How to Ensure Your Leadership Style Includes Everyone 

A few days from now, June 6, is my beloved husband Mike’s birthday and I want to publicly wish him a very happy birthday! We will be celebrating with close friends while we are up here in Cincinnati. In today’s business world, companies increasingly reflect America’s diversity with a mix of women and men of…

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In Life and in Work, Be Anything but Common

It’s easy to go through life wanting to fit in. Fitting in is the way we are told we’ll succeed in school, have a lot of friends, get the right job, and so on. There’s constant pressure on each of us to be common, and it can come from our families, the media, our schools…

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Are You Stepping Up to Serve?

Would you believe me if I told you that the city of Atlanta has the greatest occurrence of human and sex trafficking in the United States? Tragically, this is a true fact. Human trafficking has become an issue in many big cities, especially harbor cities around the US and worldwide. I know this because I…

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The Real Value of “Spousal Support”

Countless people play roles that are absolutely fundamental, yet tragically undervalued from full-time moms and dads to teachers and nurses. Too often, the spouses and partners of entrepreneurs are similarly undervalued. They don’t get the love and appreciation they deserve. Many of the entrepreneurs I’ve met over the years are busy chasing their dreams. Sometimes,…

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The ABC's of Accountability

When’s the last time you knew you would be held accountable for not doing what you said you were going to do? By virtue of their professions, business entrepreneurs and sales professionals have tremendous freedom and independence. That’s part of what attracts many people to these career paths. But often, that coveted freedom and independence…

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