Author wants to give corporate captives the tools to escape

0 Comments | USA TODAY, June, 2009 | by Seth Brown

Pamela Slim, a professional life coach, left a high-paying career as a management consultant in 1996 to start a business and hasn't looked back.

Slim became an adviser and coach to others pondering the same transition. Her 10 years in the corporate world as a self-employed trainer for large companies had convinced her that if given the right information many in corporate life would make the leap. Equipping adventurous types is the purpose of Escape from Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur.

Slim started a blog of the same title in 2005, dispensing entrepreneurial tips and career advice and sharing stories from corporate prisoners. The blog became a resource for people searching for the corporate exit.

Slim's background as a...