Recently on my podcast, Parent. Boss. Leader. (PBL), I spoke with Matice Morris, a Senior Project Manager at Willis Towers Watson (WTW). Matice is also the author of The Product of My Selfishness: The Stutter and The Story, in which she details her experience living with a stutter, encouraging and educating stutterers and non-stutterers alike […]
As you may have heard, I love golf! There are many reasons, but a big one is because I meet amazing people through golf. One example? Christina Seelye, the Founder and CEO of Maximum Games. Since its start in 2009, Christina has grown Maximum into a top 20 video game publisher. I was fortunate to […]
Perhaps you remember when the recent story of UC San Diego graduate Jennifer Rocha and her parents first hit the news. Jennifer’s parents, Angelica Maria and Jose Juan Rocha, moved to the US to give their children a better life with more opportunity. With limited job choices, they worked as migrant farmworkers. As their girls […]
Are CEOs allowed to like pink? Or glitter and glam? Do you have to dress a certain way? How serious do you have to act to run a company? Isn’t when you are serious more important? I guess Steve Jobs and his famous turtlenecks gave rise to thousands of CEOs who don’t wear a suit, […]
I’ve been anxiously waiting for my Michelle Wie West LPGA hoodie to arrive and I was getting a little worried until I checked online and learned it has sold out twice since launching in April! I am in good company and probably not the only one wondering! This success is just great – profits from […]
The news from space is exciting! There seem to be new developments all the time and it is exciting to see the success that women in space are having in particular. They are making incredible contributions and while it’s hard to choose from the many accomplished women in the field, here are a few inspirational […]
Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day are in March and both celebrate and bring attention to the “social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.” Which are substantial. Women are awesome and have been for centuries! Women inspire me. Women’s History Month inspires me. Seriously, it is truly important to recognize the contributions women […]
Menstrual stigma is real. Period poverty is real. Feminine products are expensive, not always available, and often taxed as a “luxury” item rather than as a necessity. This financial reality is replicated in most countries and is often aggravated by outdated cultural beliefs that stigmatize menstruation and impose isolation and other punishments. These all impact […]
Before coronavirus transformed our lives so dramatically, the San Francisco 49s met the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl and I was inspired by Katie Sowers. That seems a lifetime ago now, but I wanted to share her inspiring story. In fact, a new football season has started. One could argue that this story […]