Felice Shapiro, 56, and Ronna Benjamin, 54, know how it feels to go through a midlife career crisis because they’ve been there. They’re the founding partners of Betterafter50.com (sometimes known as BA50.com), a weekly online magazine and community for women over 50. To read their story of career reinvention, click here. Continue reading
How many times have you been in a meeting and someone says to you, “That’s a great idea, you should take the initiative and make it a reality.” What typically happens? Most of the time – nothing. Most great ideas remain dormant because people don’t have the courage, resources, time and/or money to take action. … Continue reading
What do you do with your LinkedIn profile? Do you check it only every once in a while when a connection request comes through? Have you linked it to your Twitter account? Did you never quite remember to sign up in the first place? What other mistakes have we made on LinkedIn? To read more, click here. … Continue reading
Jack Andraka is 15 years old. After a family friend that he considered to be an uncle died of pancreatic cancer, Jack set out to make a simple, inexpensive sensor to detect pancreatic cancer because too many people were dying. Jack recognized that mesothelin is a key marker for certain cancers. To create his test, Jack … Continue reading
Are women starting the wrong types of businesses? Are women entrepreneurs preoccupied with fashion, babies and shopping? Venturebeat’s Jolie O’Dell typed these sentiments on Twitter a few months back. “At least for the next few years. You’re embarrassing me.” were the words used to put her comments in context. Women were responded lively to the tweet from Jolie. … Continue reading
A youth-targeted digital edition called “NYT Junior” is a possibility for the New York Times company. Denise Warren, chief advertising officer and general manager of nytimes.com, acknowledged that the Times is gauging “the potential for an entry-level product,” among other explorations. To read the rest of the article, click here. Continue reading
Cheryl Bachelder is passionate about two things: leadership and fried chicken. The 56-year-old is the CEO of Atlanta, Ga.-based AFC Enterprises, franchisor of New Orleans inspired fast-food chain Popeyes. Cheryl talks with Jenna Goudreau about her parents raising 4 CEOs, focusing the education system on creating business owners, being inspired by family and women making … Continue reading
Margaret M. Perlis grew up with older brothers who were Eagles fans. As a result, she became an Eagles fan as well. As an avid fan almost since birth, she writes about 5 lessons that we could learn from 5 of the most exciting super bowls ever! To read, click here. Continue reading
Robert Iger, CEO of Disney, has taken over the brand and on all fronts, the company has responded well. The The stock is up 38% over the last 12 months to an all-time high of $54 per share. With valuable brands like Pixar, Marvel and LucasFilm now part of the Disney fold, Iger has plenty … Continue reading
Even though Evan Kirkpatrick wrote this article with organizations in mind, there is a lot that we as individuals can learn from the 3 elements mentioned. Although the article is short, it packs a punch. He talks about finding the cause that you want to give to, casting your vision and then keeping the momentum. In … Continue reading