My First BlogHer: The Power of She

5 September 2013 | OOO

Never underestimate the power of a woman, her laptop, and her blog: multiply that by 4,000, bring ‘em to Chicago, and hang on to your hat…. By Carolyn Gerin (Creator, The Anti-Bride series) BlogHer13 Central redefines the word ‘event’ in the same way that ‘Redwood’...

Working Yourself to Death

5 September 2013 | OOO

A young Wall Street intern recently worked himself literally to death. Is it time we examine our culture of overwork?   By Leah Eichler (Founder & CEO, r/ally) What will you risk to get ahead? It’s a question we likely ask ourselves multiple times a day without...

5 Things I Learned from Presenting at Techstars Demo Day

4 September 2013 | Uncategorized

Lessons on pitching from one CEO who attended Techstars’ Demo Day. By Sarah Press (CEO, Project Fixup) Last week, I was up on stage introducing my startup Project Fixup to a packed house of 500 investors at the House of Blues. It was the culmination of months of...

What Beats Mentoring? Advocacy

4 September 2013 | Uncategorized

A conversation between two AT&T leaders on the benefits of advocating for another.  Two AT&T leaders, Brooks McCorcle and Jenifer Robertson, recently connected to discuss their relationship and how they both benefited from each other’s support and...

Going Offline: An Experiment in Grassroots Marketing

4 September 2013 | Uncategorized

How a creative effort to generate buzz offline led to a significant jump in traffic to this founder’s site.  By Rena Thiagarajan (Founder, Project Bly) While it’s easy to get consumed by social media marketing and pursuing online influencers especially as an...

Put Your Mask On First

4 September 2013 | Uncategorized

The co-founder of Carats & Cake on learning to make space for ‘me time’ while starting up.  By Jess Levin (Co-founder & CEO, Carats & Cake) I was recently at dinner with a mentor when he told me a story. He once walked into an office and...

How Your Wardrobe Impacts Your Work

3 September 2013 | Uncategorized

One founder explains how fashion can positively impact your influence and gives some examples of fashion practices that may undermine your brand.    By Kelly Azevedo (Founder, She’s Got Systems) For women leaders, business can be a minefield of personal image...

How to K.I.S.S.

3 September 2013 | Uncategorized

In a feature-rich world, one St. Louis startup embraces the beauty of the keep-it-simple-stupid ethos. By Lorraine Sanders (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) Open the Muzio app on your iPhone, and a black-and-white screen greets you. As you begin to add images to the...

I Came, I Lived, I’m Staying: A Year in Detroit

3 September 2013 | OOO

Lately, Detroit has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, but for one recent grad working at a Detroit startup was a once in a lifetime opportunity. By Caroline Dobbins (Fellow, Challenge Detroit) I came to Detroit to “live, work, play, give and...