Sofya Polyakov is the CEO and co-founder of Noun Project, the world’s most diverse and comprehensive resource for icons and art quality photos. She is a serial entrepreneur with over a decade of experience, with a focus on socially-driven projects. Sofya is also the founder of Kindred Collective, a global dinner series that brings together extraordinary women leaders committed to creating positive social change.
Which three books would you recommend?
The Measure of Our SuccessMarian Wright Edelman
I recommend this book to anyone striving to be a decent, kind, and moral human being trying to leave the world a little better than they found it. It provides honest lessons we should all aspire to follow, simple at their core yet seemingly more difficult to follow with life’s ebbs and flows.
The Little PrinceAntoine de Saint-Exupéry
This book is full of meaning for both young and old. By letting you see the world from a different perspective - in this case - a child’s, it puts on full display some of the absurdity that we, adults, have built into this world. It also shows the deep importance of taking care of the things we cheris
For Small Creatures Such as WeSasha Sagan
As someone who did not grow up with religion or a lot of traditions, I loved learning about how different cultures mark the passage of time, whether that’s seasons, birth, coming of age, marriage, or passing. It’s a deeply spiritual yet scientific book that makes you realize how small we are in the universe in the best possible way.