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Melanie
Cook

is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author

She coauthored Business Success Secrets, an honest, raw, and real look at some of the best-kept entrepreneurial secrets. Her chapter in the book, “From ADD to Harvard,” chronicles her courageous journey and the challenges she faced.

Starting as a young child who failed first grade due to undiagnosed ADD and dyslexia, she went on to graduate from Harvard Law School and become the CEO of a multi-million-dollar company.

While many people speak of “obstacles” to their success, Melanie knew that her ADD and dyslexia would prevent her from achieving her dreams if she did not find a way or create one.

The book has a 5-star review rating from Amazon readers

and is critically acclaimed, with raving editorial reviews listed below.

Melanie’s coauthors share their stories and invaluable tips about succeeding in the business world, making the book a well-rounded and inspirational read with actionable advice.

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Beyond the Highlight reel: an honest, raw, and real look at some of the best-kept entrepreneurial secrets!

Buried beneath the impressive awards and accolades of each successful entrepreneur lies the hard-knocks story of the grit, determination, and resourcefulness it took to mount the summit of a dream. What you don’t know is just how much they learned along the way….

Business Success Secrets is a book written for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs. Forget the flashing banners, false promises of overnight success, and the phony internet gurus – this is business insight straight from the source. Laying it all on the line, each author in the anthology has come together for one singular purpose: to bring you the undiluted truth of what it takes to make your business dream a reality.

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The only question now is, what’s standing in your way?

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There’s no need to reinvent the wheel! Start your entrepreneurial journey off on the right foot: grab your copy of Business Success Secrets today!

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Editorial Reviews

James White
Former CEO, Jamba Juice; Executive Coach and Speaker

Business Success Secrets should be on the bookshelf of every entrepreneur, regardless of how long you've been in the game! The insight and wherewithal with which this amalgamation of professionals relate their stories is unparalleled in its usefulness. A fantastic read for the rookie and veteran alike!

Monica Smiley
Editor and Publisher of Enterprising Women

The formatting of Business Success Secrets makes it an easily accessible book to all, offering the distilled wisdom of professionals from nearly every kind of industry you can imagine. It is evident that a great deal of thought was put into which authors would participate in this project, as every single one of them has an original and creative story to tell.

Shawn Johal
Business Growth Coach and author of The Happy Leader

Anthologies like Business Success Secrets are great for two reasons: they provide a nearly limitless supply of motivation when going through the trials and tribulations of business, but even more importantly… whatever your problem currently is, more likely than not one of these entrepreneurs has gone through it before and has the answer you're looking for.

Reggie Van Lee
Partner and Chief Transformation Officer, The Carlyle Group

Riveting from the very first chapter! Once you get the pages turning, it's very difficult to put this book down. Each author is so unique, and yet, so many of the lessons learned can be extrapolated and applied to whatever professional endeavor you've always dreamed of spearheading.

Edie Fraser
CEO, Women Business Collaborative (WBC); Enterprising Women Hall of Fame and founding member of C200; Founder, Million Women Mentors (MWM)

Congratulations on the important book: Business Success Secrets by women and men entrepreneurs who pour out their hearts and souls with valuable insights. I urge each of you to read the stories and delve deep into the answers to the piercing questions and see the perseverance, ingenuity and candid assessments. Their learnings are invaluable. No need to reinvent the wheel!

Sanjay Jaybhay
Bestselling author of Invest and Grow Rich

Business Success Secrets does an excellent job of driving home the notion that you don't have to belong to the family of a wealthy industry tycoon to go out there and make your dream a reality. Tempered with practical and pragmatic wisdom from a charming selection of entrepreneurs of all ages, races and backgrounds, it was a highly informative literary journey.

Michael Flory
CEO, Director and Board Member, MRFH, LLC

If there was one thing that struck me as particularly noteworthy about Business Success Secrets, it was the rawness of the contributing authors. There was no gussied up language or fanatical blueprints to fame and fortune. It was simple, understandable and highly actionable pieces of advice from real people – just like you and I – who have been there and done it all before.

Mark Nureddine
CEO, Bull Outdoor Products and bestselling author of Pocket Mentor

It was downright rejuvenating and inspiring just to see how many top-tier companies are now being run by successful, empowered and business-oriented female professionals all around the world! An excellent addition to any entrepreneur's personal library.

Sid Mohasseb
Transformational and Motivational Speaker, and bestselling author of You Are Not Them!: The Authentic Entrepreneur's Way

Business Success Secrets delivered even more than I had anticipated. Offering invaluable insight and awareness of the challenges associated with striking out on your own, each personal narrative is primed with nuggets of hard-earned wisdom, just waiting to be plucked.

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