Book Review
In her book, Shift on Purpose: From Teen Mom Making Minimum Wage to Founder and CEO of a Multi-Million Dollar Business, entrepreneur Tracy Taylor Smith shares her powerful story to business and personal success. She provides readers with actionable advice and encouragement on how to fearlessly move your life and aspirations forward, despite your personal circumstances. She shares her thought process and the outlook that helped her to overcome teen pregnancy, divorce, and single-motherhood to achieve success and fulfillment in both her business and personal life.
Shift on Purpose is full of inspirational insights from trailblazing entrepreneur Tracy Taylor Smith. She gives a wealth of actionable advice for anyone looking to transform their lives with intention. This is the story of how Tracy went from making minimum wage as a toll-booth operator to being one of the highest-ranking executives in the organization, only to wager her life savings to establish what would become a multi-million-dollar business that has since employed thousands. Through topics such as managing drama and pushing through lack of appreciation and past errors, Tracy invites you to “Shift on Purpose” and move your personal and business life forward without fear.
Author Quotes
If there is one thing I have learned from all my combined experiences, it’s that we have the power to make a difference in our personal and professional lives.
Take a stand and shift your life on purpose. Become the architect of your own destiny.
You have the opportunity and time to shape your life in any way that you see fit. Your gender, ethnicity, social status, and financial background, do not matter. It’s time to make the shift on purpose.
About the author
Tracy Taylor Smith founded Taylor Smith Consulting in 2006 driven by a passion for empowering people towards career and economic advancement. Since then, Tracy has grown her award-winning staffing and consulting agency into a multi-million-dollar business with offices across several U.S. cities. In 2017, the business earned the distinction of being the only minority-owned firm to ever have provided staffing services for the Super Bowl, the World Series, and the Phoenix Open in the same year. Tracy’s accomplishments have been recognized in publications such as USA Today, CNN Online News, and the Houston Business Journal. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Management from the University of Phoenix, and is also a Houston Community College Alum, where she earned an Associate of Applied Science in Computer Science Technology. Tracy also holds certifications in Project Management and Leadership from the University of Houston.
Why LoA loves it…
At Lionesses of Africa, we love women entrepreneurs who are tenacious, those who are fearless, and who don’t let their personal circumstances and experiences stand in the way of realizing their ambitions. Tracy Taylor Smith is one such entrepreneur, and her personal story of going from teen mom making minimum wage to founder and CEO of a multi-million dollar business is nothing short of inspirational. Today, Tracy is a great example of how a combination of tenacity, self-belief, hard work and sheer determination can lead to great personal and business success. An inspirational read! — Melanie Hawken, founder & ceo, Lionesses of Africa