Career Confidential: Janice W. Chan

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Full name?: Janice W. Chan

Position / Job title?: Founder of Plan A Cases (We create stylish, female-centric condom cases). Please check out our Kickstarter campaign.

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

I spent four years practicing law at a big corporate firm in Manhattan. It was a great learning experience, but not the format I wanted long term for work/life balance or

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Where I Shopped: Teysha

So earlier this week, I went to check out the new Teysha store on S. 1st. If you aren’t familiar with the brand, you really should be.

While traveling the world, co-founders, Sophie and Travis, saw the damaging impacts of poverty and deforestation. They believed that social entrepreneurship, conscious capitalism, and micro-finance were the most effective tools to empower people.

Thus, Teysha was born to help give artisans around the world more opportunity. The artists make beautiful, hand-crafted belts, shoes and hats.

Sophie and Travis explain, “By joining our mission, you are helping to create a world in

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Three Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Maura Horton

Maura Horton 2After her husband was fired from his job as a college football coach because he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, Maura Horton started a fashion business out of her home. Her company, MagnaReady, makes dress shirts for men and women that are held closed with magnets so people with arthritis, Parkinson’s or other mobility-limiting conditions can dress without help.

I really admire Maura because she was able to turn a challenging

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What I Ate: Crawfish Shack & Oyster Bar

I have been really bad about posting this week. Part of the reason is I have just been so busy with work. The other part of the reason is I am starting to feeling a little confused as to the direction of the blog. I feel like this blog has two separate identities. On one hand, I have posts about all the things I do (What I Wore, What I Ate). Then, on the other hand, I have posts about other people (Career Confidential, 3 Things I Wish I Knew in my 20s). I love all of it, so maybe

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What I Wore: LBD

Happy Sunday!

I hope the weather is better where ever you are. After a few splendid days of sunshine in Austin, it is back to being rainy and cold. BUMMER. However, the good news is I can wear all of the sweaters that I have been purchasing at end of season sales. It is definitely a good day to stay in bed, and write blog posts!

I didn’t know I was on a mission to find the perfect LBD, until I saw this one. It was love at first sight! I now understand why

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Three (okay Four) Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Patti Pao

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Patti Pao had a major “aha” moment when visiting a salmon hatchery in Norway. They do say that you can find inspiration everywhere! While on a sight seeing tour, Patti noticed that the workers’ hands, which were submerged in water all day, looked smooth and ageless. She soon discovered that this was the result of a remarkable enzyme that occurs in nature to help salmon eggs hatch.

Patti, a beauty industry veteran, knew immediately

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What I Wore: Plaid

Haha if you haven’t noticed, the titles to my posts are always very uncreative. I don’t know, but I have a hard time coming up with cutesy titles, so I just pick something super literal. I mean, at least you know what the post is going to be about.

So yes, in this post I am wearing a plaid shirt. This shirt is another one of those thrift store finds that has proven to be a great purchase. It is a men’s Ralph Lauren shirt that I scored for under $5 at Goodwill, and I wear it all the time

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Career Confidential: Molly Antos

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Full name?: Molly Antos

Position / Job title?: Vice President at a Mid-Sized Public Relations Firm, and blogger at Workouts to Wine 1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? When I was younger, I went through a wide range of dream jobs: everything from professional ballerina to veterinarian. I also went through a phase where I wanted to be a teacher.

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Career Confidential: Cassandra Eldridge

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Full name?: Cassandra Eldridge

Position / Job title?: Owner, Photographer at Cassandra Photo

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

I always knew I wanted to own my own business. I opened up a grocery store in our workout room, and used the treadmill as the check out aisle when I was about 6. Then, in middle school, I opened

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3 Things I Wish I Had Known In My 20s: Stacy Lyon

Stacy Lyon has always been an entrepreneur. Her first business venture was when she was 9 years old; she sold worms to Shawano Lake (Wisconsin) fishermen. Then, in college, she started an entrepreneurs club at the University of Wyoming. Now, she is the founder of healthy hoohoo, which is a revolutionary line of natural freshness products for women.

There is no question about it: Stacy has created a very successful brand with products that might not be the sexiest to talk about. Her line is now carried at Whole Foods, natural grocers, spas and wellness clinics

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