All the Cool Girls Get Fired

So, you got fired, laid off, restructured, canned. Welcome to the club, baby! In today’s seismically changing job market, getting fired doesn’t automatically meet you failed; it’s a rite of passage.

With their decades of experience in high-stakes leadership roles, Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill know firsthand the challenges―and thrilling opportunities―that come with losing a job, no matter where you are in your career. They’ve been through the shock, grief, anger, and confusion, and they’re here to help you navigate the experience. All the Cool Girls Get Fired is both a roadmap and a mindset shift―a pragmatic, empowering and humorous way to make lemonade from lemons.

With candor, humor, actionable advice, and exclusive “I’ve been there,” interviews from inspirational women, All the Cool Girls Get Fired challenges outdated corner office perceptions of career success. From coping mechanisms and self-care practices to networking strategies and reinvention techniques, the book is a comprehensive GPS to navigate the path of career recovery and bounce back with more professional mojo than ever.

Review

All the Cool Girls Get Fired is a revolutionary book: an indispensable tool for bouncing back and sticking it to them! ― NAOMI WATTS

The setback is a setup. ― OPRAH WINFREY

Screw shame―and eff failure while you're at it. From the practical to the emotional, Cool Girls will reboot you when you need it the most. To all the fired ladies out there: congratulations, you just got cooler. ― ROSE BYRNE

The worst things that happen to us often become our best anecdotes! This book is a perfect example of it! ― DIANE VON FURSTENBERG

All the Cool Girls Get Fired is sharp, irreverent, and refreshingly honest. An inspiring book for anyone who wants to challenge convention and write their own rules. ― TORY BURCH

All the Cool Girls Get Fired is a celebration of resilience and authenticity in the midst of life's unexpected twists. Brown and O'Neill deliver a raw, honest, and fiercely funny take on finding strength through vulnerability. A rallying cry for anyone ready to turn a setback into the coolest comeback. ― AMY GRIFFIN, New York Times bestselling author of The Tell

About the Author

Laura Brown (Author)
Laura Brown is a journalist and author. She is the founder of LB Media, which forges relationships between fashion/media brands and influential figures to benefit global health and culture. With this mission, she also chairs the HIV non-profit (RED)'s Creative Council. In her previous position as Editor in Chief of InStyle, Brown’s inclusive, warm and witty worldview brought the brand unprecedented global attention. Before joining InStyle, Brown was Executive Editor of Harper’s BAZAAR, with prior senior editor roles at Details and W.
Brown earned her B.A in Arts and Communication from Charles Sturt University in New South Wales, Australia. She lives in Manhattan with her husband.

Kristina O'Neill (Author)
Kristina O'Neill is the head of Sotheby’s Media and editor in chief of Sotheby’s Magazine. Previously, she was editor in chief of WSJ. Magazine, executive editor of Harper’s Bazaar, and held earlier editorial roles at New York Magazine and Time Out New York. She sits on the board of Toteme and is an ambassador for Citymeals on Wheels. A graduate of NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, she serves on the Alumni Council. O’Neill lives in Brooklyn with her family.