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Leadership Superpower: The (Secret) Key of Feminine Energy

There was chaos around Julie Van Ness as she spoke to us from her light and airy Oregon lounge, near the thick of the wildfires that have engulfed the West.

Daughter Follows in Dad's Footsteps to Deliver Value to Businesses

Megan Patton, managing partner of ODA Strategy, had a colorful and interesting start in life, which she points to as a core feature of her corporate success: ex

This Woman Turned a Layoff into a Payoff

Public relations and communications specialist Julie Lilliston knows how to turn turmoil into triumph. After being laid off from her executive communications ro

CEO on How Women Are Expected to Be Expert Jugglers

Jen Earle has always been passionate about women and service. During her undergraduate years at the University of Notre Dame, Earle began volunteering at a shel

Gluten-Free Gourmet: A Mom Who Can’t Find Food for Her Celiac Sons Makes Her Own

What kid doesn’t like pizza? Gail Becker’s sons are fans, but couldn’t enjoy it. They both have celiac disease, which means their bodies cannot process gluten.

Bozoma the Magnificent

Bozoma Saint John is something of a rarity: a Black female executive who is unabashedly clear about creating her own platforms to showcase her professional expe

The Sweet Smell of Success: Oasis Soul Candles

In these frenetic times, more than ever — when we’re all so overloaded and busy — it’s important to occasionally stop and smell the roses. Or, if roses are not

The Comeback Queen: Q&A with Verizon’s Aimee Novak

The old rules — unwritten, of course — said that if you left a job, you could not come back. That was especially true for women — women to whom responsibility f

It’s All Greek to This Sorority Wear CEO

When Allie Anderson started her first business in 2013, she was a recent college graduate, newly married, and an expectant mother. Adding to all of these new pa

This High School-Aged CEO Is Making a Big and Sustainable Impact

For Anna Welsh, the 15-year-old founder and CEO of littlebags.bigimpact, her love affair with creating and innovating was apparent when she was just 6 years old

From Homeless to Executive: Turning Failure into Fortune

Though she had reinvented herself before, when Lena Graham-Morris went from television star to homeless, she had to do so again, with higher stakes.

Coaching Goals: Be the Architect of Your Own Building

Three years ago, sales executive Deanna Farrugia realized that she wasn’t fulfilled professionally. She was making excellent money, she enjoyed the work, and sh

Leading from the Head — And the Heart

As Tami Erwin hosts a panel, titled Women in Business, with five women from the world of media, she is poised and passionate. Sitting contemplatively at her des

Keeping It Real: Communications in a Time of COVID

Imagine being the owner of a successful strategic communications company, losing half your clients due to the economic pressure of the coronavirus pandemic, and

Putting People First: Fighting to Keep Employees Safe

Vikita Poindexter hadn’t intended to start her own business a little over 20 years ago. The HR veteran who founded her California-based human resources consulti