Build a Career and Life You Love!
Ever have a great idea in a meeting? You are so excited about it that you hurriedly explain it to your team while your voice goes up an entire octave. When you are done, you wait to have your boss praise your brilliance, but instead you get that awkward silence and those puzzled looks. Three minutes later… Read More →
Ok, I’m gonna get real in this week’s blog. If you look in the media today, there are constant messaging that women aren’t good enough. Advertising that sexualizes women to sell everything from perfume to hamburgers, magazines that hold up size 0 models as the definition of beauty and success while the average woman in… Read More →
Have you ever been in a corporate meeting and the speaker is looking for questions from the crowd and says “C’mon, no question is a stupid question. Just ask!” Well, that’s sorta true. You see, it’s true that asking questions is a great way to stand out and make a positive name for yourself. [Slight aside +… Read More →
I’ve been creating to do lists since I was in middle school. I’d pull out a clean sheet of white printer paper and a pen and start writing down everything that I had to get done. Within about 5 mins, I had a page (and possibly the back) full of check boxes ready to be… Read More →
If you have been anywhere on-line or watching tv, you probably have had the chorus from the Disney hit “Frozen” in your head. I know I have… in fact, it’s still there (“Let it Go! Let it Go! Can’t hold it back anymore…I don’t care, what they are going to say… cold never bothered in… Read More →
It’s 2014 and women have made key strides in many centers of power like politics, entrepreneurship and corporate**, but we still lag behind in one key area: MONEY. [** I understand that there is a LONG way to go for equal power in these areas, but I’m acknowledging and celebrating the strides made to date.… Read More →
You see a great job posting on Linkedin and think “Wow, I could do that.” And just as you are about to start typing that cover letter you think, “Ugh, I’ll have to send in my resume.” This might be you if: You haven’t touched your resume since you got the job you are in.… Read More →
I’ve been traveling for the last few weeks meeting high performing professionals on the East Coast and it’s been a lot of fun. I also got to spend some time at home with my family and close friends. So it’s been lovely, but honestly, I could do without the Polar Vortex, Nor’easters and steady mix of… Read More →
Happy New Year! (ok, I’m a little late, but I was busy working on some cool stuff for you. Check out what I created here.) Now, back to the blog. A new year is a new beginning and for a lot of us that also means starting a new job. I knew this was true… Read More →
After years of working in management consulting and brand management and earning my MBA, I decided it was time to pursue my life’s true passion of helping women professionals build the careers and lives they love! So, I ditched the corporate route to follow my entrepreneurial dreams. It was a difficult decision to make. You… Read More →