October 4, 2021 — 7:00 AM In so many ways, life is a balancing act. While it’s important to know what we want (you can’t hit a target you can’t see) — life has a way of throwing unexpected variables in our direction. Even the best plan is at the mercy of the unknown, which Kate…
Expect to use your vacation time for skydiving, and not for leisure. Competitions can run for a week or more and I have to be creative with how I turn my trips into adventures. Once, I had to see all of Rome for three days, a vacation most people do in a week. Yet, I’ve…
We are on the cusp of a quantum leap in productivity that will be largely driven by AI. In fact, it’s already happening; we are seeing how companies are completely transforming entire business processes to produce better outcomes for their stakeholders, at significantly lower costs. As part of our series about the women leading the…
You can only change or control yourself. This includes your partners, parents, siblings, and colleagues so if you are trying to push a square peg in a round hole that energy will rocket through your body and straight to the brain in negative energy. The world is going to change, you need a practice of…
Start investing early: My grandmother was a small business owner who did not have access to a 401K through her employer. When she passed away, her wealth was in a savings account and in real estate. Not once in her life did she invest in the stock market. That’s a huge mistake. I’ve spoken to…
Progress: Find ways to make people’s work progress visible. This can be a kanban board, checklist, or even a thermometer graphic! Don’t forget to focus on professional development progress as well. Schedule quarterly meetings to talk about career growth and weekly check-ins to reflect on the growth and decide on small steps to take next. As…
Innovation is about adoption, not invention; creating something valuable is much easier than gaining consistent adoption of such an invention into an everyday workflow. ⅓ of our team has now been dedicated to customer success, acknowledging that the relationship and education of organizations is paramount for an innovation to be successful. New technologies have changed…
According to Dr. John Gottman, couples wait an average of six years before they make the decision to seek out couples therapy. That’s six long years of beating your heads against the wall hoping for a different outcome. That’s also more than enough time to have cultivated some ineffective and even downright unhelpful communication habits.…
Patience. We are still in a place in the world where women have to prove themselves. As a female founder, I took every speaking engagement thrown my way. I gave free advice left and right. I went to every networking event I could attend. Over time, my star rose, and the people I met then…
Be okay with rejection: You’re going to be rejected by businesses, consumers, people, etc., throughout your entrepreneurial journey. However, you have to be able to keep pushing despite the “no’s” and “no thank you’s”. As a part of our series about “Why We Need More Women Founders”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dionna and Danyelle…
