What I learned from being a first time CEO and mother.
In the male-driven tech world, female entrepreneurs already face many more hurdles than their male counterparts. Finding out you’re pregnant on top of that might seem like the end of…
A tax attorney explains how the new law will affect your business and your lifestyle.
Headline: The Tax Code Has Changed: Have You?
With the new tax law mostly coming into effect this January, the Congress added a new Section 199A. This section allows qualifying tax payers to deduct 20% of their “qualified…
One entrepreneur is maximizing this counterintuitive strategy.
How Renting Instead of Owning Can Leverage Capital for Your Business
The Small Business Administration estimates that a third of all businesses fail in the first year; half by year five. One of the main reasons for these failures is a…
Keep things from getting complicated.
Tips For Running A Business WITH Your Significant Other
In the world of entrepreneurship, if you asked one hundred different people why they wanted to open a business, you’d most likely get one hundred different answers. I have my…
Can your business handle the sudden growth?
How To Survive A Viral Video: From the Founder of Mermaid Pillow
Everyone talks about social media these days — everyone wants to ‘go viral.’ We think a viral video will solve all our problems, bring in an audience, bring in sales,…
Be smart about your expansion.
Doing Business Overseas: 5 Strategies to Minimize Your Financial Risks
A lot of businesses worry about expanding into overseas markets, and rightly so; for every new country, there’s a new list of concerns. Every country you expand into almost feels…
Resources and tips from a sister-in-arms.
Finding a Job as a Female Veteran
When I decided to go back to college, I thought it was the most sensible thing to do. Unfortunately, my plan for working on a new career got temporarily derailed…
And trust us: nobody is an overnight success.
How to Deal When You’re Not an Overnight Success
Have you ever wondered if there’s something wrong with you because you’ve been running your business for a year (or two, or four) and still don’t have consistent clients or…
Blurring the lines between boss and buddy can make for a seriously successful team.
7 Ways To Build Trust With Your Employees
We’ve come a long way in terms of employment standards, especially over the last century. Laws protecting workers’ rights are standard, acknowledged by most as essential to a healthy society.…
The best time to start investing was twenty years ago. The second best time? Right now.
Your Investment Questions — Answered.
As women, we face several unique investment challenges. We have the wage gap, which means we often make less money for the same job, earning just $0.78 on the dollar…
Turns out, that's the wrong question to be asking.
Can Fake Followers Still Generate Sales?
Marketing consultants teach us to avoid fake influencers. The internet is full of practical recommendations on how to spot these — a quick Google search query will lead you to over 20…
In honor of the upcoming #NationalPodcastDay.
7 Podcasts For The #Boss In All Of Us
As CEO & founder of a full-service talent consulting firm in Los Angeles and New York, it is my job to know about what’s going on in the world. Every…
What the new system means for your business page.
Facebook Recommendations Vs. Reviews
Oh, Facebook. Our relationship has had its twists and turns — not unlike the relationships I’ve had with any other college bestie. We were introduced right around graduation; you quickly…