Emma Grede has built companies in industries defined by exclusivity, yet one of the biggest constraints she sees facing women isn’t access itself. Grede says that women can create lives that work for them, but not without honesty, intention and hard work. Ambition, Grede says, is hard to maintain without clarity on what you want, why you want it and what you are willing to do to get there. She often returns to the value of mentorship, a theme that runs through her podcast, Aspire with Emma Grede, public appearances and career. “This book should feel like a wake-up call for ambitious women,” who want “money, power, career and families,” because ultimately, Grede says, it is “about self-leadership.”