career forward

Career Forward

In the bestselling tradition of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, The Confidence Code, and How Women Rise, former PepsiCo chief operations officer Grace Puma and former Nike president of consumer-direct Christiana Smith Shi show women how to manage their career journeys, build professional value, get paid what they’re worth, and enjoy full lives in and out of work.

“Engaging, practical, and hands-on with actionable insights you can put to work right away...No matter where you are on the career ladder, you’ll be able to find yourself in this book….Don’t miss the opportunity to absorb the lessons these two amazing women have to share.”

—Carrie Cox, Chairman of the Board, Organon; board member Cardinal Health and Texas Instruments; ranked by Fortune for six years as “One of the Most Powerful Women in Business”

“Sure to be useful for anyone with big career dreams. In these pages, the authors share powerful lessons learned not just in business but in life. Their Career Forward approach, which prizes the long view, allowed each to build tremendous equity and value at every stop in their professional journey.”

—Brian Cornell, CEO of Target

“With Career Forward, you’ll be able to level the playing field and chart a clear path forward. Inspiring, the book provides concrete tools to aid you in your journey, including well-timed wit that will disarm the opposition. Plus, the presentation is always captivating—seriously.”

—Jennifer Aaker, Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and coauthor of Humor, Seriously

Grace Puma is the former executive vice president and COO of PepsiCo, and before that held senior positions with United Airlines, Kraft Foods, Motorola, and Gillette. She has been ranked on the “Most Powerful Latina” list by Fortune magazine and recognized as the “Executive of the Year” by Latina Style magazine. Puma holds a BA in business administration and economics from Benedictine University. She lives in Tampa, Florida.

Christiana Smith Shi is the former president of Nike’s consumer-direct division, where she led the company’s global retail and e-commerce business. Before that she was a senior partner at McKinsey & Co. Currently the head of Lovejoy Advisors, which is focused on digitally transforming consumer and retail businesses, Smith Shi is a graduate of Stanford University and has an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she graduated as a Baker Scholar. She lives in Portland, Oregon.