The best business and personal development audiobooks, by award record: every Audie Business and Personal Development winner

Looking for a business and personal development audiobook that's actually worth a credit? This is the complete record of the Audie Award's Business and Personal Development category — 30 winners from 1997 to 2026, the audiobook industry's own pick for the best business and personal development production of each year. The most recent winner is The Next Conversation by Jefferson Fisher, narrated by Jefferson Fisher.

Last verified 2026-06-10 · Source: Wikipedia + APA

Year	Narrator	Audiobook	Author
2026	Jefferson Fisher	The Next Conversation	Jefferson Fisher
2025	Emily Nagoski	Come Together	Emily Nagoski
2024	Michelle Obama	The Light We Carry	Michelle Obama
2023	Terry Crews	Tough	Terry Crews
2022	Stacey Vanek Smith	Machiavelli for Women	Stacey Vanek Smith
2021	Tovah Feldshuh	The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life	Edith Eva Eger
2020	Kristen Meinzer	So You Want to Start a Podcast?	Kristen Meinzer
2019	Julian Treasure	How to Be Heard	Julian Treasure
2018	Christopher Lane	Peak Performance	Brad Stulberg & Steve Magness
2017	John Pruden	Humans Need Not Apply	Jerry Kaplan
2016	Michael Strahan	Wake Up Happy	Michael Strahan & Veronica Chambers
2015	Michael Quinlan	A More Beautiful Question	Warren Berger
2014	Bob Souer	Leadership Secrets of the Salvation Army	Robert Watson & Ben Brown
2013	Fred Berman	Spy the Lie	Philip Houston et al.
2012	Carrie Wilkerson	The Barefoot Executive	Carrie Wilkerson
2011	L. J. Ganser, Fred Berman	The Intelligent Entrepreneur	Bill Murphy Jr.
2010	Jeffrey J. Fox	Rain: What a Paperboy Learned About Business	Jeffrey J. Fox
2009	Jeffrey Gitomer	The Little Red Book of Selling	Jeffrey Gitomer
2008	Frank Luntz, L. J. Ganser	Words That Work	Frank Luntz
2007	Christopher Nissley	The Long Tail	Chris Anderson
2006	Jim Collins	Good to Great	Jim Collins
2005	Jack Arthur	Death by Meeting	Patrick Lencioni
2004	Barbara Corcoran	If You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails	Barbara Corcoran & Bruce Littlefield
2003	Scott Mosenson, Jack Ong	The Art of Profitability	Adrian Slywotzky
2002	Jim Ward	Rich Kid, Smart Kid	Robert T. Kiyosaki
2001	Steve Hoye	Rich Dad, Poor Dad	Robert T. Kiyosaki & Sharon L. Lechter
2000	Philip Van Munching	Beer Blast	Philip Van Munching
1999	Burchard et al	Entrepreneur November 1998	Lesonsky et al.
1998	Eric Conger	Pour Your Heart Into It	Howard Schultz
1997	Ron Silver, B. D. Wong	The Art of War	Sun Tzu

Most-awarded business and personal development narrators

Fred Berman (2 wins) · L. J. Ganser (2 wins).

Every Audie Business and Personal Development finalist (the full nominee record)

The Audie Business and Personal Development category names finalists alongside each winner. These 115 audiobooks were nominated but didn't win — also sourced; each title's full record is in the A–Z index.

