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 also

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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 it.

So

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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

IMG_4539Full name?: Sara Kate Steadman

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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What’s Up with Glam?

You know how some people thrive under pressure? I am not that person…I completely fall apart.

Even though my first “BizGlam Pop Up Workshop” with SA Youth isn’t until June 12th, I made a deadline for myself to have everything packed and ready to go by this weekend. Why? Because this gives me almost two weeks to check and re-check that I have everything. I know, it probably seems a bit anal, but there are so many small pieces that I am afraid will fall through the cracks.

The workshops are broken into three main sections: branding, production/design,

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Three Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Stephanie Bellanova

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Growing up, Stephanie Bellanova saw first hand what it was like to run a business. More than 25 years ago, her mother, Ann Davis, bought an ERA Real Estate franchise. At the time, she was really a trailblazer because real estate was a male dominated industry.

Stephanie now also works as a broker at ERA Central. Her goal is to educate a younger generation about real estate. She strongly believes that it’s

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Career Confidential: Mallory Morris

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Mallory Jeanne Morris

Position / Job title?:

Technical Sales Consultant (for a company involved in the research, development and manufacture of separation sciences products – with a focus on chromatography)

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

I wanted to go to Medical School and be a Pediatrician. This was my dream and plan until I was a senior in college. My plans

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