Archives: Career Advice

There we are. We launched a product.  But didn’t get the response we expected. We reached out to someone to work together.  But they said no. We thought we would attract clients by the millions.  But we didn’t. And then we … 1)  Only see all the things that went wrong. We are mad at [...]

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Mentors have been a key part of building my brand and my business. I just wouldn’t be where I am without them. Before I dive into how to find a mentor, I want to clarify what mentorship means to me. I think some people believe that a mentor is someone who meets with you regularly [...]

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  Both career women and those in business have faced many obstacles in past decades and unfortunately, still today.  Women in the workforce have battled glass ceilings, unequal pay for equal production and undeserved stereotypical barriers. As business prototypes have changed with the advent and growth of the internet, so have the unique issues encountered [...]

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  Some people refer to it as a “Eureka!” moment. Others think of it as a little light bulb going off. In business as well as in life, your “aha!” moment is going to shape you and help you grow, taking what you didn’t understand at first and adding clarity and comprehension to get “it” all of [...]

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Banish Pre-Meeting Jitters

By Deborah Sweeney

Whether you’re a seasoned pro at conducting department meetings or a speaking one on one with a new partner for the first time, you can’t avoid the fluttering of those butterflies in your stomach or the sudden need to chew your fingernails off thinking about whether or not everything will go smoothly. Kick your pre-meeting [...]

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Providing quality customer service is vital and should be an important part of your business model.  What is quality customer service?  It involves relationship building, establishing communication, building trust and resolving potential problems or conflicts.  Are you at the top of your customer service game? Do you have processes in place to handle customer complaints?  [...]

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Every now and then in the office, the workday will be cut in half for a half day of work which is both a blessing and curse in disguise. It’s always great to be able to leave work a little early to enjoy the rest of the day but at the same time all of [...]

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Whether you’re down to the wire in a 30 seconds or less elevator pitch or emailing media contacts from a PR firm looking to snag one to feature your client in a story, pitching has never been on a time constraint now more than ever. Don’t let the clock scare you – I like to [...]

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