Editor’s Note: Join us this week as we celebrate the women who are breaking through barriers at the National Women’s Hockey League. Today’s post is interview 2 of 4 in a series titled Women of the NWHL. Savanna Arral, director of communications at the National Women’s Hockey League, will tell you that passion is what…
Editor’s Note: Join us this week as we celebrate the women who are breaking through barriers at the National Women’s Hockey League. Today’s post is interview 1 of 4 in a series titled Women of the NWHL. In 10 days the National Women’s Hockey League will kick off its second season with four franchises in…
Passion has led Christina Russell from editing physics textbooks to a job as the chief editor in the physics division of New Mexico’s Los Alamos National Laboratory. It then led her to take a leap along with her now-husband (then boyfriend) in opening four Curves franchises when the company was in its infancy, and then…
Sara Brooks is saving the really dish-worthy details of how she launched her own public relations firm for a tell-all memoir. What she will tell us is that a gut feeling, a giant leap of faith, and a few chance encounters, all played a part in taking Sara from working at big names like MTV…
Stephanie Synclair doesn’t want fear to stop you. She certainly didn’t let it stop her when she quit her corporate gig on a whim in 2009. And while Stephanie will be the first to tell you not to do it quite her way (moving back in with mom isn’t the most glamorous thing she’s ever…
Rafit Izhak-Ratzin wants you to get comfortable with being just a little uncomfortable. Whether it’s traveling to a third world country, getting back into the workforce after baby, or going for a job that you might not be quite qualified for, Rafit knows a little courage and a lot of enthusiasm can take you a long…
Ursula Lauriston is an internship legend. Eager to please and ready to make it happen, she spent her first morning as a senate intern on the Hill watering the plants. What had actually been a joke ended up proving something else – Ursula was dedicated, hardworking and humble. She might have just been an intern,…
How does a girl interested in fashion become a women creating the marketing visions for big names in technology? A dash of serendipity and a helping of mother-knows-best. Deirdre Mahon always knew she wanted to do something creative so, when her mom advised her to choose business, marketing seemed an ideal, compromise-based solution. Finding her…
It’s hard to imagine striking fashion gold once, but Lisa Shaller-Goldberg has hit twice. Not only is she the creative mind behind the Juicy Couture tracksuit that’s now making a runway comeback, but she’s also creator of grown up and refined luxury cashmere line, Minnie Rose. But, Lisa got her start like many of us,…
Helen Emsley grew up in the North of England in Yorkshire, an industrial area of the country known for mining and textiles. As a young child, she dreamed of working in fabrics and fashion, teasing her mom and dad that she one day was going to leave home and travel the world. She attended college…