Build Boldly, chart your unique career path and lead with courage
A #1 bestselling playbook for anyone ready to stop waiting for permission and start building the career and life they actually want.
The Time is Now To Craft Your Playbook for Success.
Most people spend their careers waiting - for the right moment, the right title, the right permission. Build Boldly is the book that ends the waiting.
Whether you feel stagnant in your career, uncertain about your next move, or ready to lead in a way that actually reflects who you are - this book was written for you. It is practical, personal, and deeply honest about what it really takes to build a bold career on your own terms.
When you read this book, you will:
Embrace your authenticity and have the courage to show up fully as yourself
Open your mind to new ways of thinking, working, and seizing opportunities
Leave limiting beliefs behind, bet on yourself, and act on your career dreams
Build meaningful relationships and lift others as you rise
Lead boldly, challenge the norm, and create environments where great people thrive
Praise & Reviews
“This incredible book holds the key to learning how to take risks and lead with courageous confidence. I want to be bold like Bolanle, and I know you will too.”
— Meaghan B Murphy, Editor in Chief of Woman’s Day and author of Your Fully Charged Life: A radically simple approach to having endless energy and filling every day with YAY
“Bolanle generously breaks down her remarkable journey into a ‘playbook’ that readers will reference time and again. Whether it’s your business, career or personal life, Build Boldly will inspire you to consider what success looks like for you and immediately get to work!”
— Ugonna Ibe-Ejiogu, Creative Director, Cinnamon Lagos
“Build Boldly provides the reader with a clear narrative, outstanding practical to-dos and a level of personal encouragement that is not often found in traditional leadership material. Bola has illuminated BOLD in a way that the reader can’t help but jump up and move forward!”
— Ted Maziejka, Consultant
“In this honest and open book, Bolanle Williams-Olley creates a judgment-free zone where one can be truly reflective of one’s career journey and milestones so far, and get practical advice and tools to excel, starting from the job interview phase and throughout one’s career. No work situation is perfect, and Williams-Olley uses her own experiences to show us how we too can not only survive our career, but expertly navigate different organizational cultures, build relationships and make bold moves to accomplish every goal we set for ourselves, and thrive. Every nugget in this book is gold, and you will find yourself bookmarking pages and returning to read them over and over again.”
— Odichinma Akosionu, MPH, PhD candidate—University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Ready to Build Boldly?
The playbook is waiting. The only thing left is for you to decide that your wildest dream is not too big, not too far, and was never meant for someone else.
You're closer than you think.