Year	Finalist	Author	Narrator(s)
2026	Breaking Trauma Bonds with Narcissists and Psychopaths	Shahida Arabi	Rachel Perry
2026	Perseverance > Endurance	Blayne Smith; Brandon Young	Joe Knezevich
2026	Strong Ground	Brené Brown	Brené Brown
2026	The Let Them Theory	Mel Robbins	Mel Robbins
2025	And Then We Rise	Common	Common
2025	Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters	Brian Klaas	Brian Klaas
2025	Humans Who Teach: A Guide for Centering Love, Justice, and Liberation in Schools	Shamari Reid	Shamari Reid
2025	Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality	Josie Cox	Josie Cox
2024	Diva 2.0: 12 Life Lessons from Me for You	Sheryl Lee Ralph	Sheryl Lee Ralph
2024	Please Unsubscribe, Thanks!	Julio Vincent Gambuto	Julio Vincent Gambuto
2024	The Wisdom of Morrie	Morrie Schwartz; edited by Rob Schwartz	Rob Schwartz, Steven Weber
2024	Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking	Mehdi Hasan	Mehdi Hasan
2023	Building a Second Brain	Tiago Forte	André Santana
2023	Prep, Push, Pivot	Octavia Goredema	Patrick Harris II
2023	Sustain Your Game	Alan Stein; Jon Sternfeld; foreword by Rece Davis	Zoleka Vundla
2023	The First Five: A Love Letter to Teachers	Patrick Harris II	Alan Stein, Rece Davis
2022	Badass Habits	Jen Sincero	Jen Sincero
2022	Carry On	John Lewis with Kabir Sehgal; foreword by Andrew Young	Don Cheadle
2022	Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man	Emmanuel Acho	Emmanuel Acho
2022	What Happened to You?	Oprah Winfrey; Bruce D. Perry	Oprah Winfrey, Bruce D. Perry
2021	How I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World's Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs	Guy Raz	Guy Raz
2021	Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter	Curtis Jackson (50 Cent)	Curtis Jackson (50 Cent)
2021	Improvise!: Use the Secrets of Improv to Achieve Extraordinary Results at Work	Max Dickins	Steve West
2021	Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers	Tim Ferris	Tim Ferris, Ryan Holiday, Kevin Rose, Jocko Willink, Tim Kreider, Ralph Potts, Mike Delaponte, Kaleo Griffith, Ray Porter, Thérèse Plummer
2020	Calm the Fuck Down	Sarah Knight	Sarah Knight
2020	Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader's Guide to the Real World	Marcus Buckingham; Ashley Goodall	Marcus Buckingham, Ashley Goodall
2020	The Barefoot Spirit	Michael Houlihan; Bonnie Harvey; Rick Kushman	Alamada Karatihy, Ed Asner, full cast
2020	Wolfpack: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power and Change the Game	Abby Wambach	Abby Wambach
2019	Courage to Be Disliked	Ichiro Kishimi; Fumitake Koga	Noah Galvin, Graeme Malcolm, January LaVoy
2019	Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist	Kate Raworth	Kate Raworth
2019	The Dichotomy of Leadership	Jocko Willink; Leif Babin	Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
2019	The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning	Margareta Magnusson	Juliet Stevenson
2019	The Opposite of Hate	Sally Kohn	Sally Kohn
2018	Do More Great Work	Michael Bungay Stanier	Daniel Maté
2018	Getting There: A Book of Mentors	Gillian Zoe Segal	Jorjeana Marie, René Ruiz, Alex Hyde-White
2018	How to Work for an Idiot (Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency): Survive and Thrive Without Killing Your Boss	John Hoover	Brian Sutherland
2018	Unfuck Yourself	Gary John Bishop	Gary John Bishop
2017	Capital Offenses: Business Crime and Punishment in America's Corporate Age	Samuel W. Buell	L. J. Ganser
2017	Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman	Lindy West	Lindy West
2017	The Storyteller's Secret	Carmine Gallo	Carmine Gallo
2017	Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek	Manu Saadia	Oliver Wyman
2016	A Curious Mind	Brian Grazer; Charles Fishman	Norbert Leo Butz
2016	Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man	Steve Harvey	Mike Hodge
2016	Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence	Erica Dhawan; Saj-nicole Joni	Christina Moore
2016	Talking to Crazy	Mark Goulston	L. J. Ganser
2015	#GIRLBOSS	Sophia Amoruso	Sara Jes Austell
2015	Creativity, Inc.	Ed Catmull; Amy Wallace	Peter Altschuler
2015	Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works	A. G. Lafley; Roger L. Martin	L. J. Ganser
2015	Talk Like TED	Carmine Gallo	Carmine Gallo
2014	Leading Apple with Steve Jobs	Jay Elliot	Richard Davidson
2014	Naked Statistics	Charles Wheelan	Jonathan Davis
2014	The Everything Store	Brad Stone	Peter Larkin
