Book description:In July 2008, international business executive Herta von Stiegel led a group of disabled people to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for charity. The story was captured in the award-winning documentary The Mountain Within—and now the expedition has inspired this remarkable work, which blends the gripping tale with powerful leadership lessons and conversations with many of the world’s most influential business leaders:
Kay Unger
Sung-Joo Kim
Dr. Joachim Faber
Baroness Scotland of Asthal
Marsha Serlin
Dr. Karl (Charly) and Lisa Kleissner
Martha (Marty) Wikstrom
Sam Chisholm
Minister Mohamed Lotfi Mansour
Karin Forseke
President and Lt. General Seretse Khama Ian Khama
Christie Hefner
Abeyya Al-Qatami
Hon. Al Gore and David Blood
Dr. Mohamed “Mo” Ibrahim
Life may be full of obstacles, but it is the mountain within that most often needs to be conquered. No matter your challenges or where you are on your climb to the top, this unique work helps you become a resilient leader capable of guiding your team to achieve even the most challenging goal.
Herta von Stiegel is founder and CEO of Ariya Capital Group, a Gaborone- and London-based fund management firm focusing on sustainable investments in Africa. An international executive with a consistent track record of building profitable structured finance businesses, she has held senior positions at Citibank and JP Morgan and, until 2005, was Managing Director at AIG Financial Products. A U.S. tax lawyer by training, Herta practiced law prior to becoming a banker specializing in international taxation and mergers and acquisitions. A popular and highly soughtafter speaker, she has been featured on CNBC, Fox, BBC, Bloomberg, SA FM (South African radio), BBC Radio 4, and in financial print media, including the Financial Times. She lives in London, England.
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