Get Ignited: Karambu Ringera, PH.D.
This Mother’s Day, I’d like to recognize the ultimate mother, Karambu Ringera, Ph.D. Twenty years ago, Ringera founded the Amani Children’s Home in her hometown of Meru, Kenya. […]
Get Ignited: Sharon Fiehler
Do you ever wonder what’s next in your career? One of my favorite things to do is work with people who are approaching or engaged in a work transition. Whether at the beginning of a career, somewhere in the middle or at the end, [...]
Get Ignited: Meg Higgins
I met Meg Higgins (formerly Haycraft) about 25 years ago. She is engaging, powerful and exciting. She’s not afraid to call it like she sees it, and she says it like it is. When we first met, she was [...]
Get Ignited: Phil Woodmore
Welcome to Get Ignited! This column will feature and celebrate people who are up to exciting things. You’ll learn more about their stories and how they bring their spark to the world. I will explore their strengths and who they are at their [...]
Get Ignited: Stacy Taubman
Very few people think of abstract algebra when they describe what helps them in business. But Stacy Taubman does, and as a result, her approach to business and life is refreshing, interesting and distinctive. Some of Taubman’s best business ideas have hatched using [...]
Get Ignited: Andre Norman
Imagine waking up the morning with one goal in mind: How can I be helpful? This is how Andre Norman approaches each day. And Andre delivers. He may be the most charismatic person I’ve met. And, in Andre’s line of work, charisma is [...]
Get Ignited: Theresa Carrington
For Theresa Carrington, there could be no higher compliment than the name given to her by an African tribal chief: “The One Who Turns Grass Into Gold.” For more than a decade, Carrington has helped transform grass into woven baskets while building a [...]
Get Ignited: Monica Black Robinson
I love the Dos Equis “Most Interesting Man in the World” campaign. The ads always end with the tagline, “Stay thirsty, my friend.” That’s something Monica Black Robinson understands. Her thirst for life is why she is one of the most interesting women [...]
Get Ignited: Bobby Lucy
One of the things that inspires me the most is someone who carves their own path to success. Finding success in traditional careers has its own challenges, but finding success on a non-traditional path takes unique inspiration: a willingness to take risks; a [...]
Get Ignited: Stacy Stahl
I’ve always admired someone who can dream up and launch one creative idea after another. One of my favorite entrepreneurs is Stacy Stahl. Fresh out of college, she created a website to share proposal stories. Before she knew it, she was leading a [...]
Get Ignited: Gayle Rose
Twenty years ago, Gayle Rose was a high-flying advertising executive—literally! Her marketing career had her circling the globe, and it was one of those international stops—Torino, Italy—that changed the way she saw everything. She fell in love with Italian culture: the fresh food, [...]
Remembering the Legendary Herb Kelleker
Today we are taking a moment to remember Herb Kelleher, the legendary co-founder of Southwest Airlines, who passed away yesterday. Kelleher practically invented low-fare air travel and revolutionized the airline industry. According to legendary Texas businessman T. Boone Pickens "Herb Kelleher is arguably the [...]
The Honest Truth: Speak Your Mind
In our fourth edition of "The Honest Truth" in Town & Style magazine, we explore how to confront often-sticky situations. Emmy-award winning journalist Jill Farmer and I share our thoughts on hosting intimate events in the social media era, as well as how to move on as a [...]
The Honest Truth: Critical Information
In our third edition of "The Honest Truth" in Town & Style magazine, we explore critical feedback. Emmy-award winning journalist Jill Farmer and I take on questions about harsh self-criticism and workplace critiques. We even mention one of my favorite tools created by Dr. Kathryn Cramer: [...]
The Honest Truth: Gratitude and Goals
The second edition of our new column in Town & Style magazine. I collaborated again with the brilliant Jill Farmer, a once Emmy-award winning journalist and now a sought-after speaker and coach, to address the subject of gratitude. In one case, we consider the importance of taking the time to [...]
Women belong in the House, the Senate and the C-Suite
Revlon appointed Debra Perelman as its first female CEO in the company’s history on May 23, 2018. Perelman, the daughter of majority owner Ronald Perelman, worked for Revlon for 20 years before she was offered the CEO position. Even in an industry that [...]
The Honest Truth
Our new column in Town & Style magazine. What fun it is to collaborate with the brilliant Jill Farmer — once an Emmy-award winning journalist and now a sought-after speaker and coach. In this column we address what's in a name. In one case, we consider how to respond when [...]
How 3 Seconds Changed Everything
What’s the dream you never thought you could fulfill? Often, we surrender our dreams to “I can’t” or “I wish.” This mindset lives beneath the surface and perhaps hinders us more than we realize. We accept the idea of impossibility rather than pursue our wildest [...]
Dazzle Audiences with Substance, Sizzle & Soul
Wanna up your sizzle factor? Speaking with substance, sizzle & soul is the key to making a successful presentation—according to Dr. Kathy Cramer. Most people focus on substance and forget all about sizzle & soul. Substance or content is a necessary but not sufficient [...]
From Womb to Salon
As I started working for Beth this summer I was really excited because she is a amazing woman that I have looked up to in my life, as a role model, a successful business woman and mother to two young girls. I have [...]
Choose Your Friends Wisely
Growing up, we dismissed parental warnings about the danger of new and edgy friends. Today we have Tim Ferriss, author of The Four Hour Work Week, reminding us again of this truism. As a young man, he recalls learning the lesson, "You are the average of the [...]
Check the Relationship Box
Hardcore taskmasters get an "A" for knocking things off their to-do lists, but may have a blindspot that will derail them. They may take great pride in their accomplishments without realizing the biggie — connecting with people — never made it to their to-do list in the [...]
An Avocado Moment
You might feel a little twinge when you see your two friends at work heading off to happy hour without you. You could feel a sting when someone criticizes your efforts and fails to acknowledge that you worked all weekend. But should you say anything?
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