The Lady with Balls, Alice Combs
The Lady with Balls, Alice Combs
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The Lady with Balls
A Single Mom’s Triumphant Battle in a Man’s World

Author: Alice Combs

Narrator: Alice Combs

Unabridged: 10 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Alice Combs

Published: 07/19/2019


Synopsis

During the 1970s, Alice Combs, undeterred by a former employer’s snobbish pronouncement, “You’re not corporate material,” transformed herself from divorced mother on food stamps to successful entrepreneur. Resolute, Alice overcame her initial ignorance of the recycling trade and recovered from the many novice mistakes she inevitably made while teaching herself to operate Vulcan Wire, which would slowly become a thriving business despite an embezzling partner, cutthroat competitors, and several employees who proved unreliable when they were most needed. Alice refused to be intimidated and wouldn’t take no for an answer. Her exceptional achievement in a traditionally male arena is an inspiration for all women who aspire to the heights of success in their chosen fields.

Author Bio

Alice Combs was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1942. In the 1970s she planned to help rebuild her boyfriend’s dead but supposedly formerly thriving business. She discovered his business had never been successful—until she made it so. By 1977 she had bought the boyfriend’s share and dumped him. Alice’s business, Vulcan Wire, of which she still owns 34 percent, is still growing.

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