What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”? Here 40-somethings share three wishes to help a 20-something get a head start on the confidence to make decisions that are right for them (not their parents, friends, teachers or society). No more woulda, coulda, shoulda. I usually post the 3 Wishes […] Read more…
Over Christmas my parents and I visited a winery started by Shannon Zouzoulas and her sister Megan Haller in the up-and-coming Sonoita, AZ wine region. I soon saw this was no typical winery even for a stroppy startup. The two sisters rebelled against the traditions of both marriage and the wine industry to start […] Read more…
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…
Dear 40-somethings, First of all, sorry for my English but I’m writing from Paris (France). I’m 26. I still live with my parents due to a lack of money as I have been working on my own business for the past year. I love my business idea, doing marketing and learning new skills. Professionals in […] Read more…
Today’s guest post is from 7×7 Mentoring Salon alum and founder of A.MOET, Allegra Moet Brantly. As part of my mission to start conversations and facilitate mentoring between generations, I run mentoring salons between 7 more experienced women and 7 young professionals on a variety of topics from entrepreneurship to personal finance. There is always […] Read more…
Today I’m re-blogging a post written based the keynote speech Nithya Das gave for the 2011 Pipeline Fund Fellowship Pitch Summit. The Pipeline Fellowship trains women philanthropists to become angel investors through education, mentoring, and practice. Nitha Das is legal counsel at AppNexus and was formerly an associate at Goodwin Procter LLP where she created […] Read more…