Breaking Borders

A Remarkable Story of Adventure, Family, and Career Success That Defied All Expectations

Kate Isler

• Publisher: HarperCollins Leadership
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781400221578
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Women in Business
• Index: Business

Kate Isler's incredible story demonstrates how women can stop self-selecting out of opportunities and take the leap of faith to accomplish their dreams.

Kate Isler navigated the male-dominated culture of the technology industry, breaking new global markets for Microsoft in their fast-paced, hyper-growth startup years in some of the most challenging regions in the world – all without a college degree or resources that many believe are necessary for success.

Kate's story is a fascinating adventure from her years as a naïve young adult through her unexpected global career at a time when corporations weren't hiring women to represent their companies overseas.

In Breaking Borders, Kate candidly shares:

• Her moments of success, failure, and very public mistakes.
• The struggle she faced to pivot her career in a completely new direction.
• How she overcame the disappointment of a failed startup by channeling her passion for supporting women.
• Her mission to inspire other women by building Be Bold, a women's advocacy non-profit, from the ground up.

Kate's story is a guide for women who want to stop self-selecting out of opportunities because they "assume" they don't have the right education, connections, or skills to take a chance.

contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright
5. One Five-by-Eight Trailer
6. Two Seattle or Bust
7. Three Are We Doing This Together?
8. Four The Working World
9. Five Madison Avenue Seattle Style
10. Six “We Want You for Your Mind, Not Your Feet”
11. Seven If He Can Do It
12. Eight I Took the Job
13. Nine A New Business Model
14. Ten Out of Africa
15. Eleven Career and Life Left Turn
16. Twelve Back to the Basics
17. Thirteen Looking for My Community
18. Fourteen Central European Time
19. Fifteen GMT Round Two
20. Sixteen Windows on the World
21. Seventeen The Beginning
22. About the Author

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• One: Five-by-Eight Trailer
• Two: Seattle or Bust
• Three: Are We Doing This Together?
• Four: The Working World
• Five: Madison Avenue Seattle Style
• Six: “We Want You for Your Mind, Not Your Feet”
• Seven: If He Can Do It
• Eight: I Took the Job
• Nine: A New Business Model
• Ten: Out of Africa
• Eleven: Career and Life Left Turn
• Twelve: Back to the Basics
• Thirteen: Looking for My Community
• Fourteen: Central European Time
• Fifteen: GMT Round Two
• Sixteen: Windows on the World
• Seventeen: The Beginning
• About the Author