Therese Allison  is a self-made success story, mom, mentor and Best-Selling and Award-Winning Author of “Playing for Keeps – How a 21st century businesswoman beat the boys” (self-help memoir.) To help others succeed, Allison openly shares how she became financially independent at age 38 when her company (McKenna & Associates) was sold to AON, and retired early at 43 to spend quality time with her children. In this episode, hear all about her new book and how it uncovers her “16 Pearls of Wisdom”, “Velvet Glove for Women” approach (using humor while being smart/firm), “Lucy Moments”(self-deprecating stories that broke barriers) and how her unknown heritage helped her “break the glass ceiling” in a “man’s world” in the 1980s and 1990s. You can also learn more about Therese at http://thereseallison.com/.