Setting Stretch Goals That Leverage The Moment By Joan Michelson Imagine if Serena or Venus Williams only set goals of being good tennis players winning their local tennis tournaments. Imagine if Tom Brady only sought to be on his college football team. They set stretch goals, setting the bar high. Where you set your gaze directs your choices, your attitude, how…
How Revolve’s Chief Brand Officer, Raissa Gerona, Is Reshaping The E-Commerce Giant From The Outside In By Gabby Shacknai When Raissa Gerona officially joined Revolve Group in 2014, she wasn’t entirely sure what her role at the company would be. Fresh off of selling Lovers + Friends, a brand she started with Revolve cofounder and co-CEO Michael Mente, to the…
Overcome Imposter Syndrome: 7 Sneaky Ways Self-Doubt Steals Your Power By Melody Wilding Picture it–you just finished an important presentation at work. By all accounts, you crushed it. Your clients were smiling and satisfied. And your boss even offered you glowing feedback afterward. Nevertheless, you push away the praise and chalk the performance up to luck or good timing. You…
First Lady Of Iceland Eliza Reid Advocates For Gender Equality By Cheryl Robinson Around the world, gender equality is a trending topic. Although women and girls make up half the population, the ongoing battle for women’s rights has continued for centuries. In 1945, the United Nations Charter made equality between men and women a fundamental principle to help advance gender equality. Since…
6 Questions To Ask If You’re Considering A Career Change By Joan Michelson Julie Lenzer, Chief Innovation Officer of the University of Maryland – who is also the former head of the Economic Development Administration under President Obama and a successful serial entrepreneur – just completed her Masters in Machine Learning. She was following the advice she gave on my Electric Ladies podcast…
Why You Should Set Goals, Not Resolutions This Year By Ashira Prossack As the new year rolls around, it’s a great time to set new goals and start the year off on the right foot. While resolutions are at the forefront of everyone’s mind, setting goals will be far more beneficial, whether you’re setting them for business or your personal…
4 Lessons From Betty White About Longevity, Work & Retirement By Joseph Coughlin Betty White died only a few weeks from her 100th birthday. Few people knew her, that is, really knew her as a person. Most of us knew her through her work. And, it is through her long life, and long work life, that we can draw some insight…
Selena Gomez, Mandy Teefey And Daniella Pierson On Their New Mental Fitness Platform, Wondermind By Julia Wuench Wondermind is a new company setting out to create a world where caring for your mental health is “democratized and destigmatized.” Its three cofounders are Selena Gomez (singer, actress, producer, and philanthropist), Mandy Teefey (Founder & CEO of Kicked to the Curb Productions, mother…
Investment Banking To Care.com: How This General Manager Landed Executive Roles At A Young Age By Cheryl Robinson Family caregiving is on the rise in America. In 2020, Zippia reported that 57% of working families spent more than $10,000 on child care, and on average, Americans with children spend at least 10% of their household income on child care. Also, according to…
Wendy Mann, CEO Of CREW Network, On Helping Women Advance In Commercial Real Estate By Liz Elting Women open more doors to success when we work with and support other women. This has been borne out time and time again, and the pandemic has only heightened the importance of that fact. Statistically, women are more likely than men to hire…