2014	The Invisible Heart	Russell D. Roberts	Kirby Heyborne
2014	Without Their Permission	Alexis Ohanian	Alexis Ohanian
2013	A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity	Luigi Zingales	Jonathan Davis
2013	Great on the Job	Jodi Glickman	Tanya Eby
2013	Inside Apple	Adam Lashinsky	Adam Lashinsky
2013	The Personal MBA	Josh Kaufman	Josh Kaufman
2012	23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism	Ha-Joon Chang	Joe Barrett
2012	Aftershock	David Wiedemer; Robert A. Wiedemer; Cindy S. Spitzer	Christopher Kipiniak
2012	I'm Feeling Lucky	Douglas Edwards	Douglas Edwards
2012	The Blue Sweater	Jacqueline Novogratz	Jacqueline Novogratz
2012	The Thank You Economy	Gary Vaynerchuk	Gary Vaynerchuk
2011	Buy-In	John P. Kotter; Lorne A. Whitehead	Tim Wheeler
2011	Delivering Happiness	Tony Hsieh	Tony Hsieh
2011	Lead Like Ike	Geoff Loftus	Mort Crim
2011	The 4-Hour Workweek	Timothy Ferriss	Ray Porter
2010	House of Cards	William D. Cohan	Alan Sklar
2010	Too Big to Fail	Andrew Ross Sorkin	William Hugher
2010	Viral Loop	Adam L. Penenberg	Richard Allen
2010	What Would Google Do?	Jeff Jarvis	Jeff Jarvis
2009	Awakening the Entrepreneur Within	Michael E. Gerber	Michael E. Gerber
2009	Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing	Mignon Fogarty	Mignon Fogarty
2009	Mastering the Seven Decisions	Andy Andrews	Andy Andrews
2009	Stirring It Up	Gary Hirshberg	Gary Hirshberg
2009	The Uprising	David Sirota	Lloyd James
2008	Do You!	Russell Simmons; Chris Morrow	Black Ice
2008	How to Get to the Top	Jeffrey Fox	Jeffrey Fox
2008	The Dream Manager	Matthew Kelly	David Slavin
2008	The House of Mondavi	Julia Flynn Siler	Alan Sklar
2008	The Tao of Warren Buffett	Mary Buffett; David Clark	Anna Fields
2007	Mavericks at Work	William C. Taylor; Polly LaBarre	Barrett Whitener
2007	Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity	John Stossel	John Stossel
2007	Silos, Politics and Turf Wars	Patrick Lencioni	Eric Conger
2007	Small Is the New Big	Seth Godin	Seth Godin
2006	Leadership and Self-Deception		William Dufris
2006	The Martha Rules	Martha Stewart	Martha Stewart
2006	The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous and Broke	Suze Orman	Suze Orman
2006	Why Business People Speak Like Idiots	Brian Fugere; Chelsea Hardaway; Jon Warshawsky	Alan Sklar
2005	Customer Mania!	Ken Blanchard	Ken Blanchard
2005	Goals!	Brian Tracy	Brian Tracy
2005	Making Work Work	Julie Morgenstern	Julie Morgenstern
2005	Who Took My Money?	Robert Kiyosaki; Sharon L. Lechter	Jim Ward
2004	Cracking Your Retirement Nest Egg	Margaret A. Malaspina	Celeste Lawson
2004	Ready for Anything	David Allen	David Allen
2004	What Clients Love	Harry Beckwith	Harry Beckwith
2004	Who Says Elephants Can't Dance	Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.	Edward Herrmann
2003	Execution	Larry Bossidy; Ram Charan	Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, John Bedford Lloyd
2003	Fish! Tales: Real-Life Stories to Help You Transform Your Workplace and Your Life	Stephen C. Lundin; John Christensen; Harry Paul	Beth Chaplin, Carr Hagerman
2003	Prophecy: Why the Biggest Stock Market Crash in History Is Still Coming...and How You Can Prepare Yourself and Profit From It!	Robert T. Kiyosaki; Sharon L. Lechter	Jim Ward
2003	Throwing the Elephant	Stanley Bing	Simon Jones, Philip Bosco
2002	Fish!: A Proven Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results	Stephen C. Lundin	Mallory Kasdan
2002	The Power of Six Sigma	Subir Chowdhury	Patrick Lawlor, Richard Allen
2001	Irrational Exuberance	Robert J. Shiller	Robert J. Shiller
2001	The Invisible Touch	Harry Beckwith	Jim Ward
2000	Business @ the Speed of Thought	Bill Gates	Roger Steffens
2000	Faster	James Gleick	James Gleick
1999	Entrepreneur December 1998	Petrea Burchard et al.	DriveTimes
1999	SPIN Selling	Neil Rackham	Neil Rackham
1998	Ben & Jerry's Double-dip Capitalism	Ben Cohen; Jerry Greenfield	Ben Cohen, Jerry Greenfield
1998	Forbes Great Minds of Business	Andrew Grove; Fred Smith; Peter Lynch; Pleasant Rowland; Paul Volcker	Andrew Grove, Fred Smith, Peter Lynch, Pleasant Rowland, Paul Volcker
1997	Marshall Loeb's Lifetime Financial Strategies	Marshall Loeb	Marshall Loeb
1997	The Perfect Business	Michael LeBoeuf	Michael LeBoeuf
1996	How to Argue and Win Every Time	Gerry Spence	Gerry Spence
1996	The 10 Commandments of Making It on Your Own	Sam Grossman	Sam Grossman

See also: Audiobook of the Year · Best Narrator winners · Grammy audiobook winners.