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Three Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Toni Hacker

November 20, 2014 by Rebekah in 3 Things

Toni Hacker, is the creative director behind two of the hottest handbag brands on the market, Hayden Harnett and Campos Bags. She started Hayden Harnett in 2006 with her now husband, Ben Harnett and the brand quickly developed a cult following.

Earlier this year she launched Campos Bags with legendary handbag pattern maker, Roy

Three Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Michelle Forsythe

November 19, 2014 by Contributor in 3 Things

Setting aside the whole conundrum of “if I knew then what I know now would I still be here…” discussion, it’s pretty tough to narrow it down to three things. With the certainty of dating myself, back in my twenties the internet didn’t exist, and fax machines were considered cool. If you wanted to find

Overcoming Writer’s Block

November 14, 2014 by Rebekah in ETC.

Maintaining a blog isn’t all fun and games. While I love doing it and consider it a hobby of mine, coming up with content is definitely hard work. I try to plan everything out, but there are still times when I sit down to write these posts and feel like I have nothing left to say.

Each month I spend a Saturday afternoon writing these career advice tip sheets. To be honest, this month I had a pretty fierce case of writer’s block; it wasn’t fun. However, I have a trick or two up my sleeve when it comes to

Career Confidential: Liz Anne Hill

November 12, 2014 by Rebekah in Career

Full Name?: Liz Anne Hill

Position / Job title?: Starling Glow‘s singer

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A pop star veterinarian. I wanted to tour the country healing animals in my mobile vet-clinic aka tour bus, while selling out arenas at night. Then I took a biology

Three Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Mary Kaiser

November 11, 2014 by Rebekah in 3 Things

Good morning from a very chilly Austin, TX. I am pretty excited that it finally feels like Fall!

We are starting off the morning with “3 Things” by Mary Kaiser, founder of Start with Strengths.

She has over 25 years of consulting and coaching expertise working with entrepreneurs, business leaders and individuals to help identify

Dealing with stressful moments

November 6, 2014 by Rebekah in ETC.

image courtesy of flickr user, Miguel Angel

There can be a lot of stressful moments when you’re working for yourself. A bad e-mail from a client, not getting the new client you thought was a shoo-in, a client contract ending early or things just generally not going your way. And what makes it more of a challenge is not being able to

Three Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Candace Dannenbaum

November 4, 2014 by Contributor in 3 Things

This is an interesting topic and one my friends and I (all in our early 30’s) talk about often because if we had known what we know now, would we be the same people we are today? In other words, would we have made the same mistakes and missed out on the chance to learn and grow from those

Finding Your Confidence for Interviews

October 31, 2014 by Rebekah in ETC.

courtesy of Flickr user, Son of Groucho

I am a big believer of the phrase, “fake it until you make it,” especially when it comes to interview for a job or meeting a potential new client. Chances are, the interviewer will notice if you are full of self-doubt and begin to doubt you as well. When you’re trying to sell yourself to

Three Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Emily Stinchcomb

October 30, 2014 by Rebekah in 3 Things

Emily Stinchcomb is the founder of The Simplified Bedding concept.

Her goal was to introduce a convenient bedding solution to the retail marketplace that eliminates tangles and streamlines the bedding make-up and laundering process. The patented system keeps the top sheet securely in place via a seamlessly zippered-in flat sheet attached directly to the underside of the

Career Confidential: Jen Appel

October 28, 2014 by Rebekah in Career Confidential

Full name?: Jen Appel

Position / Job title?: CEO & Publicity Director of The Catalyst Publicity Group

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

When I was a kid I wanted to be an Interior Designer just like my mom. I had a passion for art from a very early age. Watching my mom pick out color samples to