The third business woman to be profiled in Women of Innovation is international speaker Jen Grisanti, an acclaimed story, script, and career consultant at Jen Grisanti Consultancy, Inc. Grisanti is also a writing instructor for NBC’s Writers on the Verge, a former studio executive, a blogger for Huffington Post, and the author of Change Your Story, Change Your Life: A Path … [Read more...]
For Love of the Game
This morning I had the privilege of attending an Executive Breakfast that focused on employee engagement and what that actually means. It was a timely discussion because I hear the phrase employee engagement in just about every explanation of what’s wrong with an organization. But what is it really? What does employee engagement mean and why is it important to your business? … [Read more...]
Women on Innovation – Dr. Jane Karwoski
For the first post in my series called Women of Innovation, I believe it only fitting to feature my friend, colleague, and business partner, Professor Jane Karwoski. Jane, who also is known by her media name, Dr. J, is an angel investor, a freelance online psychology professor, and an entrepreneur. Embrace Ambiguity One trait that Jane feels has stood her in good stead is … [Read more...]
Most Powerful Women in the World 2013 Announced
Who are the most powerful women in the world? According to the Forbes 2013 World's Most Powerful Women List, they come from diverse industries, including business, technology, media, politics, philanthropy, real estate, investments, fashion and retail, food and beverage, and entertainment (i.e., celebrities). Of the 100 power women on the list, a large percentage work in … [Read more...]
The Business of Deceit
We all know that a sweet lie feels better than a hard truth, but in business it’s supposed to be all about the facts. In a world where perception can be skewed as quickly as a tweet is posted, how can you make sure that your business is telling you the hard truth all of the time? The truth is that you can’t. You can’t make sure that everything that reaches your eyes is beyond … [Read more...]
The New Business Credit
One of the most difficult areas to maneuver as an entrepreneur is getting your hands on the cash you need when you need it. Capital is a tricky thing, you never have it when you need it and what you do have is never enough. So what’s a small business to do? Well, enter Lendo Limted. This caught my eye in the Wall Street Journal and here’s we entrepreneurs need to know… It’s … [Read more...]
Building Bridges
The worth of an entrepreneurs is in their ability to bring create solutions and to build relationships. What hinders small business is that we either don’t use our networks enough or we only use our networks. What small business is most guilty of is not networking because they could be doing something else. The thing is that having coffee or lunch with a contact is something … [Read more...]
Business Women – Who Do You Want To Be?
Guest Post by Emily Bennington (learn more about the author at the end of the article): Women in the workplace need to focus more on who they want to be in addition to what they want to achieve. Regardless of the big overall goal, it’s still small in comparison to who you have to be to master it and then keep it. However, women in business face a challenge. They don’t … [Read more...]
And the Winner Is…
Success…and then what? As we start our businesses, we are constantly chasing a dream. We work insane hours, sacrifice everything that means anything to us because we know that success is coming. When we finally get it what happens? As I found out that I had been awarded a big contract, a colleague reminded me to not get comfortable with the success, to remember that I was … [Read more...]
How to Have Board-Level Conversations on LinkedIn
Board Guru™ Tracy Houston of Board Resource Services, LLC was kind enough to share her insights about how to use LinkedIn for board networking with Women on Business. She offers some great suggestions to help you leverage the leading professional social networking site to begin executive-level conversations with other business leaders. Following is Tracy's advice. She … [Read more...]