AOL Insider Tells Women to Go BODACIOUS!

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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2001

For the first time ever, an America Online (AOL) insider has written a book about the hypergrowth, start-up machine that today is a symbol of entrepreneurial success. Mary Foley, AOL's first Corporate Training Manager, who influenced much of the management philosophy held by AOL today, writes about attaining corporate success in, BODACIOUS! An AOL Insider Cracks the Code to Outrageous Success for Women (AMACOM, 2001).

Starting in an entry level position at the company when it was known as Quantum Computer Services, Foley worked her way up the corporate ladder. Within 10 years, at the age of 33, she retired a multimillionaire from AOL. "I had to thrive on shift and change, and know when to take a stand," said Foley, who describes her successful approach as being "bodacious."

Foley's book, BODACIOUS!, offers a new, fresh approach to achieving success for women in today's economy. "The workplace is much different now than it was 30 years ago during the feminist movement," said Foley. "We are now moving far beyond that and the women who will succeed are the ones who approach both their career and life in a positive and bodacious manner."

BODACIOUS! An AOL Insider Cracks the Code to Outrageous Success for Women (AMACOM, 2001), can be found in bookstores nationwide.

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