Skip to content
LuvemBooks
LuvemBooks

Who it's for. Who should skip it. What to read next.

C

Christine Assouad

Christine Assouad is a serial entrepreneur with 28 years of experience across food, beverage, retail, investment, and leadership. She is the founder of Dunkin' Lebanon and Semsom, head of The Catalyst of Growth, a judge on Shark Tank Lebanon, and a member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO). Her published book, The Power to Say Yes, draws on her mentorship of over 3,700 women across the Middle East and beyond.
On LuvemBooks, we've reviewed The Power to Say Yes!.
1
Books Reviewed
Cover of The Power to Say Yes!: What Working With 3,700+ Women Taught Me About
The Power to Say Yes!: What Working With 3,700+ Women Taught Me About

Drawn from Christine Assouad's work mentoring more than 3,700 women across the Middle East and beyond, The Power to Say Yes! Is a self-help book designed to help women of different ages break free from guilt, burnout, and others' expectations — and build lives of joy, purpose, and freedom on their own terms.

Reviewed Apr 15, 2026

Ask LuvemBooks

​

Press Enter to ask. Answers come from our editorial Q&A — start typing to see related questions.

Authors Like Christine Assouad
Brené Brown

Brené Brown

Self-Help & Personal Development
Brené Brown’s Rising Strong uses real people's stories to show how setbacks become deliberate redirections, mirroring Christine Assouad's resilience lessons and focus on intentional choice.
2 books reviewed
Daring Greatly
Rising Strong
Jen Sincero

Jen Sincero

Self-Help & Personal Development
Jen Sincero's You Are a Badass shares the core message that you choose your life, delivering punchy humor instead of mentorship narrative for a fast, energizing companion read.
1 book reviewed
You Are a Badass
B

Brianna Wiest

Self-Help & Personal Development
Brianna Wiest's The Mountain Is You explores self-sabotage and internal obstacles, deepening the intentional choice framework that Assouad develops through real-world mentorship.
3 books reviewed
The Pivot Year
101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
The Mountain Is You
Stephen R. Covey

Stephen R. Covey

Self-Help & Personal Development
Stephen R. Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People complements Assouad's agency-driven philosophy with a tightly structured framework of clear, repeatable protocols.
1 book reviewed
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Mo Gawdat

Mo Gawdat

Self-Help & Personal Development
Mo Gawdat's Solve for Happy provides another culturally resonant self-help perspective from a fellow Middle Eastern author, framing happiness as something engineered rather than stumbled upon.
1 book reviewed
Solve for Happy
Mel Robbins

Mel Robbins

Self-Help & Personal Development

Melanie Lee Robbins (née Schneeberger; born October 6, 1968) is an American author, podcast host, and lawyer.

2 books reviewed
The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't
Theory Let Them - Mel Robbins