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2 Amazing Reads

This morning I just read 2 articles from 2 women with 2 very different, yet the same, point of view. Side-by-side they really capture why I started this blog. I don’t want to say too much about them and be

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2 Amazing Reads

This morning I just read 2 articles from 2 women with 2 very different, yet the same, point of view. Side-by-side they really capture why I started this blog. I don’t want to say too much about them and be

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I Want to Invent Something

One day while I was frantically trying to get an RFP done for the programming side of my app for For Dyslexia, my son kept asking me, or to be more precise, begging me, to build Hogwarts out of legos

Invention Convention, 2010

I Want to Invent Something

One day while I was frantically trying to get an RFP done for the programming side of my app for For Dyslexia, my son kept asking me, or to be more precise, begging me, to build Hogwarts out of legos

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Barbara Corcoran’s 8 Lessons for Entrepreneurs

Don’t miss this talk by Barbara Corcoran. Unexpected fun. And great advice for entrepreneurs.  In 1973, Barbara Corcoran took $1,000 and started a real-estate business. She sold the Corcoran Group for $66 million in 2001.

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Barbara Corcoran’s 8 Lessons for Entrepreneurs

Don’t miss this talk by Barbara Corcoran. Unexpected fun. And great advice for entrepreneurs.  In 1973, Barbara Corcoran took $1,000 and started a real-estate business. She sold the Corcoran Group for $66 million in 2001.

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The 17 Ad Execs Who Have The Most Influence At Facebook – Business Insider

Everyone knows that Carolyn Everson, Facebook’s global marketing chief, is the top dog at the social network when it comes to advertising.   But who influences her most? Most Facebook users don’t know that back in 2011 Everson formed the

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The 17 Ad Execs Who Have The Most Influence At Facebook – Business Insider

Everyone knows that Carolyn Everson, Facebook’s global marketing chief, is the top dog at the social network when it comes to advertising.   But who influences her most? Most Facebook users don’t know that back in 2011 Everson formed the

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Amy Jo Martin CEO & Founder, Digital Royalty

Amy Jo Martin is an entrepreneur who gave up her comfortable job to found Digital Royalty. Here is her story and her perspective on juggling work, family and self. What this blog is all about.  Her TED talk. From Amy’s

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Amy Jo Martin CEO & Founder, Digital Royalty

Amy Jo Martin is an entrepreneur who gave up her comfortable job to found Digital Royalty. Here is her story and her perspective on juggling work, family and self. What this blog is all about.  Her TED talk. From Amy’s

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misThe #KeepItReal Challenge

Take part in the Keep It Real Challenge. This is a wonderful campaign to encourage magazines to stop photoshopping their models. Participate in the effort. Twitter. Twitter / RepresentPledge: The #KeepItReal Challenge.

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misThe #KeepItReal Challenge

Take part in the Keep It Real Challenge. This is a wonderful campaign to encourage magazines to stop photoshopping their models. Participate in the effort. Twitter. Twitter / RepresentPledge: The #KeepItReal Challenge.

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Eve Ensler

Eve Ensler on a traumatic childhood, the runaway success of The Vagina Monologues, and founding V-day to fight violence against women worldwide. Eve Ensler | MAKERS. ACCOMPLISHMENT MOST PROUD OF: The City of Joy THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE HERSELF: Intense, emotional, and

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Eve Ensler

Eve Ensler on a traumatic childhood, the runaway success of The Vagina Monologues, and founding V-day to fight violence against women worldwide. Eve Ensler | MAKERS. ACCOMPLISHMENT MOST PROUD OF: The City of Joy THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE HERSELF: Intense, emotional, and

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Meet The League Of Extraordinary Women: 60 Influencers Who Are Changing The World | Fast Company

The previously untold story of how an unprecedented network of high-achieving women from the world’s largest companies, innovative startups, philanthropic organizations, government, and the arts combined forces to change the lives of girls and women everywhere. BY ELLEN MCGIRT | JUNE 18, 2012

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Meet The League Of Extraordinary Women: 60 Influencers Who Are Changing The World | Fast Company

The previously untold story of how an unprecedented network of high-achieving women from the world’s largest companies, innovative startups, philanthropic organizations, government, and the arts combined forces to change the lives of girls and women everywhere. BY ELLEN MCGIRT | JUNE 18, 2012

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Melinda Gates On The Importance Of The Girl Effect

The Gates Foundation makes it a point to fund solutions for women and girls because those solutions are often the most effective. Photo: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Article from Fast Company Melinda Gates has been a consistent voice for

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Melinda Gates On The Importance Of The Girl Effect

The Gates Foundation makes it a point to fund solutions for women and girls because those solutions are often the most effective. Photo: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Article from Fast Company Melinda Gates has been a consistent voice for

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The League of Extraordinary Women 2012 | Fast Company

  THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN 2012   Every change agent needs an agency. We’ve chosen 60 notable members of the League of Extraordinary Women and the organizations, both for-profit and not-for-profit, that are their vehicle to tackle areas of dire need,

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The League of Extraordinary Women 2012 | Fast Company

  THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN 2012   Every change agent needs an agency. We’ve chosen 60 notable members of the League of Extraordinary Women and the organizations, both for-profit and not-for-profit, that are their vehicle to tackle areas of dire need,