I needed a break from my business. Being an entrepreneur is not as glamorous as my employed-self assumed it would be. You work longer hours, take fewer holidays, and don’t get invited to enough of those cocktail networking events in Hawaii that you had envisioned. So, my husband and I flew away from it all and journeyed from tropical South Africa to the French Alps. Nothing … [Read more...]
How to Educate for Success within HR
HR – It’s time to tear down the wall. Our job is to build up people not walls, so let’s dig into our why and purpose. Prejudice of all kinds exists, whether it be race, gender, sexual orientation, or difference of thought. Our goal is to let this go. We need to let go of all the things that weigh us down because we can’t help anyone if we're carrying such a heavy … [Read more...]
How to Build a Success Mindset
Do you know the real secret to business success? As a business mentor, I am always having conversations with women about their dreams to start a business. I love hearing all of their amazing ideas, and many of the women I speak with have done an impressive amount of research. But, when planning what they need to get their businesses up and running, I’ve found that they … [Read more...]
Can’t Go It Alone?
Consider this. Changes don’t occur in a vacuum. To be successful, you must involve the right people at the right time. Follow these steps to identify and engage the right stakeholders. 1. Identify Project Stakeholders Stakeholders are your key customers and suppliers. This can include: Aanyone who relies on the output of what’s being changed Anyone whose support or … [Read more...]
Getting the Most from a Diverse, Mixed-Age Team
Recently, a colleague asked me about my company’s diverse, mixed-age work environment — known for being upbeat, effective, and welcoming for all our employees. She was truly skeptical that people across so many backgrounds and generations could work together so effectively. Until she brought it up, this was an issue I’d never really thought much about. My company began with … [Read more...]
How a Magazine Can Help Increase Your Sales
As a business, you should always be ready to go that extra mile when it comes to improving sales. Owning a business magazine or starting your own business magazine can be an excellent sales booster. A business magazine makes it easy to market products, and providing a visual presentation is always better that simply using words. When people who read at least one magazine per … [Read more...]
I Don’t Know and That’s Okay
Just because someone has money doesn’t mean they understand finance. Money plays an important role for everyone in the developed world, but financial literacy is unevenly distributed. Business schools offer the only formal education on the topic, but they generally can’t connect the subject matter to the real world or the students’ personal lives. People are drawn to … [Read more...]
8 Things I Learned Starting a Cannabis Business as a Filipina Woman
Seven years ago, I migrated to Canada and started my career as a plant scientist developing organic fertilizers. With all the stress and pressure from work, I made the decision to turn to cannabis for health reasons, but coming from a religious and conservative Filipino family, I kept this as a secret out of fear of being judged by them. This made me realized how the stigma … [Read more...]
Women Dominate US Law Schools But Still Lack in the Legal Profession
The face of the law in America – if you’re only looking at law school enrollment – is female. In 2018, for the third year in a row, women outnumbered men in law school classrooms across the country according to a recent report. It wasn’t long ago that women filled less than 10% of the seats in law school classrooms. But since 1972, the numbers have trended upwards, and in … [Read more...]
10 Catchy WordPress Landing Page Themes
The landing page is far from a common page with words of welcome and entertaining visuals. Instead, it’s a powerful tool where you show the value of your service or product, earn trust, and convert visitors into your customers. Fewer words – more stats. According to the recent Unbounce research that covered 64,000 landing pages from 10 leading industries, an average … [Read more...]