Katy Mims was my friend and mentor—and next-door neighbor—for over 20 years. Katy was a fifth-generation Floridian who started out as a journalist...
An Equal World is an Enabled World #EachForEqual
Women still lag behind men in a variety of ways. For every dollar a man makes a woman makes significantly less, for example in the US a woman makes ab...
Does Gender Bias Exist? #BalanceForBetter
On average, women get interrupted three times more in conversations than men. If you are a woman and attending a meeting remotely, the number goes up....
Are You Leaving Money on the Table?
Jennifer was approached by a headhunter and enticed into applying for a new position as head of product marketing with a fast growing company. As she ...
Purge Perfectionism
I was invited to speak at Raymond James’ Women in Capital Markets Conference in January of this year. I was excited to hear that Claire Shipman was ...
Act First, Don’t Overthink
Women are less confident than men and have a tendency to second guess themselves more often. In their book, The Confidence Code, Claire Shipman and Ka...
Assertiveness is critical to leadership success
In my blog on “When I Say No, I Feel Guilty,” I outlined some approaches to assertiveness and boundary setting. One of the problems that many wome...
#MeToo. Now What?
Guest post by Terin Barbas Cremer, Esq. On October 15, 2017, Actress Alyssa Milano’s “#MeToo” tweet brought the sexual harassment conve...
Missing Out on “Bro-fessional” Relationships?
Being excluded bothers me. I admit it. I’m talking about the casual get-togethers and informal social events where my male professional peers share ...
Live Life with Gumption
I had a wonderful friend and mentor that I lived next door to for over 20 years – her name was Katy Mims. Katy was a fifth generation Floridian and ...
Women are Stronger Together
Studies show that organizations with more senior ranking women have a competitive edge. Recent research also indicates that women in business who seek...
Celebrating International Women’s Day Makes Good Business Sense
#BeBoldForChange is this year’s theme celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8. IWD was started in the early 1900’s in conjunction...