If you’re looking for the best books for female founders and entrepreneurs, we have a comprehensive list for you. So, let’s talk about some of our favorite books that help women in business grow more confident every day.
Minor Feelings, Your Hype Girl, and Becoming are some of the best books for female business owners and founders. They are great tools to help you run your business better or find your footing if you’re struggling as a female entrepreneur.
Each of these books appeared on our podcast. So, let’s talk about them in more detail and help you find some inspiration. These books are great for all women in business, whether they’re running startups or established businesses.
Top 9 Books Recommended on Female Startup Club’s Podcast
Below are the top nine books and why we are loving them:
1. Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong (Episode 102)
This bestseller was a Pulitzer Prize finalist as Cathy Park Hong discusses her journey to finding herself as a daughter of Korean immigrants. Loaded with humor and solid advice for any woman struggling to figure out who they are, this book should be on everyone’s reading list.
2. Eat a Peach by David Chang (Episode 102)
This New York Times bestseller follows the journey of David Chang from a depressed, lost kid from Virginia to a well-established chef. The owner of Momofuku and star of the Netflix show Ugly Delicious has plenty of tips for success. He even has some funny stories about how he found his passion.
3. You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero (Episode 144)
Jen Sincero penned this very personal and authentic book to help female entrepreneurs stay motivated. Filled with short chapters and funny anecdotes, this book is easy to read and hard to put down. You’ll leave feeling good about yourself and ready to take on whatever life throws at you.
The Female Startup Club podcast host has compiled 51 chapters of 51 stories to help inspire women in business. This book is like sitting down for a chat with your friend who happens to know a lot about women’s entrepreneurship. It has some great advice, no matter how far you are along in the journey of becoming a successful entrepreneur.
5. Becoming by Michelle Obama (Episode 71)
The United States’ first African American First Lady penned this memoir telling her story in her words. Featuring a letter to her younger self and an alternate version for younger readers, this inclusive book can help you find your path through all the unrealistic expectations we face as female entrepreneurs.
6. Radical Candor by Kim Scott (Episode 110)
Drawing from her experience as an executive at Google and Apple at different points in her career, Kim Scott discusses the struggle between empathy and criticism in this book.
It’s a great book to help forge a closer relationship with your team. It also helps to understand that criticism is an important part of growing as a leader.
7. Disrupt-Her by Miki Agrawal (Episode 398)
Miki Agrawal penned this book about women’s struggles in the world and the workplace. She shares how, despite these struggles, the reader can focus on themselves.
While this book won’t keep you out of challenging situations, it’ll help you think clearly while navigating them.
This bestseller discusses the often underappreciated introverts. Susan Cain discusses introverts throughout history and how they manage to impact their world despite being quiet.
This is a great resource for women who would rather do than say. It shows how introverts can still find a way to impact others.
9. Work Party by Jaclyn Johnson (Episode 460)
Jaclyn Johnson uses this book to describe ways to turn the troubles women face in the workplace into inspiration. If you ever leave work in tears at the end of the day, this book is for you. Johnson takes us on a journey to understand how those strong emotions can help us do better.
40 More Best Books for Female Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
Rounding off our list are these 40 other acclaimed books.
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Fear Is Just a Four-Letter Word by Tracy Tutor (Episode 229)
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Atomic Habits by James Clear (Episode 109)
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Educated by Tara Westover (Episode 64)
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The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest (Episode 68)
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Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (Episode 93)
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We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers (Episode 163)
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My Life So Far by Jane Fonda (Episode 94)
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It Didn’t Start with You by Mark Wolynn (Episode 141)
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The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki (Episode 132)
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The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (Episode 144)
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Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris (Episode 112)
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The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky (Episode 464)
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City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (Episode 117)
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How to Build a Goddamn Empire by Ali Kreigsman (Episode 170)
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Billion Dollar Loser by Reeves Weideman (Episode 121)
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Anti-Fragile by Nassim N. Taleb (Episode 109)
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The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris (Episode 220)
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Burn Rate by Andy Dunn (Episode 410)
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Girls That Invest by Simran Kaur (Episode 419)
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The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty by Leonard A Lauder (Episode 266)
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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live by Brene Brown (Episode 179)
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Shoe Dog by Phil Knight (Episode 176)
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High Growth Handbook by Elad Gil (Episode 345)
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Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker (Episode 156)
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The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle (Episode 43)
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Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (Episode 85)
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The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz (Episode 87)
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The E Myth by Michael E. Gerber (Episode 192)
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The Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker (Episode 264)
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Play Bigger by Al Ramandan (Episode 364)
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Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger (Episode 220)
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Supermarket by Jaimie Schmidt (Episode 241)
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Zen Mind, Beginners Mind by Shrunryu Suzuki (Episode 35)
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How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis (Episode 357)
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Business Is Personal by Bethenny Frankel (Episode 364)
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The Success Experiment by Lillian Ahenkan (Episode 211)
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Good to Great by Jim Collins (Episode 89)
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Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad (Episode 80)
