The Unapologetic Professional - by Brianna Doe (Hardcover)

About the Book

"The Unconventional Professional: Finding Success on Your Own Terms is a guide for individuals seeking success outside traditional career paths. It helps readers overcome imposter syndrome, identify strengths, and build supportive networks. The book offers practical advice on designing a purposeful portfolio career, managing multi-passionate interests, avoiding burnout, and understanding overlooked financial aspects. Ultimately, it empowers readers to redefine professionalism and find fulfillment beyond conventional career identities."--

Book Synopsis

For every founder, creative, and multi-hyphenate professional rewriting the rules about work.

The world tells you to pick one path, follow the rules, and shrink yourself to succeed. The Unapologetic Professional: How to Lead, Create, and Succeed without Shrinking Yourself to Fit the Mold is your permission slip to do the opposite, and thrive.

Veteran marketer and entrepreneur, Brianna Doe, delivers the tools, tactics, and real talk you actually need to build a resilient, fulfilling career on your own terms. This book is a how-to guide for designing a path that reflects your values, your voice, and your vision for what work should be.

If you've ever thought, "Is it just me, or is this whole system broken?" You're not imagining it. But there's another way.

Through strategic insights, personal stories, and actionable frameworks, Doe will show you how to:

• Build a flexible, future-proof career without burning out or selling out

• Navigate pivots, plot twists, and nonlinear paths with clarity and confidence

• Overcome imposter syndrome, systemic bias, and career uncertainty--and reclaim your voice

• Identify the work only you can do, and let go of what's holding you back

• Redefine success on your terms (not your manager's, your job title's, or social media's)

Whether you're a first-gen professional, creative multi-hyphenate, or an entrepreneur figuring it out as you go, this is more than a career guide. It's a blueprint for building something meaningful and sustainable, without waiting for anyone's permission.

The Unapologetic Professional is your toolkit for leading, creating, and succeeding in the modern working world--and doing it without losing yourself in the process.

From the Back Cover

PRAISE FOR THE UNAPOLOGETIC PROFESSIONAL

"Brianna Doe gives voice to every ambitious soul who's ever felt like they didn't belong. The Unapologetic Professional is part manifesto, part mirror--packed with honest insights, practical tools, and the kind of vulnerable storytelling that makes you feel seen. A must-read for anyone building a career on their own terms."
--ALINA VANDENBERGHE, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Chili Piper

"In a time where the only constant for professionals is change, The Unapologetic Professional beautifully articulates how to embrace that change, and use it to continuously evolve into the most authentic version of yourself. Brianna writes against a truth that many professionals know--there comes a time when you can no longer contort yourself to fit into spaces that weren't designed for you. In sharing how she successfully built a career that feels authentically her, Brianna offers a roadmap for anyone seeking a career that empowers, not diminishes, the life they want to live."
--CARLY TAYLOR, Field CTO, Databricks

"Brianna has written the book I wish I'd had years ago. Her approach to redefining professionalism stopped me in my tracks, exposing how we've been conditioned to perform someone else's version of 'professional' instead of showing up authentically. This isn't surface-level career advice. Brianna forces you to examine whose rules you're following and whether you're building a career or just performing one."
--SOPHIE MILLER, Founder, Pretty Little Marketer

"Brianna is the voice I wish I had at the beginning of my career. The Unapologetic Professional is your guide to building a career rooted in intention and impact, not just inertia or social pressure. It's full of helpful frameworks and resources to find (or create) the work best suited for you, and it's written from a place of genuine experience. If you're looking to pivot, or haven't quite found work that feels fulfilling and true to who you are, this is a must-read."
--COLIN ROCKER, Founder and Creator, @careercolin

"I've battled crippling self-doubt throughout my career, as a professional and a founder. The Unapologetic Professional gave me renewed confidence and the tools to make progress. Brianna shares practical frameworks and powerful exercises to reframe fear, understand your 'why, ' and redefine your relationship with work. Some mirrored what I've done with executive coaches, others were brand new and deeply impactful. Regardless of where you are in your professional life, this book will speak to you and help you evolve."
--SEFUNMI OSINAIKE, Co-Founder, Co.Lab, Forbes 30 Under 30

About the Author

BRIANNA DOE is an award-winning marketer, entrepreneur, and speaker redefining the future of work and leadership. A first-generation American who built her career challenging outdated definitions of "professionalism," she's committed to changing how we shape--and who gets to define--work, leadership, and success. She has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, Marketing Brew, and CNBC.