PinnedThreadsMarch 8, 2022. It’s International Women’s Day and there is war in Ukraine. The reason why we do things can run deep. The day Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, I called my mom, worried about how her and dad were feeling. At 83 and 89, having grown up in…International Womens Day5 min readInternational Womens Day5 min read
PinnedI bought this sweet painting in the summer of 2020. At the time, I didn’t know I was in that boat.This is how it has felt being laid off, not retired and a “new founder”. After being laid off from my career job, a global pandemic had me facing the reality that there would be no immediate job. I did online yoga classes, walked everyday, chatted with friends and enrolled…Career Transitions5 min readCareer Transitions5 min read
PinnedWhat was the №1 Word for 2020?PIVOT That’s right. Not COVID. Funny thing is, seeing these two words in print is quite interesting. Both five letters, both representing change. Both mysterious in the sense of the “unknown” for what lay ahead. What we thought we knew suddenly becomes unknown – and we react. We make a…Business Strategy2 min readBusiness Strategy2 min read
PinnedWork may not be the place to find your next mentorMentorSHE Tips №2 Highlights from my ongoing Study of Professional Women and Mentorship are emerging! When asked who was responsible for mentorship, 71% of women surveyed between the ages of 18 and 65, said they were primarily responsible for finding a mentor compared to 16.5% …Mentorship2 min readMentorship2 min read
PinnedWomen & MentorshipMentorSHE Tips №1 This week, I attended a panel discussion called Knowledge, Network and Empathy: A Conversation about Mentorship and Race, presented by Women, Communications and Technology (WCT) and moderated by Sangita Patel. This subject is important to me on so many levels. As the founder of MentorSHE, a platform…Diversity And Inclusion2 min readDiversity And Inclusion2 min read
Apr 12, 2022AttraversareTransitions don’t always mean breaking away from what we know, but instead evolving towards the next phase. I like to think of this recent period in my life as attraversare. An easy word that rolls off my mother tongue to mean “to cross”. …Career Transitions3 min readCareer Transitions3 min read
Dec 2, 2020Has anyone else been wild eyed watching Thatcher iron her husband’s shirts?MentorSHE Tips №3 Like millions of other fans of The Crown, I have been soaking up season 4 and lapping up the history I recall so easily. …Mentorship2 min readMentorship2 min read
