Virtual Pomp: 14 Women Leaders Give Their Best 2020 Commencement Advice

Millions of high school, college, graduate, law, dental and medical students missed out on the walks across the stages, the diploma hand off and the chance to hear an inspiring speaker sitting next to best friends and peers this year.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 56.6 million students attended elementary, middle and high school in the U.S. this year, with 19.9 million attending college. For the nearly 4 million who will receive a college degree this season, celebrations are private, on hold or in isolation.

Career success, Ambition / Intention, Entrepreneur, Inspirational Role Models, Leadership tools and tipsMichele WeldonMay 26, 2020Inspirational Women, Women Leaders, Career Success, How women can advance their careers, Career AdviceComment

Press Pause: Co-CEO Offers 3 Life Lessons For The New Year and Forever

At 34, Tania Luna has already held 30 jobs. Now co-CEO at LifeLabs Learning, the author, who also co-founded Surprise Enterprises, attributes her resilience to a complicated life viewed with gratitude and surprise. Luna thought the Brooklyn homeless shelter she and her family lived in during the early 90s was a hotel. They had arrived in New York when she was five years old from Ukraine seeking asylum after the devastating Chernobyl accident in 1986.

Change Leadership, Ambition / Intention, Changing the Power Par..., Inspirational Role Models, Life tools and tips, Tools and TipsMichele WeldonDecember 17, 2019Female CEO, Inspirational Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Success, Career AdviceComment

Tell The Truth: Resume Fibs Are Epic Fails

“Oh, OK, I invented Post-Its,” Michele, the Lisa Kudrow character blurts out in the 1997 movie, “Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion.” She gets found out, of course, even if she slides through an explanation involving viscosity. But most people get caught with resume and experience enhancements. Recently, U.S. State Department official Mina Chang was discovered to have lied on her resume, and with some big lies, including a fake Time magazine cover. She has resigned.

Career choices, Career success, Ambition / Intention, Changing the Workplace, Life tools and tipsMichele WeldonNovember 26, 2019Resume, Hiring Advice, Career Advice, Honesty, EmploymentComment

Empathy Is The Best Route to Innovation: Entrepreneurship Director Offers Advice

If you suggest something to Abigail Ingram, she will follow through and do it. The director of The Women in Entrepreneurship Institute, at DePaul University in Chicago, since its launch in July 2018 heads the first comprehensive institute for women founders that integrates academic learning, research, incubation, funding and public policy.

Career success, Changing the Workplace, Changing the Power Par..., Finance/Money, Life tools and tips, Networking with Purpose, Tools and TipsMichele WeldonNovember 4, 2019Startup, Entrepreneurship, Women In Business, Female Leadership, Career AdviceComment

Future is Wow: 2 STEM Leaders Offer Inspiration, Advice In Sciences

Both Arianne Hunter and Vanessa Sanchez have been proud of being nerdy from a young age. As recipients of the CAS Future Leaders program in its 10th year from the American Chemical Society, they are two of 29 PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in the sciences chosen this year from 16 countries.