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Don’t Lose Sight of the Importance of Face-to-Face Meetings

Speed is everything in today’s tech-driven business world. In an effort to speed up even more, some so-called progressive business leaders are scrapping in-person meetings in favor of the latest hi...

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Branding Your Business with Photography

Are you overlooking an important element in your business? Here is why you should focus on branding your business with photography.

Operating Partner Alison Berkley Wagonfeld on Diversity in Venture Capital

There has been much discussion lately about the rampant gender imbalance at tech companies like Microsoft, Google, and Facebook. The lack of diversity also extends into the venture capital (VC) ind...

5 Tips for Avoiding Networking Burnout

How do you make sure you stay consistent with your Networking and Happy at the same time? Here are 5 tips.

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How to Build your Network in 15 Minutes a Day

Whenever I speak to individual clients or groups about Networking, the biggest concern seems to be time. How much time do I need to spend on networking? How do I fit it into my day?

How Uber and Postmates Will Change the Way We Organize Work

The future is already present as more and more peer-to-peer companies are thriving like Uber, Postmates, and Airbnb. What they have in common is a new way of organizing work that is more flexible.

How to Ask for a Raise: Advice from Inspirational Businesswomen

Did you know that women work for free 59 days out of the year? It’s true. Even if you’re fortunate like me, and you absolutely love your job, you probably wouldn’t want to do it for free for 59 days.

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An Executive Woman’s Place is in the Data

I have often wondered why some companies languish in their use of customer data and others feast on it. The stakes are high, because data-driven compa...

Crafting Your Career in Global Business: Top Four Books to Read

When I studied politics and economics at Brandeis University, I immersed myself in understanding global business and political trends. I also served as world news editor for the Brandeis Free Press...

5 Lessons I Learned about Business while on a Flying Trapeze

I have always been scared of heights. (That might be why I’m so short.) But I made a commitment to myself that I would try a flying trapeze class because it looked like so much fun.

Why Attending Conferences and Networking Events Matter to Your Professional Success

I believe that attending conferences and networking events matter to your professional success. I’ve attended nearly a hundred conferences and networking events over the past decade. After each...

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Discovering Your FIT in Business by Standing Out

As a child you were taught to fit in. In school. In family. In fashion. And of course, fit in socially. Not too tall, not too short, not too thin, not too fat, not too loud.

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