New Book Added to List -"On the Edge"

While attending an awards ceremony for my Young Women of Distinction award, I had the honor of meeting a very inspiring lady.  Her name is Alison Levine.  She has served as the team captain of the first American Women’s Everest Expedition, and skied to the geographic North Pole. She is the first American to complete a 600-mile traverse from west Antarctica to the South Pole.What is amazing is she did this while hauling 150 pounds of her gear and supplies in a sled harnessed to her waist. Levine has also completed the Adventure Grand Slam – climbing the highest peak on each continent and skiing to both Poles. Her success in extreme environments is noteworthy given she has had 3 heart surgeries and suffers from a neurological disease that causes the arteries that feed her fingers and toes to collapse in cold weather, leaving her at extreme risk for frostbite. She has taken all her breath-taking and dangerous adventures and relates them to important leadership characteristics in her book “On the Edge”.  I am excited to say that Benny and I have decided to add that to our book reading list. Leadership is an important part of a startup, and without it the business will crumble.