Category Archives: Female Entrepreneurship

At the Crossroads of Social Good

“I believe in the power of the voice of women.” — Malala Yousafzai   “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” — William James   Walking the Walk: I’ve been away from the blogosphere for a … Continue reading

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Turning Our Perceptions of Failure Inside Out

We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.” — Whoopi Goldberg “Success is not final and failure is not fatal; it is the courage … Continue reading

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The Depreciation of the Value of Creativity

“The creative adult is the child who survives.” — Ursula Le Guin “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” — Albert Einstein The human psyche is such that “feeding the beast” is not always a good thing, except when it comes to … Continue reading

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Reflections of an Authorpreneur

“A great story arc involves and depicts the hero’s struggle to orchestrate change; for himself, herself, or for others, by finding new ways to work and invoke lessons and the causality loop that life is based on.” — Penina Rybak, … Continue reading

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In Honor of International Women’s Day 2015

“We can all agree I think, that making the most of women…half the population! is vital to securing our future.” — Nicky Morgan: Education Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities, United Kingdom “To be truly transformative, the post-2015 development … Continue reading

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What Kind of Reader Are You?

“I try to write parts for women that are as complicated and interesting as women actually are.” — Nora Ephron “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll … Continue reading

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What’s in Your ‘Trep Toolbox? Part 6: Tech Tools

“You can be good at technology and still like fashion and art. You can do it your way, on your terms. ” — Marissa Mayer, Yahoo CEO “It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough. Technology married with liberal … Continue reading

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What’s in Your ‘Trep Toolbox? Part 5- Three Public Speaking Tools

“With his unshakable optimism, his heroic vision, and above all, his splendid speeches, Churchill roused the spirit of the British people.” — Gretchen Rubin, Author: The Happiness Project “Neuroscientists are finding that what passes as a typical presentation is usually … Continue reading

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What’s in Your ‘Trep Toolbox? Part 4- Self Awareness Tools

“When you love yourself, that’s when you’re most beautiful.” — Zoe Kravitz, Actress: Divergent “To thine own self be true.” — William Shakespeare, Playwright: Hamlet I’ve been writing about serious topics related to technology lately, especially in The Huffington Post. I’ve been reading … Continue reading

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What’s In Your ‘Trep Toolbox? Part 3- Four Social Media Tools

“Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.” — Cocoa Chanel “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” — Albert Einstein I’ve publicly spoken several times about the need for today’s entrepreneur to have a social media … Continue reading

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A New Year’s Letter on the Power of Positivity

* This post below originally appeared in The Huffington Post, where I have a column on entrepreneurship. I wanted to repurpose the content a bit and re-share it today. It seemed apropos, as we herald in the new year. As … Continue reading

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What the Cooking Show “Chopped” Can Teach Entrepreneurs

Originally posted on The NICE Reboot Book Blog on Entrepreneurship in the iEra:
“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” — Margaret Thatcher “The older I get the less I…

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The NICE Reboot Podcast Part 3: What Legacy Will You Leave?

“What’s the best thing that’s happened to you today? Build connections and relationships with people in a positive way by paying attention to the very first question asked.” — Robyn Stratton Berkessel’s TED Talk, 2014 “May you forever thrive at … Continue reading

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The NICE Reboot Podcast Part 2: What Would You Do Now If You Could?

‘The purpose of life is a life of purpose. Connect the ‘dots’ and change the trajectory of your life.” — Penina Rybak, CEO Socially Speaking LLC “Learn to ask questions. You can learn so much from others.”  — Alan Starost, … Continue reading

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The NICE Reboot Podcast Part 1: Is Social Good the New Frontier?

“Create more positive moments in your life, thereby helping you hardwire your brain for good, and feel a greater ability to be at peace with yourself and the world, whatever life may present in the future.” — Robyn Stratton- Berkessel, … Continue reading

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Ode to Thanksgiving, by a Female Entrepreneur

“Silent gratitude isn’t very much to anyone.” — Gertrude Stein “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” — William Arthur Ward * This poem originally appeared in my column for The Huffington Post. … Continue reading

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Selling the Entrepreneurial Dream: It’s All About Attitude!

“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” — Oprah Winfrey “You can never cross the ocean until you … Continue reading

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Lessons from Steve Jobs- The “Think Different” Entrepreneur

This post appears simultaneously in my LinkedIn Blog, which you can find here. “Our country is such a beautiful, beautiful experiment. We manifest, we allow freedom, if you follow certain rules and if you work really hard. That’s at the … Continue reading

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The Truth About Creativity- Part 5: Nature vs. Nurture

“Creativity is not just for artists.” — Twyla Tharp “Creativity is imagination in action.” – Sir Ken Robinson The lively Nature vs. Nurture Debate has played out in all arenas for decades, sometime simultaneously; education, entrepreneurship, psychology, medicine, and even machine … Continue reading

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The Truth About Creativity- Part 4: It’s All in the Doing

“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” — Eleanor Roosevelt “Creativity takes courage. ” — Henri Matisse In my efforts to continue being both a student and teacher about female entrepreneurship in the iEra, where one … Continue reading

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