I've been a fan of Tory Johnson's for some time now. Actually, ever since I stood out in the freezing cold to be one of the first people into her Women for Hire events in NYC (back when I was still listening to my parents pleas that I get a "real" job). I thought to myself then, as I do now, "Who the heck IS this woman to have this much centripetal force that makes NYC women even THINK about waiting in the cold in heels?" (Not in a who-does-she-think-she-is kinda way, but in a I-want-whatever-she's-selling-in-fact-I'll-take-two kinda way.) Read more →

"Will I be pretty, Mom?" Has your daughter ever asked you that? Or, do you see the question in her eyes - and know that she will not ask it, for fear of the answer? What, really, is pretty? By whose standards? And, why do we continue to placate ourselves... Read more →

By Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter One reason I love working in healthcare IT (as I've been doing for the past year with a client) is that meetings with potential customers are almost all women. My male client is often the only guy in the room or on the con call.... Read more →

By Amanda Ponzar The economy’s starting to turn around. You heard it here! A few more colleagues moved on to new jobs this month (one with a big, fat promotion), I received two more recruiter calls, plus the “State of our Union is strong” says the Prez. According to LinkedIn,... Read more →

"The prototypical family caregiver, according to Caring.com research, is a "Boomer" woman in her 50s who's caring for her parents. She juggles a job and the needs of her own family, often putting kids through college. She's under a lot of pressure and, according to 59% of respondents in a... Read more →

By Guest Blogger, Donna DeClemente, Donna's Promo Talk It's still ten days away before we see the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers compete for the Vince Lombardi trophy in Super Bowl XLV. They say that there aren't two teams in the NFL that have a more passionate fan... Read more →

my three-month old granddaughter. That's right. "And a child will lead them," is so true. But, you don't have to wait for that child to get to kindergarten to learn from them. It's been a couple of months since I returned to CO after spending 10 days with my daughter... Read more →

Thanks to Trop 50 for sponsoring my writing about fabulous bloggers. This year Trop50 is granting 50 fabulous wishes. Click here to enter for a chance to win $1,000 to help grant a friend's wish!~~~~~ When this opportunity came my way I couldn't help but jump at it. I'm all... Read more →

You may know intellectually that you cannot have everything you want. I think, to some degree, we all do. But, it's another thing altogether to know on a ceullular level that sacrifice is part and parcel of running a successful business. Now, I don't mean sacrifice in that you: Read more →

by Guest Blogger Robbi Hess Spoiler alert. This is not my usual writing-type blog post. The other day I was sent an advance copy DVD of a new A&E program called, "Heavy." My first thought at watching and reviewing the show was, "I am not a reality show type person"... Read more →