Vision, Focus, Transparency: CEO in Education Offers 6 Lessons on Leading Now

Growing up in Cincinnati, Kristyn Klei Borrero says the desegregation of local schools there gave her a view of K-12 education that “was not monolithic” and steeped in “white kids’ privilege.”

It would fuel her career as CEO and co-founder of CT3, a coaching services company dedicated to improving curriculum across the country by coaching and training educators creatively and serving more than 1 million students in the past 12 years.

Win, Win, Win: Equal Pay Lessons & More From the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team

When you win your fourth Women’s World Cup, let everybody know it’s also about equal pay. Following the 2-0 win for the U.S. women’s national soccer team in France against the Netherlands, representation for the players who are suing the U.S. Soccer Federation for pa

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Mid-Life Startup: Entrepreneur Carole Rains Shines In Her Third Act

Five years ago Carole Rains, 60, didn’t know what an emu was. And now she is in the online retail business of selling Emu Joy, the brand name she created for dozens of consumer skincare and pain relief products based on emu oil. For the record, an emu is the flightless bird that looks like an unattractive ostrich.

Are You Dreaming Big Enough? Valerie Jarrett On Finding Your Voice

Valerie Jarrett says when she set off for her first year at Stanford University in 1974, her mother gave her a warning.

Career choicesMichele WeldonApril 15, 2019female entrepreneurs, inspirational women, Leadership, Michele Weldon, Role ModelsComment

Yoda's Not Real: 9 Keys To Make The Most of Mentorship IRL

Yoda is not real.

No one person will magically be your mentor who will show you the path to success for your entire professional life.

Play Fair, Pay Fair: How You Can Score Goal To Close Gender Pay Gap

Every player on the winningest United States women’s soccer team in history was a part of a gender discrimination lawsuitagainst the U.S. Soccer Federation recently, with the explicit goal to close the gender pay gap that unfairly compensates women in the sport.

ParityMichele WeldonMarch 15, 2019equality, Michele Weldon, pay gap, Role Models, Sports, Women in SportsComment

She’s Got The Power: Why Captain Marvel Wins IRL As Shero

We are oh so far from the purring Catwoman character played by Julie Newmar in the 1960s “Batman” tv series.

Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonMarch 7, 2019heroine, media, Michele Weldon, movies, representation, Role Models, women in filmComment

Run With The Baton: Ruth Ann Harnisch’s Mission Of Equity for Women and Girls

It was different then. “I was a stubborn, angry girl who grew up in a world that was clearly not fair. The world kept telling me things were not true that I knew were,” says Ruth Ann Harnisch, founder and president of The Harnisch Foundation, It is logical then, that after a career as a journalist and truth teller,

Through The Feminist Lens: Feature Filmmaker Makes A Difference

Jen McGowan figures that redirecting traffic for 20 blocks surrounding Times Square in order to get just the right angle on a shot of the Taco Bell chihuahua for a national commercial is a metaphor for a lot of things.

Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonDecember 10, 2018film, inspirational women, Michele Weldon, Role Models, women in filmComment