5) friends, family members, or co-workers who you think would enjoy it via text or direct message on social media.

Thank you so much for all of your  support!

All the best!
Trish Barber

Speaking Engagements

Signature talks include:

  1. Understanding the phases of women’s careers and the tools you will need to navigate them
  2. What companies need to know about working with women
  3. Networking, mentoring and personal branding that will support any career pivot
  4. What to consider when contemplating entrepreneurship

Contact me to discuss how we can plan a private, customized, keynote presentation that includes signed copies of the book once it’s released!

 

Contact me

Event registration is available

About the Author

Trish has worked at senior levels of large and small tech-media companies and non-profits. She has also launched companies as an entrepreneur and intrapreneur. She is energized by entrepreneurs working with those who leverage technology in ways that change the world. 

Trish wrote Why Women Pivot because she juggled raising three children with holding senior roles in companies and wanted to capture the unique aspects and realities of that.  She has worked to capture ways for women to help themselves and for companies to benefit from putting women in leadership roles.

Throughout her career she has been exposed to people and opportunities that stretched her. She typically has pursued different creative endeavors “on the side” such as taiko drumming and performance, and now writing Why Women Pivot. These endeavors expanded her network and taught her to think in new ways.

Trish is CEO of 3WaysDigital and the mother of three grown children. She pivoted from a big company to founding startups and then to consulting/advisory services when a family crisis required adjustments to be made. Trish is making her next pivot as she takes her leadership skills to the board level. She specializes in working with companies that are serious about supporting women in leadership roles.

For more information, you can connect with Trish Barber at:

Frequently Asked Questions

Tickets are non-refundable, however, if you are unable to attend, you may transfer your ticket to another individual at no charge.

The presale is open for 30 days, and then you will have the option to join a waitlist and support when my book releases. If you preorder now, you will be able to participate in my publishing journey.

You can purchase multiple tickets if they are offered as a primary option when selecting your preorder, or if it is available as an add-on. If you want to purchase additional tickets after, you are welcome to use a second email address and place a new order — or, you contact the author and can upgrade your order for additional tickets.

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