Three Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Tiffany Beverlin

f8082951-0735-4aea-b260-9d512c3112a7I am not going to do a long intro for Tiffany Beverlin, founder of Dreams Recycled, because she shares her story below. In her “3 Things”, she talks about being a stay at home mom, getting divorced, and how she founded her business.

After being unemployed for 10 years, she had a hard time finding a job, so she decided she would create one of her own. Dreams Recycled is another business that was motivated

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Career Confidential: Vivian Nunez

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Position / Job title?: Freelance Writer + Founder of Too Damn Young

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A physical therapist…long shot away from that now. I grew up shadowing my mom at a physical therapy office and translated so much for the therapists that I was pretty sure I was going to be a PT. But, then I walked into college,

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Three Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Lorraine Dahlinger

imageI think most of y’all are going to be intrigued by Lorraine Dahlinger’s company, From the Lab. It is the only place where you can access high-end beauty products before anyone else, at an affordable price. Really, who wants to pay $300 for a little tube of cream?! Well, you don’t have to anymore.

So how does it work? You request a membership invitation here. Then, you have access to the Member Store, where

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What’s Up with Glam?

This is going to be a short, random post. If you want me to be completely honest, I am not in the mood to write, and I really want to spend my Sunday afternoon sitting on the couch watching Orange is the New Black! I haven’t had a chance to watch any of the new season!

However, I felt the need to do a brief recap of the past few days. We completed our first two BizGlam workshops for SA Youth!!!! As I am writing this, I still can’t believe it.

The anticipation leading up to the workshops

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Career Confidential: Diane Carleton

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Full name?: Diane Carleton

Position / Job title?: Creative Director for FIGI JEANS

1) When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

When I was 9 years old, I wanted to be an architect.

2) Fast forward several years/decades. How did you land (create) your current position?

Along with having years of experience designing and directing apparel particularly jeans, I have

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Getting Glam with Skara & Co.

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Tomorrow, Skara & Co., an all-woman, high school team will pitch their concussion testing app, TimeOut, to a group of investors at Boston TechJam.

The ladies, student-athletes themselves, got the idea for the app in Feb. 2014 at the start of spring sports season when the school was announcing the concussion testing schedule. They realized there wasn’t an efficient way to test for concussions, so they decided to do something about

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Three Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Catalina Girald

image001-12Catalina Girald is the founder of NAJA, a lingerie brand that is changing the industry.

While climbing her way up the ranks of Skadden, Arps, one of the most prestigious law firms in the country, Catalina realized that being a lawyer wasn’t exactly what she wanted to do. So, she started attending the New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology–literally sneaking off to classes in between meetings at Skadden. Finally, she decided to leave NYC,

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Three Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Karin Shieh

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The thing I love about this blog is hearing other business owners’ “aha moments”. I think the most fascinating part of a business is the back story: Where did the inspiration come from? Why did the business get started? What were the hurdles along the way? I tell people all the time that you can’t force a business idea, but if you are open to it, you will

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Career Confidential: Sara Kate Steadman

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Position / Job title?: Co-Owner & Product Development Director, Frill Clothing

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

It pretty much changed everyday, but it always involved being a boss or a leader of some sort. I’ve always know I wanted to be in charge of something.

2. Fast-forward several years/decades. How did you land (or create) your current

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Three Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Robin Wilson

Robin Wilson Photo 1Robin Wilson definitely knows the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur. At one time, she only had $1.23 (read the full story below) in her bank account, but those days are long behind her. Her business has gone on to do more than $35 million in retail sales.

She started her design firm, Robin Wilson Home, in 2000, and even through the recession it has grown year-after-year. Robin

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