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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

Success

Female entrepreneurs , CEOs and community leaders who mentor and support young women provide invaluable guidance, helping them overcome challenges and achieve their ambitions. In addition to her role at Brightworks Consulting, Gannon is co-founder and president of The Foundation for Female Equity and Inclusion, a 501(c)(3) organization.

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Tips and Resources to Scale Your Small Business

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Build your support network Shinholser says his business is thriving because of the support of mentors and Mastermind groups. He joined a Mastermind group that focused on coaches and consulting, but that pushed him to scale too quickly. It was too much of a strain on my business and we lost money because of it,” he says. “The

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Ep 142: Planning Events in a Post-Covid World with Lacretia Adamski and Meagan Strout

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My friend Meagan Strout (CEO of Tack Advisors – the leading provider of management consulting and recruitment for administrative professionals) agreed to share the recording of this recent webinar she hosted with Lacretia Adamski about planning events in a post-covid world. ABOUT LACRETIA. ABOUT MEAGAN.

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The case for (and against) mandatory retirement 

Work Life

It’s a sentiment Congress has supported since 1967, when the government body prohibited mandatory retirement for anyone over age 40 with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Age caps have gradually increased over the years,” says Julie Daum, leader of executive consulting firm Spencer Stuart’s North American Board Practice.

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my boss keeps pretending to punch me in the groin, my reference got a weird phone call, and more

Ask a Manager

My resume isn’t super impressive since I’m quite young and inexperienced, but I do have a very cool mentor as one of my references. A few days later, my mentor called me and I could tell he was irritated. I’m definitely inclined more towards believing my mentor’s take on the call though.

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6 secrets of people who crush impossible-seeming goals

Work Life

She was also named the organization’s Female Athlete of the Year and the 2023 Masters Track and Field Athlete of the Year by USA Track & Field, the national governing body for track and field, long-distance running, and race walking. Zamani also emphasizes the importance of having a good mentor to help you through tough times.

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What Verizon’s chief HR exec learned from working for the CIA

Work Life

After doing that for a little bit, I bridged to the corporate space by working in management consulting for IBM, but it was for intelligence and defense. There were a lot of mentors that have been retired who come back to kind of coach the newbies there. And I had a woman pull me aside as a mentor, who I am so grateful for to this day.