Born to Shine: Do Good, Find Your Joy, and Build a Life You Love
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Summary
This authentic and dynamic memoir from the CEO of Kendra Scott Jewelry delivers inspiration， leadership lessons， and spellbinding storytelling。
For twenty years， Kendra Scott built her eponymous jewelry company from a hobby and an idea into a company worth more than a billion dollars， creating beautiful and affordable pieces with signature-cut natural gemstones packaged in a sunny yellow box。 By any measure， she’s the woman who has it all: a self-made billionaire， a generous philanthropist， and a mother of three with a squad of strong female friendships。
Sounds pretty perfect， right？
But perfection is a myth that doesn’t serve any of us。 A myth that encourages us to assume that we know what other people are going through， to judge each other on appearances and reputations， to present the best versions of ourselves and pretend like we’ve got it all together even when everything is falling apart。 Perfection isn’t just a lie， it’s exhausting， and Kendra is tired of it。
In this vulnerable， wise， and laugh-out-loud book， Kendra takes us on a journey of personal stories and hard-earned life lessons， from her humble beginnings as an awkward， bullied young girl in small-town Wisconsin to launching a business in her spare bedroom with $500。 With every pitfall， misstep， and failure， Kendra builds a life—and a career—rooted in joy， purpose， and doing good， a life she wants for every reader。
With heart and humor， Kendra reminds us that not all that glitters is gold， and that there is no level of success that can insulate you from what it means to be a human being: that life is as messy as it is magical， that bad things happen to good people for no good reason， and that a good life does not mean a perfect one。
For twenty years， Kendra Scott built her eponymous jewelry company from a hobby and an idea into a company worth more than a billion dollars， creating beautiful and affordable pieces with signature-cut natural gemstones packaged in a sunny yellow box。 By any measure， she’s the woman who has it all: a self-made billionaire， a generous philanthropist， and a mother of three with a squad of strong female friendships。
Sounds pretty perfect， right？
But perfection is a myth that doesn’t serve any of us。 A myth that encourages us to assume that we know what other people are going through， to judge each other on appearances and reputations， to present the best versions of ourselves and pretend like we’ve got it all together even when everything is falling apart。 Perfection isn’t just a lie， it’s exhausting， and Kendra is tired of it。
In this vulnerable， wise， and laugh-out-loud book， Kendra takes us on a journey of personal stories and hard-earned life lessons， from her humble beginnings as an awkward， bullied young girl in small-town Wisconsin to launching a business in her spare bedroom with $500。 With every pitfall， misstep， and failure， Kendra builds a life—and a career—rooted in joy， purpose， and doing good， a life she wants for every reader。
With heart and humor， Kendra reminds us that not all that glitters is gold， and that there is no level of success that can insulate you from what it means to be a human being: that life is as messy as it is magical， that bad things happen to good people for no good reason， and that a good life does not mean a perfect one。
Reviews
Shelly
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I was vaguely familiar with Kendra Scott Jewelry， but really knew nothing about it， about her or her business。 It was interesting to learn how it all began， how she grew a small homebased business into a billion dollar company。 Kendra is very likeable， I could see her being my neighbor whom I would hang out with and laugh and talk。 She's smart too， her business sense is pretty much spot on。 I love her passion， how she is focused not just on work and business， but on family and joy and being in t I was vaguely familiar with Kendra Scott Jewelry， but really knew nothing about it， about her or her business。 It was interesting to learn how it all began， how she grew a small homebased business into a billion dollar company。 Kendra is very likeable， I could see her being my neighbor whom I would hang out with and laugh and talk。 She's smart too， her business sense is pretty much spot on。 I love her passion， how she is focused not just on work and business， but on family and joy and being in the moment。She shares a wealth of business wisdom that can be applied to everyday life as well。I wish her happiness and success on the rest of her journey。 。。。more
Cover Lover Book Review
