Cinderella Disrupted: The New Happily Ever After

Adobe Photoshop PDFJust like Cinderella in days of yore, young women today have little chance of being invited to the “main event” without figuring out a clever way to get themselves through the royal velvet ropes on their own steam. With staggering unemployment rate among teens and recent college grads, it’s no wonder that teens are changing their thinking about the traditional routes to success, and inventing their own disrupted models for achieving their happily ever after.

When

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Three Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Karen Scoggins

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Before founding My Perfect Pet Food, Karen Scoggins had a very successful 25 year professional corporate career in science, engineering, and R&D. Then, in 2007, when her beloved yellow lab died, she decided that she wanted to pursue her passion. Right around that time, the largest pet food re-call in history took place.

It was the wake-up call she needed to act on her instincts and stress the importance of pet nutrition to

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Three Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Redickaa Subramanian

redickaaSometimes, I wake up and lack inspiration for just abut everything. That happened to me today. I looked at my to-do list, and was just not in the mood for any of it. Then, I started reading this “3 Things” post, and I got inspired again by the great advice! This is definitely the best thing about my blog…I learn so much from all the wonderful ladies that contribute.

This week, we have Redickaa Subramanian! She

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The Art of Saying “No”

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The word “no” has become my best friend, but I haven’t always been that comfortable with saying it. I used to feel the need to say “yes” to all my clients and friends to keep them happy. In the end, though, I was the one who would end up unhappy.

When I would agree to start something I didn’t want to I’d end up feeling resentful and

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Three Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Heidi R. Burkhart

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Heidi R. Burkhart is the President of premier New York City affordable housing brokerage and consulting firm, Dane Professional Consulting Group (Dane PCG). If that wasn’t enough, she is also the founder of cause marketing company, Saxon/Hart. Heidi is an expert at what she does! She has facilitated the closings of over 10,000 affordable housing units, totaling well over $1 billion in sales. Pretty awesome!

She wanted to

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How to Navigate the Fickle Waters of Freelancing

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Freelancing isn’t for everyone. In theory picking and choosing projects, making your own schedule and setting your own rates sounds great. But the reality of freelance can be littered with lack of work and slow days that can lead to a strain on your income.

Personally, I enjoy the freedom of being a freelance publicist, but there are challenges that people often don’t

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Career Confidential: Nadia Murdock

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Full name?: Nadia Murdock

Position / Job title?: Mind and Body Fitness Coach, Author and Media Expert

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

2. Fast-forward several years/decades. How did you land (or create) your current position? I love that you said “create” because that is exactly what I did! After hitting a roadblock in my career I started to

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Tips for Taking Productive Breaks Throughout the Day

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I love my job, but I have one big complaint about the work I do. It’s unhealthy. And by that I mean I sit in front of my computer for hours each day which drains my energy and allows little opportunity to move around and get my blood flowing. I’m sure by now everyone’s read something about the studies done on how sitting for eight

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Find an Office Space that Works for You

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I have been thinking a lot about my office space lately. I’m not the type of person that can work productively from home so about three years ago I joined a local coworking space. It helped me differentiate between work and home life by providing a dedicated where and when for work. It also gave me human interaction, which is very important to me. I have

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Tips on how to become a successful entrepreneur in a male-dominated industry

DyMynd Carolyn Headshot HiResCarolyn Leonard was the third female independent trader to ever own a seat at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Since then, she has continually worked her way up in the male dominated industry.

Today, she is the CEO of DyMynd, a company that “cracks the code on women and finances”. The service provides financial institutions with a psychometrically sound profiling system to help female clientele understand their psyche in relation to money​,

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