Why I Wrote Best of the Best

Best of the Best - Lead Boldly, Scale Rapidly, Create Your Legacy. 

This book started with frustration and a question: “What Can I Do?”

During the early months of COVID, fear was everywhere. People were spiraling --- not just about life, but about business too. Based on personal experience of getting through 9/11, a recession, and Hurricane Sandy, I knew then, and I believe even more so now, that the real question is “What can I do right now to move forward?” This book has been a labor of love, inspired by the answers I’ve discovered throughout my business and life in response to the urgency of this question.

When I started writing Best of the Best, my main goal was to help business owners tackle real-life challenges by “Leading Boldly, Scaling Rapidly, and Creating Lasting Legacies.” The book isn't focused on theoretical ideas; it’s centered on the essence of what business truly demands. Inside, I’ve outlined practical, hands-on strategies that work, no matter what’s happening in the outside world.

These strategies work while catastrophes and pandemics may be raging all around us. You see, I’ve noticed that business doesn’t stop during these moments. And successful business leaders don’t stand still – they adapt, lead boldly, and build strategically.

Best of the Best is filled with practical approaches I’ve used and shared with business owners for years—real-world strategies, not just theory, that actually work. It’s practical. It’s real. It’s about building more innovative and stronger businesses. It’s also about what I’ve learned regarding creating a business by design, not by default.

The book has been written with several objectives to make your business run smoother and with optimal profitability. Best of the Best encourages business leaders to:

  • Think bigger for greater results

  • Do your numbers for more profits

  • Market with a strategy

  • Sell with savvy to scale

  • Encourage team-building for vital growth

  • Learn from real-world stories and practical worksheets

  • Build a business that works for you – and more

The crux of the book is about building the business, and not about getting the optimal selling price for your company.

A key part of the book features worksheets at the end of each chapter. As in my other books, I prioritize incorporating worksheets throughout, enabling readers to engage with practical content immediately rather than at the end. This approach fosters understanding, encouraging action to solidify comprehension. It makes the content more tangible and engages readers like a classic second-grade workbook. I would welcome reader feedback on how you like the worksheets and whether they are helping you take action (as is the intention). 

I also believe that what sets this book apart is that we interviewed other leaders for the first time in constructing the narrative. We spent a couple of years conducting research and talking to leaders who have achieved extraordinary things. The inclusion of these additional voices enhances the book’s credibility and reinforces our core Slater Success principles.

In closing, I must acknowledge that “it takes a village” to get a book like Best of the Best , written, published, and supported professionally. The book would not have happened without:

The basis of a great company is the team, and I am forever grateful to all of you, including all the details and lift you provided to support Best of the Best in getting out to its public. Thank you!

“You might be the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) of your company, yet you only win when you have a great team behind you.” 


What Business Leaders are Saying About “Best of the Best”:

“You have a vision so big that you’re willing to walk through a wall for it.”
Joe Curcillo - Strategic Advisor, Generalist’s Advantage Strategies LTD

“Ivy Slater has been my business coach since 2022. In that time, my boutique corporate law firm has doubled in revenue and grown from three employees to thirteen. By reading Best of the Best, I promise you will learn to build a business that fulfills your hopes and dreams.”

Leslee Cohen – Founder, All Rise Legal Counsel

“Ivy Slater’s new book, “Best of the Best,” is worth its weight in gold, heck, platinum!!!!! Queen Ivy makes it easier and digestible to understand. She does not sugarcoat. From the first few pages until the last, get ready for a treat. Never boring, always on point, straight fire! You can do this, and her worksheets are a gem in themselves to get your mind and heart going! Success is for those willing to do the work and play at a higher level while also building a life of their dreams.”

Precious L. Williams – CEO, The Perfect Pitch Group

“Working with Ivy and her team has been a transformative experience for our firm. Her unique approach goes well beyond consulting – Ivy is a corporate therapist who helped our firm navigate challenges and scale new heights. Best of the Best is a must-read as it captures the essence of Ivy’s wisdom and practical strategies that will profoundly impact how you lead.”

Kelly Rittenberry Culhane - Managing Partner & Chief Growth Officer, CM Law

“You won’t want to put this down once you start. Ivy talks about many things we’ve heard before, but says it in a way that prompts us to act. Now. Talking about alignment, our human connection, and our x-factor, all things that allow us to stand out in a sea of sameness are what will excite you to dig deeper.”

Frank King, The Mental Health Comedian

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