Career Confidential: Melanie DiSalvo

Full name?: Melanie DiSalvo

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Founder and Creative Director of virtue + vice

Sourcing and Manufacturing Consultant – specializing in finding the right suppliers for startup fashion lines, and helping established brands make their supply chains more eco-friendly

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

I have always kind of flown by the seat

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Getting Back Into Work-Mode After the Summer Slowdown

Switching back into your normal work routine can be tricky after a summer of vacations or shorter hours. The idea of going back to a strict schedule and an overflowing inbox might be giving you anxiety, but we have some tips to ease the pain of heading back to work. Try our advice to help combat the back-to-work blues.

Schedule “catch up” time- Nothing is worse than juggling new projects while trying to play catch up from what you’ve missed while you’ve been gone. Put time on your schedule to check e-mails or meet with co-workers about what you missed

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Going to Grad School? Here are Some Tips for Easing Back Into it!

Heading back to school this fall? Whether you’re returning for another semester at undergrad or starting graduate school, hitting the books can be kind of intimidating after you’ve taken a long break. Here, we’ve come up with some must-read tips to help you study smarter and get into your back-to-school grove.

Plan ahead- Going back into a school schedule might be a change of pace. Make sure you buy a planner, and actually write out your weekly schedule somewhere. This will help you start to see what your weeks will look like. Update it as the semester goes on so

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Around Town: Week of July 30th

Sunday, July 30

The Rattle Inn presents Rock Out With Your Guac Out– If you love guac, this is the event for you. Local Austin restaurants and chefs will compete for the crown of Best Guacamole in Austin. Besides guac, there will be cold beer, raffle prizes and live music. Ticket purchase required.

Monday, July 31

Small Coffee presents Beer & Ice Cream Pairing with Lick Honest Ice Creams and Lazarus Brewing–Good food (and drinks) for a good cause! To help celebrate national ice cream month, Lick Honest Ice Creams is continuing its Cones for a Cause

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Around Town: Week of July 23rd

Monday, July 24

WomanSpeak Austin– Sharpen your public speaking schools at this instructive event that aims to teach women communication techniques to make them more confident speakers. Meet other women and learn how to make your voice more powerful!

Austin Speed Networking | Business Professionals– You may have tried speed dating, but how about speed networking? Meet other business professionals in Austin to help grow your network in a speed setting. Ticket purchase required.

Tuesday, July 25

Empowering a Billion Women by 2020 – Austin Chapter Meeting– Mix and mingle with other women looking to empower each

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Around Town: Week of July 16th

Monday, July 17

Founders Academy-Start your own company? Head to Capital Factory for this week-long lunch and learn series all about building and running startups. Gordon Daugherty, a high-tech investor and startup mentor, will host the weeks sessions. Ticket purchase required.

Tuesday, July 18

Phonography Austin presents World Listening Day– Celebrate World Listening Day by honoring the life of composer Pauline Oliveros. Head to the rotunda of the Texas State Capitol to hear Sonic Mediations, a piece by Oliveros. This event is free and open to the public.

Wednesday, July 19

YWA July Speaker Series- Love Your

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Around Town: Week of July 9th

Monday, July 10

Social Networking VR Open House– Interested in learning how VR is changing the way we use social media? Be sure to check out this open house to scope out new developments in VR and play games.

Hyatt Regency Austin presents Pints and Poses– Relax and unwind with a free yoga class downtown! After class, enjoy a complimentary beer on the Hyatt patio. The event is free and open to the public!

Tuesday, July 11

Let’s Talk: A New Way to Network– Join the Austin Young Chamber for a night with a new type of

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The Joy Plan

As a mother, a wife, and a businesswoman, Kaia Roman always had a plan. But when her biggest plan, the business she cofounded, collapsed, Kaia found herself crushed by depression. And what felt even worse was that, with a husband and two kids relying on her to get out of bed, she didn’t have a plan to move forward.

Determined to turn her life around and put her ingrained habits of stress and anxiety

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Around Town: Week of July 2nd

Sunday, July 2

The University of Texas at Austin presents Landmarks Public Art Tour– Interested in learning more about sculpture? Check out this free walking tour, where attendees will learn more about the types of objects found in sculptures. Event is free.

Austin Beerworks Bloodwork Bash– Support a great cause and enjoy a few brews this Sunday at this fun event! Now that Austin Beerworks is now selling Bloodwork IPA year round, the bar is celebrating by giving all the proceeds from sales of the Bloodwork IPA to We Are Blood, the provider and protector of the

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New Workshops!

ATTN: small biz owners, makers or Etsy sellers! We’ve got some exciting news for you! We have added new dates for our DIY PR: How to Pitch Holiday Gift Guides workshop.

San Antonio

DATE: Thursday July 20th

Time: 10AM-12PM

Location: The Workery-221 West Poplar Street

Link for tickets: http://bit.ly/2tqcwzZ

Dallas

Date: Tuesday July 25tth

Time: 12:00PM-2:00PM

Location: 3131 McKinney Avenue

Link for tickets: http://bit.ly/2ujrtAo

Houston

Date: Wednesday July 26th

Time: 12:00PM-2:00PM

Location: Level Office Theater District- 720 Rusk Street

Link for tickets: http://bit.ly/2sdsHM1

Virtual

Can’t make it to our in-person workshops? We have you

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