Biography and Memoir

Business and Economics

RISE - From Silence to Strength

By Ali BebaRecorded Track

Length5h 35m

About this audiobook

Rise - From Silence to Strength, delivers a powerful memoir of resilience, discipline, passion, entrepreneurship and ultimately, purpose in life. Rising from humble beginnings to a forty-year international career spanning academia, multinational corporations, and global institutions, Prof Ali Beba’s journey moves across continents — from Turkiye to Hong Kong, Dubai and to the United States — and identities: engineer, professor, executive, advisor, mentor. Yet, the book is not about status. It is about silence —the quiet moments where character is forged. History is rarely written with noise. It’s written by individuals who prepare in silence. Silence does not mean absence. It is preparation. Silence is resilience — choosing discipline over comfort. It is about responsibility — transforming success into service. And if we listen closely, this silence may be where the real advantage lies.

Audiobook details

GenreBiography and Memoir, Business and Economics

Length5 hrs 35 mins

Narrated byRecorded Track

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateApr 28, 2026

LanguageEnglish

1Introduction

20Miracles and the Power of Forgiveness

2About the Author

21The Test of Faith

3Preface

22My Hero

4A One-of-a-Kind New Year’s Gift

23Being a Child of Good Times

5Why Did I Write This Book?

24Making the Most of Time

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6From Silence to Strength

25Learning by Teaching

7A House by the Vardar River

26From Power to Purpose

8The Wooden Horse, the Chestnut, and the Evil Eye

27The Handwriting

9Cin Ali

28Lessons Distilled from a Lifetime

10The Blessed Rice and the Unforgotten Flavors

29The 10 Golden Rules of an Entrepreneur

11The Generation of 1968

30Stories and Lessons

12The Power of Routines

31Crossing Boundaries, Egos, and Cultures

13Role Models

32My Sons

14Love in the Shadow of the Moon Landing

33Not Retirement, Just a Gear Shift

15A $280 Dollar Beginning

34The Greatest Investment:

16Separations and the Struggle to Exist

35Do You Have a Daughter or a Granddaughter?

17The Passion for Work

36Through the Eyes of My Life Companion: Living with Ali

18Buddy

37Afterword

19Beliefs and Heroes

About the author

Ali Beba

Professor Ali Beba is a visionary with over 40 years of global experience across academia, the private sector, and civil society. He is the pioneer behind launching the “10,000 Women Entrepreneurs Program” in Türkiye. Defining his life philosophy as “Learn, Earn, and Give Back,” Beba continues today to share his experience with the next generation of entrepreneurs under the umbrella of the Beba Innovation and Entrepreneurship Foundation in New York.View all by Ali Beba