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Almost Reckless

A Creative and Pragmatic Approach to Taking Risks

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By: Amy Smilovic
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Amy Smilovic's cult fashion brand, Tibi, was a thriving $70 million dollar business when she realized she was working towards someone else's idea of success. So she threw out the rulebook of how things should be done and went with her gut instead.

Today Tibi is more successful than ever, and all on Smilovic's groundbreaking entrepreneurial terms.
In Almost Reckless, she invites you to get comfortable with embracing smart risks in pursuit of your own vision. Sharing her story and drawing on her years of helping others identify their values and principles, Smilovic teaches you to hone your gut, and your trust in it.
With humour and practicality she coaches you in how to determine what success means to you, including:

  • why you don’t have to listen to the data guys
  • why you should be a Creative Pragmatist
  • why sticking to your principles isn’t incompatible with success
  • why work/life balance is bullshit


Almost Reckless is the essential blueprint for entrepreneurs, leaders, creatives and for anyone who wants a working life that feels aligned with who they truly are.

'Almost Reckless isn't just a book, it's a permission slip. It's about the courage it takes to step off the algorithm's path, the clarity that comes from defining your own principles, and the joy of building something that feels unmistakably yours.' Will Guidara, bestselling author of Unreasonable Hospitality

© Amy Smilovic 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

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Critic Reviews

Almost Reckless isn’t a business book, it’s a permission slip. It’s about the courage it takes to step off the algorithm’s path, the clarity that comes from defining your own principles, and the joy of building something that feels unmistakably yours.
The ultimate playbook on how to be true to yourself, make your own rules, and, most importantly, always be someone who turns roadblocks into opportunities.
No one has done a second act like entrepreneur Amy Smilovic
It's a brand for women who have shit to do. Amy speaks with the authority of a cult leader.
[Smilovic] offers guidance and business knowhow to young designers and other entrepreneurs. In this gilded world of fashion, it's rare that a designer is so accessible - and approachable.
More than Smilovic's solutions-based fashion guidance and stellar Tibi offerings, I am heartened by what she has created. It gives women freedom - to explore who they are, to wear what makes them feel good, to branch out when the time feels right.
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Amy’s words resonated so deeply with my creative (but underexpressed) self. I couldn’t put this book down and will be listening to it again to soak in her timeless advice. She shares so many practical tools for living in true personal alignment, both stylistically and functionally. Thank you Amy, I’m so grateful!

What a gift!

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I’ve listened to this 3 times now, I love Amy’s take on life and lessons given in this book. I also appreciate the amount of detail disclosed.

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