At the age of 18, I was a carefree freshman at the University in Vilnius, Lithuania, like millions of others – studying, partying and playing chess, my sport of choice. 2 years later, at the age of 20, I was married, with 3-months old baby and $500 bucks in a pocket, landing in the city of Cleveland, USA on a one-way ticket from Moscow, in search of more opportunities and better live.
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Sharon Bui & Kate Steadman founders of Frill Full name?: Sharon Bui Position/Job title?: Co-Owner of Frill and Head of Marketing 1. Did you have to take on internships to get there? How important in general, do you think, are internships? Yes, my first internship, which I had as a freshman in college, with a local fashion brand established where I wanted to be in the fashion world. Internships can be everything. 2. What is the single
You might recognize Lori Ann LaRocco. Why? Because she has been on the blog before!! A few weeks ago, we posted her piece titled, “4 Critical Traits All Successful Leaders Share”. Since that piece was so awesome, I was excited that she agreed to come back, and contribute to our weekly “3 Things” column. Lori Ann has created a career that we can all learn from. She is currently the Sr. Talent
Yup, this is how excited we are about Glamtrepreneur! Photo credit: Zora Ellis. Where do I begin? I am just SO SO excited/nervous/terrified/overwhelmed/happy. It is a pretty incredible feeling when people like your idea, and are willing to work with you to make it happen. Like I mentioned before, we are doing business plan writing pop ups this summer, and we officially have 12 on the calendar!!!!! Yes, 12!!!! My original goal was
Full name?: Nicole Porter Position / Job title?: Owner/Designer at Nicole Porter 1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I was really sure that I wanted to be Oprah. I don’t think that I understood that there was no application that you could fill out to get that job, but that didn’t stop me from practicing. I spent a lot of time hosting my pretend The balance o
Rachel Katz-Galatt’s, founder of healthy mama, entrepreneurial journey started through tragedy. During her first pregnancy, Rachel experienced several ailments, but when she took a trip to the pharmacy to find a remedy safe for pregnant women, she came up empty-handed and frustrated. Even the pharmacist couldn’t guarantee a 100%
Position / Job title?: Designer and CEO of Raya Hanon 1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? When I was a kid, I wanted more than anything to work for the US Department of Defense or the CIA. I spent about ten years preparing for the application process, which was actually what pushed me to live and work abroad in a few places and, in
There is no questions about it: Monica C. Smith is a successful entrepreneur, and that is why you should pay close attention to her advice below. Monica is the founder and CEO of Marketsmith Inc. (#389 on Inc. 500) and recent start-up, I.Predictus. For three years in a row, her businesses have driven over $1 billion dollars in sales. Being the marketing super star that she is, I thought it would be I have seriously been SO SO SO excited all week knowing this post was coming up! In conjuncture with Glamtrepreneur, we are launching a new column on NeonNotebook called, “Getting Glam with…” (GGW). With “3 Things” and Career Confidential, we have all the other generations covered. So, I thought it would only make sense to do a Q&A that features pint-size entrepreneurs. These ladies might be young, but that isn’t stopping them from starting their own businesses!! On our first GGW, classmates Kourvoisia Townsend & Mackenzie Lowman talk about opening up their own retail |
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