Steel-Toe Shoes & Stiletto Dreams
From Pivot to Powerhouse
A story about resilience, faith, and career transition — and the courage to dream again after the plans you made stop matching the life you have.
Written by Christie Francis, author, entrepreneur, and HR executive with more than two decades of leadership experience.
Steel-toe shoes built the career. The dream never left.
Two decades inside manufacturing and aerospace teach you how to hold steady. This book is about what happens when steadiness is no longer the whole assignment — and the pivot becomes the point.
Resilience
What it actually takes to keep standing when the plan you built your life around changes shape.
Faith
Holding on to belief — in yourself and in what’s coming — through seasons that offer no proof yet.
Career transition
Leaving a role, an industry, or an identity you spent decades earning, and deciding what comes next.
The courage to dream again
Reinvention asks for something braver than competence: permission to want something new.
For the woman ready for what’s next.
You already have the experience, judgment, and story. This book is about carrying it forward.