Blogs About "85Broads"

 

You’re on the phone reporting, what is nowadays referred to as a “bullying incident,” at your kid’s camp, and forget the offending rat’s name. In mid-sentence. No amount of memory search will produce it when asked, as if someone has deleted a file from your over-processed mommy brain. “Can I call you back...

Have you ever had an idea that you think is a good one and you want to turn it into a business?  Well, that happened to me in December 2007.  I had an idea to create a better way to bank, especially for young people.  I started with a whiteboard writing out all my ideas.  Over the course of the last 3+ years,...

Marketing and Merchandizing Students from across the country are challenged to create and submit a full marketing campaign for Eco-Gir.  The winner will be selected for a summer 2011 internship with Bagir.   
From the RS POP Shop website, students are able...

Shauna Mei is the CEO and Founder of ahalife, a new and innovative on line shopping concept. I had the pleasure of hearing Shauna speak at a recent 85Broads breakfast held at The 21 Club.


Shauna Mei's story caught me off guard. My first glimpse had me writing my own version. She was strikingly attractive, well dressed with what I consider enviable glossy and straight Asian hair. Her poise walking to...

I arrived on August 11, 2010 to a very warm, humid and sticky Port-au-Prince. At the arrivals terminal at the airport, a band greets us with loud local music and dancing. It is a wonderful welcome! The musicians are dressed in bright colors and are brimming with smiles. I am comforted by this warmth as I prepare to embark on the “Africa for Haiti” mission to Haiti. I have heard so...

There is an old Cherokee Medicine Way called The Principle of Noninterference. It is very difficult to master, and all but forgotten in today's world.

Noninterference means respecting and allowing choice. It is the opposite of distance, absence, or disinterest. To love another is to not interfere with their self-determination and to allow a respectful silence, a connection without words that permits choice and change.

Sounds easy, but try doing this when...

by Jessica Stevenson, Cathy Greenman, and Kaylin Marcotte

Networking, like investing, is most effective when started early.  Start building your network _before_ you need it. Whether you engage in networking to make new friends when you move to a new city or to forge business connections with other professionals, it can be a huge benefit to your career!

_Keep an eye out for Networking, Round 2 with a bonus networking email in honor...

I was recently reading "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Dr. Stephen Covey, who became one of the foremost leadership development trainers in the world.

These "habits" are said to be the mantra for personal success. So I have summarized these "7 Habits" (also added my thoughts) as it would be beneficial for the readers in their personal success.

1) Be proactive: You are the master of your own destiny and...

Greetings 85Broads Community!

This is my first blog post as a member of 85Broads, and I'm excited to share my passion for project management with you. As a working professional, I have consistently seen a rise in the number of women entering the project management industry. Not only have women been proven to be strong leaders that can bring projects on time and under budget, but women bring invaluable soft skills such...