Pitch Perfect: Take The Lead’s Entrepreneur Winners Share Success

All they had was 90 seconds. The 11 women leaders who pitched their new ventures at the recent 50 Women Can Change The World in Entrepreneurship graduation event to a panel of judges kept it short and sweet.

Lisa Gates, CEO and founder of Concierge 4 B2B, won first place in the pitch competition.

“The pitch experience was a fantastic experience,” says Gates, who won the $2,500 prize for her company, Concierge 4 B2B, that she describes as a human resources, payroll strategy, executive support and recruiting business. With 160 full-time employees, Gates says she has a $1.5 million monthly payroll.

Women Career Success, EntrepreneurMichele WeldonJanuary 26, 202450 Women Can, EntrepreneurComment

Back to Work: 6 Tips On Shifting From Remote To IRL Or Hybrid

Now that the pandemic is officially over—in spite of spiking cases nationwide— many leaders are calling for a return to the physical office.

Farmers Group CEO Raul Vargas recently mandated everyone be back in the office because it breeds creativity, camaraderie, and collegiality.

According to Business Insider, “The CEOs of Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan have said remote work is a solution for some, but not all, and larger companies like Disney and Starbucks have recently updated their requirements for employees to work in offices at least a few days per week.”.

Changing the Workplace, Entrepreneur, Life tools and tipsMichele WeldonSeptember 29, 2023Covid-19, Workplace Culture, Workplace AdviceComment

Dangers of AI? Yes To Replacing, But Mostly Embracing A Whole New World

“This may be as big as the hype now and it may be underhyped in the longterm,” Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI, told Kara Swisher, journalist and podcast host, at the recent Pride Summit 2023 hosted by Lesbians Who Tech. “This is closer to a societal revolution, not a technical revolution.”

He spearheads the company launched in November 2022 with an estimated 1 billion monthly users and 100 million active users.

Changing the Workplace, EntrepreneurMichele WeldonJune 16, 2023Technology, Pride Month, AI, WorkplaceComment

Making The Best of It All: Founder, CEO, Entrepreneur On Leading With Energy, Intention

Learning about your circadian rhythms—your forever biological clock—can inform how you work and lead your life. It can also give you the energy you need to find and fulfill your entrepreneurship goals and “do it without being exhausted,” says Amy Leigh Looper, founder and CEO of Leading Motherhood.

Make The Uncommon Common: Co-Founders Unite In Mentoring Black Girls and Women in STEM

Jasmine LeFlore and Dr. Brittany Wheeler grew up in different regions of the country with different circumstances, but a similar outsized curiosity and love of learning in math and science.

When they did meet when both were pursuing graduate degrees and working in engineering and aerospace, they collaborated to co-found Greater Than Tech, so Black girls would always have a space to seed their dreams.

Trust Is The Best Currency: CEO, Founder Stamps Approval on Products for Parents

Sharon Vinderine has a big mission for her company and her life, and it is founded on trust.

As the founder and CEO of Parent Tested Parent Approved, an awards-based platform with 200,000 community members in the U.S. and across the globe, Vinderine has a long history of intention and entrepreneurship, but one first met with skepticism.

Real Threat? How AI, Gender Bias, Skills Focus Changing Workplaces Now

“They have skills.”

That statement has been universally and historically viewed as a compliment to an employee, colleague or leader.

It still is, but now there is an asterisk to the statement. Looking forward with the influx of artificial intelligence and automation in the workplace, it may precede a path to worker replacement. Individuals need to know the value they offer beyond their skills, and that those skills are not automatically generated cheaper and more easily. And they need to surpass the AI gatekeepers and algorithms steeped in gender and racial bias.

Safety First: CEO Grows Organization, Leads Communities By Doing The Right Thing

Born and raised in the Bronx, not far from New York’s Yankee Stadium, Soyini Chan Shue always knew she wanted to be in a profession to give back to her community.

Embrace Paradox: How To Navigate Tensions For Better Solutions in Life & Work

Both of them knew about each other’s work. And their collaboration was a perfect fit.

Wendy Smith was a fan of her co-author, Marianne Lewis, and her research long before they met. Lewis was aware of the research Smith was working on as well; so their connection is the best example of their theory that life and work are not a collection of one or the other, clear-cut choices and either/or decisions.

Pay Me Now: 5 Essential Invoicing Tips Entrepreneurs, Leaders Can’t Afford to Miss

The global electronic invoicing market is booming, and according to imarc's E-invoicing market forecast report for 2022-2027, it’s not going to stop anytime soon.

As businesses across various industries make the switch from paper-based invoices to completely digital ones, entrepreneurs are uncovering smart ways to further optimize their billing systems.

Career success, Entrepreneur, Life tools and tips, Women Career SuccessMegan HudsonSeptember 8, 2022Finance/Money, Entrepreneurship, LeadersComment

Leading Man Award Winner: Vada Manager, Founder, CEO Pushes for Gender Equity, Balance & Fairness

“I believe all business is personal.”

Vada Manager, founder and CEO of Manager Global Holdings, and President and CEO of Manager Global Consulting Group, has spent a lifetime following that mantra.

It is an underlying current in a purposeful and extremely successful global professional life that earns Manager the Leading Man Award presented August 26 at Take The Lead’s Power Up Concert & Conference.

Must Reads: 17 Best New Summer Books By, For & About Women

Whether you are an ebook or audio book lover, or still want to get your pages dirty, there are so many great summer reading options with new great leadership and business titles.

And you are not alone.

Entrepreneur, Gender Parity, Women Career SuccessMichele WeldonJune 10, 2022Summer reads, Women Writers, Leadership BooksComment

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