Yes, You Can Do This! How Women Start Up, Scale Up, and Build The Life They Want

Conclusion: You Really Can Start Up and Scale a Business: You Might Just Change the Rules in the Process

What you'll take away from this chapter:

In this chapter, we'll find out what happens to each of the characters and provide some closing thoughts on what a future can look like where more women start companies and build the lives they want, taking full advantage of the opportunities that capitalism affords all of us in a democratic nation.

Sophie and Jake

“Thanks again for your business. It's been a pleasure working with you.” Sophie hung up the phone as she settled in to watch her elementary-aged children play soccer. Jake glanced over as he heard her end the call and eased back into the lawn chair he had brought to sit on the sidelines at the local game. “Good meeting?” He grinned.

“Yeah—I can't believe how far this business has grown, but here were are at the game, doing what we always wanted while the bank account is growing. Pretty awesome, right?” Sophie took a moment to breathe in the fall air and scan the field for the kids.

“Yeah, pretty awesome.”

“I can't think of another way that I could be closing out work calls and still finding time to do the things I want to do with my family.”

“Yeah—it's as if you leapt right over so many of the steps people take, and you landed in the leadership position everyone dreams about. But you landed right here with us and the kids.”

“Yeah—I guess I leaned in by starting up,” Sophie said with a smile.

“I knew you could do it,” Jake ...