Chris King's unbelievable journey from an uneducated, 20-year-old single mom to the world's first female semiconductor company CEO.
Chris King's unbelievable journey from an uneducated, 20-year-old single mom to the world's first female semiconductor company CEO.
Leadership, Motivational & inspirational, Women in business
Breaking Through the Silicon Ceiling takes the reader on the amazing journey of Chris King’s life and her rise from being a poor, uneducated, 20-year-old single mom to being the world’s first female CEO of a semiconductor company. In a story full of twists and turns, the reader is carried through emotional highs and lows, and given the gift of learning what Chris had to learn through trial and error - that success in business is not dictated by your demographic or the types of challenges that life might throw at you. The seeds of success are within you.
In Breaking Through the Silicon Ceiling, we follow Chris on her path from the trailer park to the boardroom, and we learn the 12 essential principles that guided her along the way. Chris’ principles are hard-earned truths that have been proven time and again in her professional, avocational, and personal lives. This book will encourage and empower you to discern and chart your own path to greater success in business and life.
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Packed with incredible stories of the author defying the odds to find personal and professional success, the lessons author Christine King shares in Breaking Through the Silicon Ceiling are not only highly relatable but also make for an engaging and inspiring read that captivated me from start to finish. A book I can see myself, and my friends, re-reading for years to come, it not only covers her amazing, and groundbreaking career and family life, but at the very same time she also teaches critical business lessons along the way. Thus, in what is a wondrously informative and dutifully sculpted new read, and one for everyone, she passes along some invaluable life lessons, her shares making me feel as if I were right there with her, step by step. So whether you feel stuck in work, or in life, or simply like a good story about an underdog coming out on top, this book is well worth the read. Whether you feel stuck in work or in life or simply like a good story about an underdog coming out on top, Breaking Through The Silicon Ceiling is the book for you and is, from start to finish, well worth the read. ~ Exclusive Magazine, Review
Chris King is one of a kind. Her singular focus on the customer and business outcomes was a lesson to all of us growing up at IBM. She was a role model for me as the first female CEO in the semiconductor industry and has such an inspiring story of how she got there. ~ Lisa Su, CEO of leading semiconductor company, AMD
While this is the story of an amazing woman’s life and career, there are many very important lessons here for ALL of us. ~ John Kelly, Senior Executive at IBM
Chris King's life and career is a remarkable story of triumph over adversity, proving yet again that nothing is impossible if you are smart, determined, and willing to look beyond whatever obstacles come your way. This remarkable book is an inspiration for anyone looking to make a better life. ~ Stan Bergman, CEO of Henry Schein, a leading healthcare company
