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How to Build & Strengthen Your Web of Influence
How you build your web of influence is up to you, and you are fully capable. Once you build the web, you have to master the art of nurturing those connections. People say “circle of influence,” I say “web of influence” (the concept was probably in some book I read and it stuck with me).…
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3 Lessons from listening to the Tarte Cosmetics Founder’s story
The other day I listened to How I Built This by Guy Raz featuring Tarte Cosmetic’s Founder Maureen Kelly. The episode covered Maureen’s perseverance, entrepreneurial spirit, sales strategy, and an industry breakthrough. One aspect of Maureen’s story was incredibly heartfelt and touching, a reminder of 9/11s impact on our world. Maureen’s story has countless lessons we can…
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Insight into the growing collagen market & 3 key takeaways
The beauty world loves to leverage anti-aging language to target consumers. The industry knows how to speak to the consumer psyche to drive purchases. That’s one of many reasons I’m currently studying the industry. In this read, you will learn about collagen, the future of the collagen market ($$$), advice on collagen purchases, and obtain…
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Women Like Us Series: Boundaries
Today I was going to post one of the interviews. The plan was to hit publish at 6:00 pm tonight so that readers could get to know another amazing woman in my life. Then my friend got back to me with her truth. She wasn’t happy with the outcome of the interview. It wasn’t necessarily…
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Meaningful connections you seek, meaningful connections you get.
Life set almost 30 years for me to find my people. When I say “find my people,” I mean find a group of strong connections. The connections that add depth to the conversation while free of judgment. The ones who make life more beautiful simply through a chat over sushi, or a voice memo about…
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5 Lessons Learned from the Women Like Us Interview Series: A part of my passion project
My passion project is called Maple’s Mission. As part of Maple’s Mission to educate and empower others, to help others build their confidence, I started a Women Like Us interview blog series. What began as something for fun, spiraled into an inspirational conversation. In an effort to share my journey and lessons learned with aspiring…
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Women Like Us with Mecca Wilkinson
About Mecca: I am currently in law school getting my JD/L.L.M. In international human rights – I intend to work in Human Trafficking policy and prevention. Before I chose to go to law school, I had a career in HR and social responsibility where I managed our immigration, global philanthropy and giving, global volunteerism, etc.…
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The Search for a Fulfilling Life: The secret is we’re all figuring it out
Sitting on the subway with a zombie gaze. Different faces shuffling in and out. You feel both full and empty. How many people never feel fulfilled? Satisfied? Content? Who else around you feels this tug? Who else never says it out loud? After meeting people from all walks of life over the last few months, I learned…
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Women Like Us: Meet Susan Recarey
Imagine hearing a calming, kind voice with thoughtful pauses and enthusiastic conversation. That’s Susan during this interview. 1. Tell us about yourself. When I think of myself, I think of experience. Because I am 78 years old. And I will turn 79 in February (of 2023) and I’m going to be entering my 50th year…