Book Review
In the book, Dream Big and Win: Translating Passion into Purpose and Creating a Billion-Dollar Business, author Liz Elting, one of the most celebrated and successful women in America, has created a guide for how to not only dream big, but also win―both in business and in life.
For the first time ever, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Forbes' Richest Self-Made Woman, Liz Elting, shares her story on how she co-founded and grew TransPerfect, the billion-dollar translation and language solutions company that began as a dream in an NYU dorm room. In her book, Dream Big and Win, she divulges practical and inspiring tips you can implement immediately, teaching why success is not solely about attaining and wielding power. Liz shows you that fulfilling your highest potential will require you to look beyond yourself. In her honest and often humorous narrative, she illustrates why actions are more important than mantras and why doing will always eclipse dreaming. This book is for anyone who has ever dreamed of translating their passion into purpose and creating something bigger than themselves.
Author Quotes
Work today like no one else will, so you can live and give tomorrow like no one else can.
With passion and a whole lot of hard work, anything is possible. If you can dream it—and you’re willing to put in the work—you can make it happen.
I was raised to take initiative and work to make the world a better and more interconnected place. That has been the guiding force and common thread throughout my career.
About the author
Liz Elting, founder and ceo of the Elizabeth Elting Foundation, is an entrepreneur, business leader, linguaphile, philanthropist, feminist, and mother. After living, studying, and working in five countries across the globe, Liz founded TransPerfect out of an NYU dorm room in 1992 and served as co-ceo until 2018. TransPerfect is the world's largest language solutions company, with over $1.1 billion in revenue and offices in more than 100 cities worldwide. Liz received the 2019 Charles Waldo Haskins Award for business and public service from NYU’s Stern School of Business, the American Heart Association’s 2020 Health Equity Leadership Award, the Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs’ 2021 Vertex Award for changing the face and direction of women’s high-growth entrepreneurship, the American Heart Association’s 2022 Woman Changing the World Award, and Trinity College’s 2022 Kathleen O’Connor Boelhouwer ’85 Alumni Initiative Award. Liz has been recognized as a NOW Woman of Power & Influence, American Express' and Entrepreneur magazine's Woman of the Year, and one of Forbes’ Richest Self-Made Women every year since the list’s inception. Elting is the author of the book, Dream Big and Win: Translating Passion into Purpose and Creating a Billion-Dollar Business.
Why LoA loves it…
Many women entrepreneurs will tell you that their businesses are driven by passion for what they do and for the impact they can make in their communities, countries and the world. But the challenge is often knowing how to turn that passion into a scaleable, high-impact business that can also generate significant revenues. For all those women entrepreneurs who aspire to grow and thrive, and have big revenue ambitions, then Liz Elting’s new book, Dream Big and Win: Translating Passion into Purpose and Creating a Billion-Dollar Business, is a must-read! She knows from first-hand experience how to harness the power of passion to turn ambitions into high profits, all whilst making a positive difference in people’s lives. This is a must-read book for all passion-driven women entrepreneurs who want to realise their goals. — Melanie Hawken, founder & ceo, Lionesses of Africa