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3 1/2 starsIn Born to Shine reveals how entrepreneur Kendra Scott made her jewelry making business into a billion-dollar success and blends it with stories of difficulties and triumphs in her life Added photographs make it more interesting， giving it a personal feel。I like how Ms。 Scott shares her life lessons and how readers can apply them to their own life’s dreams and goals。 And I respect how she promotes family-first in her life and company。 Although I’m not a huge fan of the business side o 3 1/2 starsIn Born to Shine reveals how entrepreneur Kendra Scott made her jewelry making business into a billion-dollar success and blends it with stories of difficulties and triumphs in her life Added photographs make it more interesting， giving it a personal feel。I like how Ms。 Scott shares her life lessons and how readers can apply them to their own life’s dreams and goals。 And I respect how she promotes family-first in her life and company。 Although I’m not a huge fan of the business side of the book （I’m not much into business in general） I do appreciate how candid she is about her personal life and the encouragement and inspiration she provides to others。Disclosure: #CoverLoverBookReview received a complimentary copy of this book。 。。。more
Cari
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I love Kendra Scott jewelry so I was very excited to read this。 It is sort of a memoir/self-help book in a way， but I liked that。 I really enjoyed her story and would recommend it to anyone that is familiar with Kendra！
Brittany
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I am pretty familiar with Kendra Scott。 A lot of my friends are into her jewelry and I have a couple of pieces myself。 Although I am not a huge jewelry person， reading this really made me want to go to a storefront and use the Color Bar to buy a new piece！ But besides recognizing her signature colorful gems I knew nothing about her or her business， including the fact that it was a billion dollar business。 To me this book was part memoir， part business， and part self-help。 Scott has a lot of deta I am pretty familiar with Kendra Scott。 A lot of my friends are into her jewelry and I have a couple of pieces myself。 Although I am not a huge jewelry person， reading this really made me want to go to a storefront and use the Color Bar to buy a new piece！ But besides recognizing her signature colorful gems I knew nothing about her or her business， including the fact that it was a billion dollar business。 To me this book was part memoir， part business， and part self-help。 Scott has a lot of details about her personal life and how she started and grew her business as well as life lessons she has learned and how to apply them to your dreams， goals， or just life in general。 I thought it was incredibly positive and uplifting with a lot of great takeaways tied into an interesting storyline。 Scott is incredibly vulnerable and optimistic throughout the book and I thoroughly enjoyed reading her story。 It was far from cliche and instead was unique， inspiring， and funny。 At times it seemed a bit scattered and less organized with the nonlinear timeline but overall I thought it tied together well。 I’ve read so many incredible memoirs lately but this was still able to compete and I definitely recommend it！ Thanks to NetGalley and Worthy Books for an ARC of this book。 Read my full review here: https://www。between-bookends。com/2022。。。 。。。more
Brittany
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I am pretty familiar with Kendra Scott。 A lot of my friends are into her jewelry and I have a couple of pieces myself。 Although I am not a huge jewelry person， reading this really made me want to go to a storefront and use the Color Bar to buy a new piece！ But besides recognizing her signature colorful gems I knew nothing about her or her business， including the fact that it was a billion dollar business。 To me this book was part memoir， part business， and part self-help。 Scott has a lot of deta I am pretty familiar with Kendra Scott。 A lot of my friends are into her jewelry and I have a couple of pieces myself。 Although I am not a huge jewelry person， reading this really made me want to go to a storefront and use the Color Bar to buy a new piece！ But besides recognizing her signature colorful gems I knew nothing about her or her business， including the fact that it was a billion dollar business。 To me this book was part memoir， part business， and part self-help。 Scott has a lot of details about her personal life and how she started and grew her business as well as life lessons she has learned and how to apply them to your dreams， goals， or just life in general。 I thought it was incredibly positive and uplifting with a lot of great takeaways tied into an interesting storyline。 Scott is incredibly vulnerable and optimistic throughout the book and I thoroughly enjoyed reading her story。 It was far from cliche and instead was unique， inspiring， and funny。 At times it seemed a bit scattered and less organized with the nonlinear timeline but overall I thought it tied together well。 I’ve read so many incredible memoirs lately but this was still able to compete and I definitely recommend it！ Thanks to NetGalley and Worthy Books for an ARC of this book。 。。。more
Michelle
