I’ve been re-reading my favorite Brené Brown books lately: Daring Greatly, The Gifts of Imperfection, and Rising Strong. Her words always feel so relevant and on point for me as an entrepreneur. In Daring Greatly, she points to Teddy Roosevelt’s speech made April 23, 1910 in Paris: It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Work Through the Ups and Downs of Entrepreneurship
Calling all women who have started solopreneurships or start up organizations! This post is for you. I see you. I see you on your best days. I see you out there hustling. I see you celebrating that proposal sent out, that funder who invested, that connection made, that step toward the vision YOU get to manifest. And I see you on your worst days. Maybe you had to fire your … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Step into Your Power as an Entrepreneur
Starting a new business venture is thrilling, terrifying, and, at times, full of doubt and uncertainty. It just comes with the territory. Being an entrepreneur requires being adaptive and moving through high highs and some low lows. So how can we ride the waves of being an entrepreneur and not only keep our sanity, but thrive? Being an entrepreneur is not just about what you … [Read more...]
How to Manage Courageous Conversations at Work – Top 10 Tips
Feedback from my first article, How to Become a Better Leader for your Team, directed me to one topic briefly mentioned in the piece – how do we effectively deliver difficult feedback and manage ‘courageous conversations’. Whether you're running your own business or you're responsible for a team in a bigger corporation, at some point, you inevitably have to manage these … [Read more...]
The Rise of Influential Women Who Made It Big in Big Data
Generous salaries and lucrative career prospects have made technology a brilliant career choice for those who have a knack for logic, reasoning, coding, math, and science. Besides men, women like Radhika Kulkarni, Monica Rogati, Claudia Perlich, Lillian Pierson, and many others have passionately played a prominent role in serving the Big Data community of the world. These women … [Read more...]
10 Infographics that Sum up the State of Women in Business
We all know that we're a long way from achieving equal pay for equal work, and it's not a secret that the leadership positions at most companies are dominated by men. Today is International Women's Day, so it seems like there is no better day of the year to focus on exactly where women are in the business world. To that end, I gathered 10 infographics that have been … [Read more...]
Ashley Logan Joins the Women on Business Writers Team
Please join me in welcoming Ashley Logan to the Women on Business team of contributing writers. Through Ashley's experience and success, she has established herself as an expert in the content marketing and communications. A few topics she'll cover for Women on Business include branding, content marketing, social media, and content strategy. She understands what it takes to … [Read more...]
50 Richest Self-Made Women in America 2015
Forbes has launched a new list that ranks people by wealth, and this one is dedicated to women who made their own money rather than inherited it or acquired it by some other means. The list of the 50 richest self-made women in America in 2015 includes entrepreneurs, corporate executives, designers, celebrities, and an author. The bar to get on this list was quite high. Women … [Read more...]
Waste Your Time with a Side Project, Seriously
Our lives are busy enough as it is. Between demanding 9-to-5 careers, doctor appointments, long commutes, eating actual meals, and maybe squeezing in a workout or two, it seems like the only down time we have is for sleeping. But while you’re binge-watching television before packing in for the night, consider this: why not spend time taking on a side project? I can sense … [Read more...]
Rosemary Nonny Knight Joins the Women on Business Team
Please join me in welcoming Rosemary Nonny Knight to the Women on Business team of contributors. Rosemary's business background will enable her to bring unique insights to Women on Business. For example, she holds a Masters Degree and Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy. She practiced as a self-employed and employed pharmacist successfully for nine years. In that time she managed … [Read more...]