Career VOLTA brings an abundance of confidence-building methods to the forefront for businesswomen that put us in the driver’s seat of our careers.  What really struck a chord with me was the concept that we are a brand, and that we need to approach our brand by shaping it with purpose, especially now with social media. Lois made me stop and think about how people perceive me, and whether or not their perception aligns with the intention of my brand. This book makes it clear that we are the ones who get to shape our brand--the way WE want it to be. I find this to be very empowering.

Career VOLTA gives you the eye-opening ability to reflect and assess your career with an honest yet affirming method in a safe, down-to-earth environment. Not only does Moran give you the tools to assess, but she also stays with you on the journey, giving you the techniques needed to empower change. As councilwoman, the tools in this book would have cleared the path for me to earn my seat at The Table the first time I entered a conference room filled with men in suits.

Before reading Career VOLTA, I had never heard the word volta before. It’s a profound process that happens to a person…a moment of awareness, thinking about where you are and where you want to get, then making change happen by taking the reins into your own hands. As you read Career VOLTA, you will get to know yourself better and you will be able to assess your current situation. I would recommend this book to every colleague because it’s an easy read that’s loaded with tools, methods, and advice. Lois tells personal stories that make you feel like you’re having a conversation with her. I thought being an accomplished businesswoman was something that you either had or you didn’t. My VOLTA moment was this: If you’re willing to learn and do the work, you can become that woman!

In Career VOLTA, Lois makes it clear that we all fail, but what’s important is that we learn from our mistakes. The book is helping me to address my inner critic—to overcome the second-guessing and the negative self-talk and to start telling myself the truth that I’m knowledgeable and accomplished in my field. Career VOLTA encourages me that if I do my homework and go for it, I can expect to have what I want in my life and career. Reading this book prompted me to take a leap of faith, to do something that I’ve been hesitant to do for a while—start a healthy food blog. I now believe that if I try something, there’s no reason why I can’t expect to succeed!

The Career VOLTA chapter that addresses how to think of ourselves as a brand gave me great insight as a business owner on two fronts: What I need to work on regarding how people view me and how to expand my business beyond being a person with a job into something that has much greater potential—becoming a brand.

I also found the concept of how to win the support from others to be very helpful—by getting people to envision how everyone can be successful together. I also liked Lois’s advice on how to say no because saying yes can come from a place of desperation. Saying no comes from a place of COURAGE!

Career VOLTA helped me take stock of where I have been, where I am, and where I want to go. My personality is such that it can be hard for me to dream big or think past the immediate challenges I’m facing, which can cause me to feel stagnant. Lois laid out practical exercises that helped me to clarify and face some fears that have had me on pause, and I’m inspired to take further steps to move forward.  Being in a creative field still requires me to be business-minded and work well with others. The Table I want to sit at is often a studio or a stage, but the tools provided in Career VOLTA still apply. I wish I’d had this book 15 years ago!

I started my career as the youngest female trader, at the time, on the American Stock Exchange. Much like Lois, my success came from learning, the hard way, about what worked and what didn’t. In Career VOLTA, Lois gives women the opportunity to pinpoint what it takes to drive us forward in our careers, and it illuminates those things that can hold us back. It could be that one thing, like a hair twirling habit, undermining our power base. We work hard to succeed, so why not take advantage of a resource like Career VOLTA? It’s a confidence builder to get trade secrets from a woman who has already done the work and who truly cares about us.

From the outset, Career VOLTA draws you in with its conversational style and ease of reading. I love how Moran doesn't shy away from stating that hard work is always involved, however, she provides key points to assist in many areas of success such as personal presence, speaking, and body language. While reading the book, I got the sense I was sitting down with a personal mentor over coffee, as she gave me years of wisdom to use in my own success journey. I would recommend Career VOLTA as a must-read for any woman.

Career VOLTA is a generous gift of unbelievably juicy secrets-to-success for women on all career paths. With such vivid and clear instructions, Moran uses wisdom gained from her own rise to success and tells us specifically how to be, act, and interact in this world in order to sky rocket to the top of whatever profession we choose. All we have to do is pay attention to what she shares, and we will be unstoppable. As an entrepreneur myself, this book has helped me inspire VOLTAs in my own all-woman team so that they can unlock their best selves for us to thrive together. I'm giving this book to each one of them and to every woman I know!