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Born To Shine is a Christian personal growth book by author Kendra Scott。 Kendra Scott is a self-made billionaire， a mother of three， and great friendships; a woman that has it all。 But， she tells her readers that perfectionism is a lie。Our culture states that women are to be all and end all。 In actuality that is a lie， no woman can be all。 Even Kendra has a team who works with her。 Kendra says， “Any woman who says she has found the secret to perfect balance is either lying or concealing the tru Born To Shine is a Christian personal growth book by author Kendra Scott。 Kendra Scott is a self-made billionaire， a mother of three， and great friendships; a woman that has it all。 But， she tells her readers that perfectionism is a lie。Our culture states that women are to be all and end all。 In actuality that is a lie， no woman can be all。 Even Kendra has a team who works with her。 Kendra says， “Any woman who says she has found the secret to perfect balance is either lying or concealing the truth。” Women need a community of women who will be there in the midst of freefall， or when the hill gets steeper。Born To Shine is organized into nineteen chapters。 I believe the author’s intention in writing Born To Shine is to inform her readers。 I appreciated the color photos included in Born To Shine。 They show a bit of Kendra’s life from a young age to the present。I give Born To Shine 4*/5* and I plan to gift my copy to a friend who is an entrepreneur。Disclaimer: I receive complimentary books from various sources， including， publishers， publicists， authors， and/or NetGalley。 I am not required to write a positive review and have not received any compensation。 The opinions shared here are my own entirely。 I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR， Part 255 。。。more
Margaret
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Pros: I’ve been a fan of Kendra Scott jewelry for years， but my appreciation for the business has grown as I’ve witnessed its involvement with non-profits and philanthropy。 I was interested to read this book to learn more about Kendra Scott the person and the business。 Cons: This is not anything the book does wrong but is all about my reading taste—I am not a fan of self-help books。 Although I found the memoir parts of this book interesting， the self-help aspects were not for me。 That being said Pros: I’ve been a fan of Kendra Scott jewelry for years， but my appreciation for the business has grown as I’ve witnessed its involvement with non-profits and philanthropy。 I was interested to read this book to learn more about Kendra Scott the person and the business。 Cons: This is not anything the book does wrong but is all about my reading taste—I am not a fan of self-help books。 Although I found the memoir parts of this book interesting， the self-help aspects were not for me。 That being said， I can see how some readers will be inspired by those parts of the book。Thank you to NetGalley and Worthy Publishing for the opportunity to read this book。 。。。more
Samantha
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Not the best book。 Was definitely expecting more from KS。 I thought that after reading this book I would be inspired but def left wanting more。
Jennifer
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This was an amazing book。 Powerful。 I laughed， I cried。 I related to so much of what Kendra said。 Wow。 A really good book。
Amanda
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Thank you #Netgalley for the advanced copy！I have been fortunate enough to receive a few pieces of Kendra Scott jewelry as gifts。 I had always known that the company was known for their charitable work， but didn't know much more than that。 This read really shows the struggles Kendra has experienced and makes you realize that not everyone is perfect and don't judge a book by its cover。 Kendra shared her relationship success and failures， the traumatic events that have happened to both her and her Thank you #Netgalley for the advanced copy！I have been fortunate enough to receive a few pieces of Kendra Scott jewelry as gifts。 I had always known that the company was known for their charitable work， but didn't know much more than that。 This read really shows the struggles Kendra has experienced and makes you realize that not everyone is perfect and don't judge a book by its cover。 Kendra shared her relationship success and failures， the traumatic events that have happened to both her and her children。 I loved how she shared her expectations for work culture and allowing her team to put family first and that she also sets that example in her life。 Was also very interesting to learn about the evolution of the company and how it expanded over the years into the company it is today。 I felt this was a very motivation read to encourage woman， especially entrepreneurs to dream big。 。。。more
Katelyn Hamaker
