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This month’s First Friday Female Founder post features Lindsay Rice, a contemporary travel photographer, wine aficionado and art enthusiast who founded the first location of Vita Vite wine bar + art gallery + event space in Downtown Raleigh in 2015, expanding to Midtown in 2018. As the ultimate hostess, Lindsay has created the perfect destination for a trendy, comfortable ambiance.
Read MoreToday’s panel that I moderated on Business, Family and Mental Health explored strategies for staying present, managing responsibilities and maintaining health. Whether you call it integration, efficiency or fluidity, it really is common to struggle with the juggle, but, thanks to these powerhouse panelists, here are tactics that can truly make a positive impact for you.
Read MoreVoting is your voice in the choices presented to our community, truly democracy in action and a responsibility as much as a right, but time is running out to cast your 2024 vote. Here is a glimpse into what I consider when casting my ballot and details to consider as you perform your civic duty.
Read MoreThis month’s First Friday Female Founder post features Christina Noel, who is obsessed with driving profitable growth for mission-driven brands. She founded Noel & Co to help businesses at a transition point become market leaders by developing a research-informed marketing strategy and providing fractional marketing leadership; now, she's launched better made easy to make it easy to purchase unique gifts that give back.
Read MoreThis month’s First Friday Female Founder post features Sydney J. Batch, J.D., M.S.W., who is a family law attorney, social worker, small business owner, child welfare advocate, NC Senator in District 17, mother and wife, working tirelessly to prevent injustice, promote fairness, create enough well-paying jobs in our community and provide small businesses with resources to flourish.
Read MoreThis month’s First Friday Female Founder post features Amber Housley, who is a business coach, marketing strategist, retreat planning expert, creative and speaker, empowering women entrepreneurs to thrive in their businesses with joy and creativity via a diversified approach and emphasis on embracing the beautiful balance of business and life.
Read MoreThis month’s First Friday Female Founder post features Kristen M. Hess, FAIA, who founded HH Architecture and is an architect, international fellow, business owner as well as community organizer. When reflecting on Kristen, key words that resonate include meaningful, conscientious and value-focused.
Read MoreLast week, I joined women business owners from all across the nation to engage in crucial conversations with elected officials. Here’s a glimpse into what the National Association of Women Business Owners does for Advocacy Days and how my trip to DC might be helping you, too.
Read MoreThis month’s First Friday Female Founder post features Lana Calloway, who founded Exhibit Resources in 1991 as part of her 24 years in the trade show, convention and exhibit industry. Lana works diligently to make the world better for her children, her grandchildren and generations of women business owners to come. She’s truly a pioneer, and I’m blessed that she’s also my friend.
Read MoreSimilar to how a coach would never take his or her team into a game without having planned for how to achieve the desired, winning results, you need a plan to win the week. Here’s how to get started with your game plan for a successful week.
Read MoreThis month’s First Friday Female Founder post features Sonya Hopson, CEO and Founder of Hire-Strategies with over 20 years of experience in the staffing industry. Sonya truly enjoys helping others advance their careers and matching talent with the right opportunity. Her main intention is to focus on the greater good of all, always aligning her personal and the company’s vision with her values while prioritizing impact.
Read MoreLast week, I traveled to Atlanta for Raleigh Chamber’s Inter-City Visit & Leadership Conference, and, with time as our most limited resource, I exercised the valuable skill of work-life integration. Here’s a glimpse at the adventures enjoyed as well as the lessons learned over these days in Atlanta.
Read MoreThis month’s First Friday Female Founder post features Kaitlin Stammetti, owner of Rowan Lane Events and Rowan Lane Coaching. She is a wedding planner and small business coach who has been solving problems for couples as well as businesses for almost a decade, which makes her well equipped to hep clients find future plans unique to their needs while having a calling to help all those around her.
Read MoreThis International Women’s Day and every other day, I’m so honored to be in community with all the amazing, rockstar women in my squad, including my fellow honorees amongst the Women to KNOW of North Carolina for 2023. Today and always, how will you celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women?
Read MoreTo kickoff Women’s History Month, this month’s First Friday Female Founder post features Carly Mask, the CEO and Managing Partner at Camp Digital, a Carolina and California-based creative studio that powers the social media, influencer, and digital needs of change-making brands. Carly is a Hearst Award-Winning Photographer, experienced marketing leader, passionate traveler as well as loving wife and mother.
Read MoreIf you play poker but haven’t figured out how to use those skills for good, you are missing out! Whether it be with All-In to Fight Caner, Calamity James Poker or another such group, I’ve had some experience with playing poker for the greater good, and I invite you to join me at the next possible date.
Read MoreWith Valentine’s Day right around the corner, you might be looking for a new spot to try. Thus, this month’s First Friday Female Founder post features Kim Hammer, a pastry chef and owner of Bittersweet—a cocktail, coffee and dessert bar in downtown Raleigh—as well as its sister location, Johnson Street Yacht Club, which is a bar featuring rooftop seating and a fabulously fun slide that’s only 1.5 miles away from Bittersweet.
Read MoreWhᥲt gᥙιdᥱs ყoᥙ toᥕᥲrd ყoᥙr dᥱᥱρᥱst dᥱsιrᥱs? Whᥲt ιᥒsριrᥱs ყoᥙ? Whᥲt groᥙᥒds ყoᥙ ιᥒ ყoᥙr trᥙᥱst sᥱᥣf? In leaning into my many layers, I find a word of the year helps boost productivity and bring the year into focus. Here are the details regarding my word of the year for 2024.
Read MoreAs we kickoff a new year, it’s the season that many visit resolutions, intentions and new goals. Thus, this month’s First Friday Female Founder post features Brit Guerin, a licensed mental health therapist, fitness professional, co-owner of Current Wellness and owner of mental health private practice, Guerin Therapy Group, which specializes in trauma, eating disorders and anxiety.
Read More2023 was a very full year, where focusing on work-life integration helped boost productivity for what matters most at work, at home, in society and for bettering our minds, bodies and spirits. Here’s to learning from 2023 to make 2024 even better!
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