We’re all familiar with the 6 second elevator pitch, but what about pitching your own personal brand? Imagine this: you’re in the elevator with the CEO of your company. You want to make sure that you make a good impression and we all know that first impressions matter. You want to build a good reputation by being prepared for situations like this. Although not...
Last week I wrote a post entitled: Have Connections? Use Them! One of my readers wrote in “Yeah, well, that doesn’t apply to me; I don’t know anyone.” I told her it doesn’t matter whether she’s 22 and just out of college, or 32 and changing careers. She has connections. The same goes for...
Source: Forbes.com by Nicole Kekeh on 8/14/11
The New Age of high-growth women entrepreneurs is about to transform economies across the globe and create millions of jobs.
If that sounds like a grand statement, it is not, from listening to Sharon Vosmek. As CEO of Astia, the premier venture accelerator for women-led high growth companies, Vosmek is passionate that women entrepreneurs will create the next high-growth firms, and pull the global economy...
Source: www.MarketWire.com in NewsRoom on 8/4/11
Applicants Accepted Before August 15 Invited to Join Fall Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Program
Astia, the premier venture accelerator for women-led high growth companies, opened its call for applications for companies to join the Astia Portfolio. Astia Portfolio companies benefit from the unparalleled programming, advisory services, investor connections and a...
Source: http://www.fortune.cnn.com posted at Postcards by Patricia Sellers on 8/1/11
Most women don't go for it, career-wise, like the guys do. Sukhinder Singh Cassidy breaks that mold. A onetime star at Google (GOOG), where was president of Asia-Pacific and Latin American operations, she has restlessly rotated through the startup world--from Amazon.com...
Source: www.HuffingtonPost.com Posted by Bianca Bosker on 8/3/11
GenJuice CEO Arielle Patrice Scott decided at an early age that she wanted to be the next Mark Zuckerberg.
Like Facebook CEO Zuckerberg, Scott co-founded her first company, InternshipIn, while in college. Unlike Zuckerberg's startup, however, Scott's venture...