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If you're familiar with her prominent and affordable jewelry line， now you can know the story behind the empire。 Kendra Scott has created a billion dollar brand and she tells you exactly how she did it in this memoir。 It definitely leans a little towards self-help inspirational guru-ness， but it blends well with her background story。 There's no fairytale here， just a lot of heartbreak and a lot of hard work。 I was surprised to learn about what she had been through， and even more intrigued at the If you're familiar with her prominent and affordable jewelry line， now you can know the story behind the empire。 Kendra Scott has created a billion dollar brand and she tells you exactly how she did it in this memoir。 It definitely leans a little towards self-help inspirational guru-ness， but it blends well with her background story。 There's no fairytale here， just a lot of heartbreak and a lot of hard work。 I was surprised to learn about what she had been through， and even more intrigued at the culture of giving back she began at Kendra Scott。 I highly encourage you to read this if you have an entrepreneurial spirit！ Thank you Netgalley & Worthy Publishing for the free preview e-book！ 。。。more
lynne
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This book is about how Kendra Scott took her jewelry hobby and made it into an empire。 She started out in her bedroom with $500。00。This book tells how she did it the challenges she met along the way and all about the person it made her today。I found this story to be very uplifting and I like Kendra Scott's personality。Thank you to Netgalley and Worthy publishing for an arc :） This book is about how Kendra Scott took her jewelry hobby and made it into an empire。 She started out in her bedroom with $500。00。This book tells how she did it the challenges she met along the way and all about the person it made her today。I found this story to be very uplifting and I like Kendra Scott's personality。Thank you to Netgalley and Worthy publishing for an arc :） 。。。more
Amy
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This is part self-help， part memoir， and part entrepreneurial guide by Kendra Scott， of Kendra Scott designs。 I didn't know much about her， just that she owned a jewelry business， but I was curious when I saw the book description。 Kendra discusses her childhood， her first failed business， and how she has succeeded beyond her wildest imaginations with Kendra Scott Designs。 She talks about how she wasn't the "typical" entrepreneur who went to business school and had all the answers。 She talks abou This is part self-help， part memoir， and part entrepreneurial guide by Kendra Scott， of Kendra Scott designs。 I didn't know much about her， just that she owned a jewelry business， but I was curious when I saw the book description。 Kendra discusses her childhood， her first failed business， and how she has succeeded beyond her wildest imaginations with Kendra Scott Designs。 She talks about how she wasn't the "typical" entrepreneur who went to business school and had all the answers。 She talks about how her company culture is collaborative， and how she wants it to be a supportive place to work。 There was a depth to this book I wasn't expecting。 Kendra is upfront about her mistakes， and doesn't make excuses。I really enjoyed this book， thank you so much #Netgalley and #WorthyPublishing for the ARC！ 。。。more
Chelsea Kowal
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This book， written by Kendra Scott （a very successful woman with her own jewelry-making business） can be described as a self-help book， a memoir， and a guide for entrepreneurs。 The book begins with a description of Kendra in a life or death situation。 Without giving too much away， this book is packed with memorable quotes， as well as inspiring stories of both Kendra’s life and the lives of those surrounding her。 Kendra’s life is full of both tragedies and triumphs。 She never gives up and now she This book， written by Kendra Scott （a very successful woman with her own jewelry-making business） can be described as a self-help book， a memoir， and a guide for entrepreneurs。 The book begins with a description of Kendra in a life or death situation。 Without giving too much away， this book is packed with memorable quotes， as well as inspiring stories of both Kendra’s life and the lives of those surrounding her。 Kendra’s life is full of both tragedies and triumphs。 She never gives up and now she is a very successful entrepreneur who leads a business， teaches， and gives back to so many。 I found myself dwelling on the countless inspirational quotes throughout the book that really reminded me of what is important in life。 My only critique of this book is that at times， only a few， it seemed a bit “sales-y，” as if she is trying to sell her company to the reader。 However， I really enjoyed this book and look forward to it being published。 I expect that this book will inspire and motivate many people， especially women， for many years to come。 I am giving the book 4 out of 5 stars- not my favorite， but definitely worth a read！ Thank you to NetGalley and the Worthy Publishing （publisher） for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。 -Chelsea K。 Reviewer 。。。more
Chelsea Kowal
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