Category: blog

How JFK came to talk Khrushchev off the proverbial war ledge. It took a woman? The female ‘Change Agent’ we don’t hear about and whose murder is still unsolved, 60 years later.Read More

Who are you saying “Happy Valentine’s Day” to today? Why did you choose them? As we jump into a new “normal” sort-of-post-covid year, who we chose to acknowledge and why provide insights that we can use to help us develop our goals for the year. It tells us what’s important.Read More

It’s particularly crazy that the auto sector has not had many women in leadership, because women buy 62% of vehicles today and influence 85% of car buying decisions. Here are 9 career tips from Dr. Lisa Brown’s new research, her own career trajectory, and our interview on my podcast.Read More

Women influence 85% of car buying decisions and are 62% of car buyers. Yet, in 2021, only women hold only 27% of auto sector jobs and 22.4% of management roles. All major automakers have diversity recruiting and supplier programs, yet, the numbers are dismal. Dr. Brown set out to find out why.Read More

Imagine if Serena or Venus Williams only set goals of being good tennis players winning their local tennis tournaments. Where you set your gaze directs your choices, your attitude, your skills and assets, and your self-confidence – and lifts you up when you fall.Read More

Imagine being on a football field and not knowing where the endzone was. Where do you throw or run to? Studies show people who set goals achieve more of what they want in life. Here’s a process to make goals that suit who you are today – and want to be tomorrow.Read More

Julie Lenzer, Chief Innovation Officer of the University of Maryland and a successful serial entrepreneur – just completed her Masters in Machine Learning. If hearing about “The Great Resignation,” is making you think about quitting, here are six questions to ask yourself first:Read More

In 2020, during the pandemic, venture capital funding in the U.S. grew by 16%, but it actually dropped 3% for companies founded by women. Maybe investors in 2021 are seeing their errors, though, because in 2021 vc funding to female founded firms “shattered records,” per a new PitchBook report’.Read More

To help you navigate your own career journey in the year ahead, this is Part II of insightful, practical and inspirational advice from some of the purpose-focused women leaders across industries who appeared on Electric Ladies Podcast the past 12 months. What’s your favorite?Read More

Highly accomplished women in energy, climate, sustainability and corporate responsibility issues give great career advice on Electric Ladies Podcast. Here is Part 1 of some of their timeless advice from 2021, with all its challenges – especially for women.Read More