The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life

With humor and candor, Jen Gotch shares the empowering story of her unlikely path to becoming the creator and CCO of ban.do, a multimillion-dollar brand. From her childhood struggles of misdiagnosed bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety, and ADD, to her winding career path leading to her becoming an accidental entrepreneur, she illuminates how embracing her flaws and understanding the influence of mental illness on her creativity actually led to her greatest successes in business and life. This book is hilarious, relatable, and filled with fascinating insights and hard-won wisdom on everything from why it’s okay to cry at work to the myth of busyness and perfection. Gotch’s inspirational memoir dares readers to live each day with hope, optimism, kindness, and humor.