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Let it go : my extraordinary story - from refugee to entrepreneur to philanthropist / Dame Stephanie Shirley, CH ; written with Richard Askwith.

by Shirley, Stephanie.

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Penguin Business, 2019.

361.74092 S558L

Shirley, Stephanie.

Women philanthropists -- Great Britain -- Biography.

Philanthropists -- Great Britain -- Biography.

9780241395493 (pbk.)

301 p. ; 20 cm.

Subtitle from cover.

"With a foreward by Baroness Martha Lane Fox"--cover.

First published by Andrews UK Ltd in 2012 ; Updated edition published by Acorn Press 2018.

Let It Go is an inspirational memoir from a woman who made a fortune in a man's world and then gave it all away. In 1962, Stephanie Steve Shirley founded an IT software company when the concept of software barely existed. The company created huge opportunities for women in tech, allowing them to work on projects like the programming of the black box flight recorder from the comfort of their own home. The business thrived and Shirley gradually transferred ownership of the company to those who worked for it, creating 70 millionaires in the process. Let It Go explores Shirley's trail blazing career as an entrepreneur but it also charts her incredible personal story - her dramatic arrival in England as an unaccompanied Kindertransport refugee from Germany and the tragic death of her son, Giles, who suffered severely from Autism. Today, Dame Stephanie Shirley is one of Britain's leading philanthropists, devoting most of her time, energy and money to supporting and creating charities in the areas of Autism and STEM. This is an engrossing story of an extraordinary life, filled with lessons in what it means to be human.

Autobiographies.

Askwith, Richard.

Lane-Fox, Martha.

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