Terri Williams, Writer at HER Magazine ™

Terri Williams

Terri is a writer with bylines at The Economist, Realtor.com, Yahoo, USA Today, US News & World Report, The Houston Chronicle, and Loyola University Chicago Center for Digital Ethics and Policy. You can keep up with her latest adventures @Territoryone.

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Know exactly what you want.

Jayna Cooke Explains How to Successfully Sell Your Business

Posted on December 17, 2018December 14, 2018
byTerri Williams

Jayna Cooke is CEO and founder of Chicago-based EVENTup, the largest online marketplace for event venues. (EVENTup was recently acquired by Gather.) Cooke was also former VP of business development…

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Meet our November Woman of the Month

Dr. Ximena Hartsock: Using Tech to Advance Civic Engagement

Posted on November 2, 2018December 3, 2018
byTerri Williams

Dr. Ximena Hartsock is co-founder and president of Phone2Action, a Washington, DC-based startup that enables citizens to connect with policymakers via email, Twitter, and Facebook using their mobile phones. “Phone2Action is…

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Capitalizing on Clean Food: Katlin Smith Saw A Need And Took A Leap

Posted on October 1, 2018November 1, 2018
byTerri Williams

Katlin Smith’s original entrepreneurial idea was to open a pasta shop. The only problem? Ever since high school, she’d always been bothered by aches and pain, and pasta might have…

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Not all bosses are great at giving feedback.

5 Subtle Signs You’re Impressing Your Boss (Even If It Doesn’t Seem Like It!)

Posted on August 8, 2018August 3, 2018
byTerri Williams

You’re working hard – yet smart. You’re diligent, committed, personable, and a team player. You’re a great communicator, never cut corners, and solve problems as soon as (and sometimes before)…

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Whatever you do -- don't brag about those long hours.

Working Hard Won’t Get You Hired — But This Will

Posted on August 3, 2018August 5, 2018
byTerri Williams

When you’re applying for a new job, there’s a temptation to try to impress the hiring manager by talking about the many, long, hard hours that you work. However, this…

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How she caught Oprah's attention

Mahisha Dellinger, CEO of CURLS: From the Projects to the Penthouse

Posted on August 1, 2018September 10, 2018
byTerri Williams

Mahisha Dellinger, creator and founder of the organic hair-care line CURLS, is known as the “modern day Madame C.J. Walker,” a reference to the woman widely regarded as the first female,…

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The Best Way to Deal with a Disappointing Hire

Posted on July 23, 2018July 28, 2018
byTerri Williams

The application and resume were flawless. The interview was perfect. The job candidate checked all of your boxes (literally and figuratively), wowed the team, and seemed like an ideal addition…

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How To Get Girls Involved in STEM? Cristal Glangchai Has A Plan

Posted on June 18, 2018July 30, 2018
byTerri Williams

Statistically, girls start to lose interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects when they’re in middle school. This is problematic, because many of the most in-demand and well-paying…

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Why Choose YOU? How To Attract New Clients In The Gig Economy

Posted on June 4, 2018June 5, 2018
byTerri Williams

There are many differences between working as a full-time employee for a company and working as a freelancer in the gig economy. One major difference is your status as a…

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Negotiating 101: How to Hone Your Negotiation Skills

Posted on May 23, 2018July 28, 2018
byTerri Williams

Women are three times less likely than men to engage in salary negotiations, according to Glassdoor. This lack of engagement is often cited as one cause of the gender pay…

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Groundbreaker Work Pants: Made For Women By Women

Posted on May 7, 2018May 3, 2018
byTerri Williams

Over 40 million women either work in professional trades or consider themselves as do-it-yourselfers (DIYers). Unfortunately, clothing manufacturers have largely ignored women who work as construction workers, farmers, electricians, automotive…

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Laurie Pickard Reveals How to Get an MBA for Less Than $1,000

Posted on April 11, 2018April 13, 2018
byTerri Williams

An MBA can take your career or business to the next level, but it’s not cheap. For example, the cost of this two-year credential can range in price from $25,839…

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How the Charleston Shoe Company Remains in Step With the Times

Posted on March 30, 2018April 13, 2018
byTerri Williams

Neely Powell, CEO and founder of Charleston Shoe Company was born to be a business owner. “An entrepreneurial spirit runs in my family,” Powell tells HER Magazine. “I was fortunate…

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