Power Moves
Learn how to pivot, reboot, and build a career of purpose with Power Moves, the best-selling career book by Career Contessa founder, Lauren McGoodwin.
Called "the essential handbook," Power Moves helps professional women truly feel understood so they can bypass perfection and planning and head straight to evolving.
Power Moves is filled with the information, guidance, advice, and essential tools, (including helpful graphics) that can help women take decisive, bold steps without self-doubt and fear, Power Moves shows women how to build a successful career on their own terms.
Not Your Average Self-Help Career Book
This Book Will...
- Help you identify notorious career traps through a foundational tool kit organized into four critical sections: self-care, relationships, career, and money.
- Teach you how to build your own Power Moves approach so you can start actively guiding the direction of your career—one that provides fulfillment—with real-life examples from successful women in a variety of industries and diverse backgrounds.
- Provide a much-needed handbook filled with practical information, advice, and essential tools (including helpful graphics), to guide women toward decisive, bold steps without self-doubt and fear.
- Develop a daily Power Moves habit with examples of moves you can make today—and in the future.
Make a Power Move
Meet The Author
Lauren McGoodwin
Speaker. Educator. Author. Part career coach, part motivational best friend here to inspire you, Lauren McGoodwin is Career Contessa’s CEO, #1 Power Moves advocate, and has a life mission to help women build successful and fulfilling careers on their terms.
Formerly, Lauren was a Recruiter for Hulu, has a Bachelor's in Education from University of Oregon, and a Master’s in Communication Management from USC where she wrote her thesis on millennial women and career resources. Lauren regularly contributes career advice to outlets like Good Morning America, Goop, and more.
In May of 2020, Lauren published her first book, Power Moves, with Harper Business and it quickly became a best-selling new release on Amazon.
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Praise for Power Moves
“Power Moves is an honest and brave manifesto on how to take control of your career and, ultimately, your happiness, on your terms.”
Founder,
Girls Who Code, Author Of Brave, Not Perfect
“I’ve read a lot of career-advice books and this one really stood out to me. When you read it, you’ll feel like she’s a big sister, guiding you through sometimes tough and tricky career choices in a way that will make you feel like you can tackle anything. It’s clear that Lauren’s experience as the founder of Career Contessa has given her insight into what thousands of women want, and she delivers. Plus, she’s refreshingly candid about her own struggles at the beginning of her career. It shows that if she can do it, so can you.”
Founder,
Ladies Get Paid
“There is a certain type of savvy I thought couldn’t be taught, but Lauren McGoodwin is making her sharp instincts accessible to everyone. She is part trusted friend who knows what you’re up against, part professional guru who wants to help you realize your full potential. Power Moves is a practical, engaging guide full of actionable advice for navigating career pivot points. This book will change careers and lives.
Founder,
Author Of The Likeability Trap
“If you are ready to achieve real success with your career (and life), this is the book you absolutely need to read right now. It's the ultimate career book I wish my younger self had while I was navigating my career, negotiations, networking, and even my personal self-care as a working woman. This entire book is a gem that all women need to read and share, as far and wide as possible."
Founder,
Clever Girl Finance
Thank You Power Moves Readers
