| CHIC TIPS Newsletter |
December
2 - Maria Marsala - Founder of Elevating your Business, former Wall Street
executive
Maria Marsala entered the business world at 14 and hit Wall Street 3 years later. Maria is a business consultant, coach, speaker and author. Maria has been featured in national and international publications such as Money magazine, Women's Day, and The Bottom Line. In this Chic Perspective Maria talks about how she climbed the corporate ladder without hitting the glass ceiling, exhibiting fierce determination and keen insights when she became a bond trader and department manager at a time when women executives were a rare commodity. Maria reveals how entrepreneurs can double their income, work smarter and enjoy a higher quality of life by using smart planning. She discusses how a mindset shift is the most powerful thing you can do to expand the potential of your business while also reducing your workload. Chic Tip Download Interview
Indigo
Johnson - CEO of Careers in Transition and Author of Playing by the
Unwritten Rules: Moving from the Middle to the Top
Indigo is a career and workforce expert and her company specializes in helping organizations to attract, develop and retain employees through performance and productivity initiatives and programs. She coaches and speaks on employability, diversity, career development, mentoring, workplace relationships, communicating, job search and a variety of other issues affecting careers and the work environment. Indigo reveals what the unwritten rules in business are, why women sometimes don't get them, and how this can hold them back. Most importantly, Indigo shares what you can do to abide by them and move ahead. Chic Tip Download Interview
November 11th - Virginia Hughes Means -
Executive
Coach and former
Director of HR for Deloitte Consulting and Managing Director of
Randstad North America
Virginia Means
brings 20 years of high-level corporate HR experience in developing people,
both on a macro and micro level, to the coaching profession. With
Wharton-training and SPHR certification, she has served as a Director of HR
for Deloitte Consulting. As a
Managing Director of Randstad North America,
Virginia talks about
her unique combination of high-level corporate responsibility in the service
and professional industries, how she rose to the top and best practices of
those who get there.
November
18th - Christopher Flett -
Author of
What Men Don't Tell Women About Business: Opening Up the Heavily Guarded Alpha Male Playbook
Chris Flett is a serial entrepreneur who has successfully built eleven companies from scratch and sold them to major corporations. He is a popular guest in the media, including: The Today Show, Fox Business Network, and CNBC. His work has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today. BusinessWeek called him the "Shock Jock of Business Management." His company, Ghost CEO, is the world's leader in development for professional women.
In this Chic Perspective, Chris talks about behaviors that hold women back in the workplace, how men and women approach business differently, and the psychological roots of these behavior patterns. He talks about the unique strengths women bring to the the business world, and how to capitalize on them. Chris genuinely wants to see more women succeed in the workplace, and his advice, while sometimes irreverent, will open your eyes to a new way of looking at things. You'll enjoy hearing Chris's advice on how to handle maternity leave, what you should and should not be doing from 9 to 5, and why he won't be the one buying the group birthday card at the office.
Download - 40 minutes (mp3)
Chic
Perspectives offer savvy advice on how to start smart and grow a
company strong. This series of educational audio interviews with business
experts is ideal for entrepreneurs looking to increase their chic quotient
and business knowledge.
