In 2011, Kim Strassner made cutting boards with words carved into the wood for Christmas gifts for family and friends. This year, her product was named to Oprah’s Favorite Things. Strassner, who co-owns Words with Boards with her husband, Mike ...
Read More »What’s in your purse?
In each issue of Path to Excellence, we’ll ask a successful woman, “What’s in your purse?” This month, Tammy S.J. Schneider, principal and director of the women in business practice at Glass Jacobson, offered The Daily Record and Path to ...
Read More »Why mentors matter
Just a few short weeks into her new position at UBS — a big promotion for the 28-year-old — Elizabeth Sieghardt called her long-time mentor Ellen Pierce for a chat. They talked about the new job, how the transition was ...
Read More »One sweet career move
Kara Brook took a leap of faith, selling a successful technology firm to focus more on her true passion: art. In less than three years, Brook has taken her passion and turned it into a profitable business — Waxing Kara ...
Read More »PBS releases American Masters: The Women’s List
PBS released its latest in its "list" series, this time revealing The Women's List.
Read More »Race for a Cure
About six years ago Amy Heinrich’s good friend and co-worker died of breast cancer. A week later Susan G. Komen Maryland reached out and asked if Heinrich, a partner at Goodell DeVries, would join its board. “I had participated before, ...
Read More »Fortune releases list of most powerful women in business
Fortune has released its list of the most powerful women in business.
Read More »Is gender holding you back?
"Does gender hold you back? I don’t know – it’s a double-sided coin. I’ve felt many minor injustices, yet I don’t think I can genuinely say I have been held back, as a woman or hit the glass ceiling. Enjoy the ride, not the destination!"
Read More »Yahoo CEO sparks debate over maternity leave
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced Wednesday via her Tumblr page that she and her husband are expecting twin girls due in December. Just as she did during her first pregnancy several years ago, Mayer said she would be working throughout and taking limited time off after her delivery.
Read More »Medifast executive advocates for women
Growing up in Iran and later in France, Mona Ameli viewed the United States as the “land of marketing opportunities.” Now president of Medifast’s direct-selling division, Ameli is the only corporate senior-positioned Iranian-American woman in the direct-selling industry. Ameli, who ...
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