Linda Rottenberg

Business mentor, Change agent, Connector, Entrepreneur, Global soul, Parent, World traveler, Writer/Editor

Sixteen years ago, Linda Rottenberg co-founded Endeavor to help entrepreneurs reach their dreams. Her global network handpicked 1,000 high-impact entrepreneurs in 20 countries and the U.S., and helped them generate $7 billion a year. In her new book, CRAZY IS A COMPLIMENT, Rottenberg shows how the lessons she learned from these inspiring innovators apply to everyone from corporate executives to scrappy founders, from nonprofit leaders to mom-and-pop startups. Named one of “America’s Top Leaders” by U.S. News and a frequent lecturer, Rottenberg may be the most passionate voice in entrepreneurship today. With wisdom, vulnerability, and humor, CRAZY IS A COMPLIMENT is rallying cry for a new approach to business and blueprint for personal change. Linda Rottenberg is one of the world’s leading voices on innovation and entrepreneurship. The co-founder and CEO of Endeavor, she was named one of 100 “Innovators for the 21st century” by Time and the world’s “mentor capitalist” by Tom Friedman. A native of Newton, Mass, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband, bestselling author Bruce Feiler, and their twin daughters.

everyone thinking and acting like an entrepreneur today

Anyone who dares to think in a contrarian way is bound to be called crazy. Almost every entrepreneur I've met at one point was called crazy. That's why my mantra is: Crazy is a compliment! And the corollary to this is: If you're NOT called crazy, then you probably aren't thinking big enough!

Emerging markets and the global economy, entrepreneurship, Innovation, Intrapreneurship, parenting identical twins, Social Entrepreneurship, Thinking & dreaming

I make a mean pesto...and I used to be able to tango! :)