From the stats showing women don’t negotiate as well as men to the reality that we still don’t get equal pay, the fact is women have to get better at asking for money….their own money At one of my 7×7 Mentoring Salons we put the question on the table: Q. How do […] Read more…
Posts Tagged ‘Entrepreneur’
What I Know Now: Give Yourself A Little Patience
A 40-something women reflects back on her early career days and what she knows now about confidence and about starting a business in her 30s. On starting out / first job: “At first, you will feel like you are behind and don’t know enough. I felt insecure that I didn’t always know the […] Read more…
20-Something Question: How Do You Avoid Frustration That You’re Not Moving Faster?
Today’s post is about not get distracted by other people’s pace. Sometimes it seems everyone is going faster than you – but it’s not necessarily a race. I hold live mentoring salons between younger and older entrepreneurs and professionals and during our discussions, this subject often comes up. One 20-something business owner asked: How […] Read more…
Don’t Get Lost in Transition
“The Bill Murray and Scarlet Johansen characters fell in love in the editing room.“ – Sarah Flack, editor, Lost in Translation Earlier this month Tropfest held their first RoughCut film symposium in NYC at The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Roughcut is an offshoot of Tropfest, the world’s largest short film festival, originating […] Read more…
Find Your Inner Bomb
“Don’t not take meetings because you’re scared. The best advice I got early on in my career is that being an entrepreneur, whether you like it or not, you have to pretend like you’re the bomb all the time. Exaggerate like nobody would ever. Be confident. I know it’s hard. You’re young but you […] Read more…
What I Know Now: Interview with Designer and Entrepreneur Joy Newton
Earlier this spring I had the pleasure of interviewing Joy Newton for The Daily Muse as part of my Finding Your Path series. “We spend the first 20 years of our lives being asked what we want to be when we grow up. Then we spend the next 20 finding out for ourselves.” – Christina […] Read more…
What You Should Know Before You Start at a Startup
Today I’m sharing an interview I did with Tereza Nemessanyi, CEO and co-founder fo Honestly Now, a great site to get that honest advice you need when you need it. The interview which first ran on Women 2.0 shares her story about what she wishes she knew about starting out at a startup in the early […] Read more…
Turn Your Intuition into a Force That Can’t Be Ignored
Today I’m sharing a post I wrote for NEXT for Women, a wonderful resource and community for professional growth. The subject…how to make sure that when you do step up to the table that your voice is heard. This story was inspired by a woman who is working on turning her woman’s intuition into a […] Read more…