The Grand Canyon lived up to its name and orca watching off the San Juan Islands was breathtaking. That was all in the past, though. Now it’s time to plan the next big excursion. But with so many places to visit, how do you choose the right one? Blakely Trettenero, a world-traveling chef who has […]
Month: June 2017
Fearless Female Founders: Q+A with Ella Messerli
We’re knee-deep in a new era in business: full of fearless female founders. Women have been taking the professional world by storm and impacting businesses in innovative ways that must be applauded. We no longer live in a world where gender defines one’s potential. Gender should never be an obstacle to achieving one’s goals, we […]
Empowerment Apps For Women
By Laura Ashbury The world of phone apps is like a microcosm of humanity, reflecting the interests and needs of the entire population. So it should come as no surprise that alongside Pokémon hunting and weight-loss tracking software there are more serious apps on the market. Some apps even have the power to enable women […]
Empowering Women Through Connectivity
By Joseph Ram Two thirds of the world’s population lives or works in developing countries and the overwhelming majority of them are women. Under-served communities lacking infrastructure often have the most to gain from innovations in mobile technology. For many women in emerging areas throughout Latin America, smartphones have helped to free them from the […]
Double Standards. Doubled: Advice for Women Entrepreneurs in Male Dominated Industries
By Elizabeth Vargas, Founder, Edge Music Network When the historic 2012 gender-discrimination suit filed by Ellen Pao against Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers finally came to an end last March, it served as a bad omen for outspoken women in male-dominated industries far beyond the field of technology. In the landmark case that riveted both […]
Don’t tell me about the delivery. Just show me the baby.
By Debbie Pearson We are in an unusual time these days regarding information and how we get it. On the one hand there is no need for the whole story. No desire for a play-by-play of every minute detail. Just the bottom line, the end-result. Just text me. Not two texts. Just one. Preferably with […]
Don’t Let an Annoying Coworker Get The Best of You
Most people in business are prepared for the normal headaches that come with any job: deadlines, presentations, supply chain glitches and a million more everyday hassles that you know how to deal with. Something that may be a little more difficult to handle is a difficult coworker. “Difficult” is a spectrum word that can mean […]
Deanna Latson: My Advice to Aspiring Business Women Everywhere
By Deanna Latson, co-founder and chief product officer of ARIIX When people ask me how I got to where I am today, I waste no time in sharing my secret. Today I’m helping people transform their lives through proper nutrition. Because 30 years ago I was making all the wrong choices for my own health, […]
Dating The Grown-Up Way
4 Reasons Going Courting Is Even More Romantic When You Are Over 40 Young love is so widespread each Valentine’s Day that it threatens to deplete Cupid’s stock of arrows. But the mythological god of desire might want to keep a supply of those magical darts in reserve for a more mature crowd. Single men […]
Cutting Sugar’s Umbilical Cord
Once upon a time, sugar was mostly relegated to desserts. But now, excessive amounts can be found in our everyday foods and beverages, and it’s taking a toll, according to recently published studies. • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center exposed high-sugar diets as major risks for cancer, especially breast cancer. • The Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience […]