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Nathalie Udo

Nathalie Udo

Coming to the USA from Europe—the Netherlands specifically—it was a no brainer for me to start my own business in my new home country. Being an entrepreneur in the USA is far less risky than starting...

Scrappy Business and Life Consultant, President, InDepth Strategies, LLC

Betty Jo Waxman

Betty Jo Waxman

Want to start your own business? You could read one (or many) of the hundreds of books out there on the subject, make all the right moves, and do it just the way the experts tell you to. Knock yourself out in the process!

Scrappy Independent Consultant, Personal & Professional Development Trainer, and Lively Workshop Facilitator commodo consequat.

Pat Obuchowski

Pat Obuchowski

As a young girl, I would always cringe when this question was asked of me. The problem was I never really knew if I wanted to grow up or not! Of course, I had no choice in the matter of growing up. It was going to happen.

CEO (Chief Empowerment Officer!), inVisionariacommodo consequat.

Carole Amos

Carole Amos

Have you ever noticed that chasing your dreams just makes them retreat? Sometimes stalking them creates the opposite of the result we’re seeking. But, just like that proverbial butterfly, happiness will frequently land…

Global Channel Marketing Director, Ironkey, Inc.

Sue Lebeck

Sue Lebeck

My professional story has taken me from one extreme to the other—from an uber-left-brain career to an uber-right-brain one—and back again to center. Looking back, I see that my whole brain has been at work all along…

Ms. “You say I can’t do what?”

Mai-Huong Le

Mai-Huong Le

When you were growing up, how many times did someone tell you to “Keep your eye on the ball”? I have heard it about 500,000 times … not that I’ve been keeping track. Rounding off to the nearest…

Business Transformation Extraordinaire

Hannah Kain

Hannah Kain

“The FBI is on the line,” said the receptionist one morning, as I stepped into the company. “They need to talk to you.” Now, even though I am not a morning person, that greeting will get anybody’s mind kicked into…

President & CEO of ALOM Technologies Corp., Mentor, Coach, Friend, Supporter, Daughter, Wife, Sister, Aunt, Author

Eldette Davie

Eldette Davie

I live in Africa, but not in a mud hut as many people unfamiliar with Africa might imagine. I don’t have elephants or lions running around my garden. We have electricity and inflation, drive cars in traffic jams…

Ms. “You say I can’t do what?”

Julie Castro Abrams

Julie Castro Abrams

I live in Africa, but not in a mud hut as many people unfamiliar with Africa might imagine. I don’t have elephants or lions running around my garden. We have electricity and inflation, drive cars in traffic jams…

CEO, Women’s Initiative for Self Employment

Terrie Mui

Terrie Mui

Did you know that if you grow up in Switzerland you have to choose your profession while you’re in high school? Only about 20% of the population continues on to the university level, and the remainder…

Catalyst in Making Visions Possible

Yuko Shibata

Yuko Shibata

Although I’ve lived all my life in Japan, where society’s expectations and treatment of women differ greatly from those of men, I’ve lived anything but a traditional Japanese woman’s life. As a young girl…

Executive Director of ALC Education, Inc. of ALC Group, Tokyo, Japan

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The View Of Women In Business

Posted on May 11, 2012January 30, 2015 by Kimberly Wiefling

Written by: Abby Dryer, PMP

Everyone has their own personal bias, snap judgments and assumptions. The fact that when I enter someone’s office I may look like a young, naive girl in a suit means that I have two choices. I can meet that person’s expectations, acting unsure and potentially afraid or lost; or I can surprise them with what I really am: a dedicated, strong leader that has moved mountains to achieve my goals.Continue reading→

You ARE Empowered!!

Posted on April 17, 2012April 17, 2012 by Nathalie Udo

I’m what they call a “Global Nomad”. My friends never know for sure which time zone or country I am in. My mom tries to keep track of me on Facebook, with Wikipedia as an information source to understand where in this world her only daughter is.Continue reading→