More women are donning leadership roles and venturing into entrepreneurship than ever before but there is still a huge difference, rather imbalance, in the number of women in leadership roles and men. The corporate world has changed, discrimination against women in business or leadership positions has reduced phenomenally and there are more state and federal …
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April 25, 2013 Tags: entrepreneurship, family life, financing, leadership, women, women in leadership
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February 27, 2013 is CKNW’s Pink Shirt Day. This day supports the CKNW Orphan’s Fund and Boys and Girls Clubs in communities across Western Canada.
London Drugs, a key sponsor for this annual event, is once again selling Pink Shirt Day T-shirts for $9.80. They are available in adult and youth sizes from …
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February 25, 2013 Tags: bullying, CKNW, i am someone, pink shirt, Pink Shirt Day
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I was notified this morning that I have one of the top 5% most viewed LinkedIn profiles for 2012. Hooray for me!
While you can consider any milestone an achievement, it did lose its lustre when you consider the basic math. Total membership is now 200 million, which means that elite five per cent …
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February 12, 2013 Tags: achievements, LinkedIn, social media, top 5%
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For those of you that don’t know, my family is Ukrainian, and we were raised in a traditional “old-school” fashion; my mother was a stay at home mom. Now, from a kid stand point, it was awesome. To this day I have so many wonderful memories of field trips, hot dog sales, baking cookies and …
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February 8, 2013 Tags: achievements, ambition, ambitious, career
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We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. ~
Albert Schweitzer
With all of life’s hurriedness and angst, it’s so easy to forget the many blessings we’ve been given. A comfortable home, a job or career or a business that satisfies you, clothes that keep you warm, a spouse …
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January 8, 2013 Tags: friendship, grateful, networking, New Year
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I am so thrilled to be Coordinator for the Evening Chapter of the Valley Women’s Network. What I love so much about the Valley Women’s Network is the diversity of the group, and the dynamic that we all share. When I first started networking within different groups and organizations, the biggest struggle I had was …
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January 8, 2013 Tags: happiness, impressions, networking, Valley Women's Network
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