by Mariecris Pagulayan | Jun 3, 2021 | Listen & Watch, Managing, Podcasts, Transitioning
Your career is a long game. There are lessons, pivots, losses, wins and maybe some gaps. In this episode of Bold(h)er, BMO’s Chief Human Resources Officer and Head of People & Culture Mona Malone and Dr. Talia Varley of The Cleveland Clinic join Lisa Bragg to talk about the elusive idea that there’s a career path with definitive milestones. About the show: Brought to you by BMO for Women and hosted by journalist and award-winning entrepreneur Lisa Bragg, Bold(h)er delivers...
by Mariecris Pagulayan | Apr 29, 2021 | Business Ownership, Managing
Name: Kimberlee West Business: Kids Swag Industry: Retail/Children’s Goods Tanya: Let’s get right to business: what was your path/journey to entrepreneurship? Kimberlee: Oh, that’s a good question. I don’t think people have asked me that. I would say that the seed was planted early in high school, to be honest. My dad lost his job and instead of looking for another one, he decided to start his own business just doing telecommunication and he hired me as his bookkeeper...
by Mariecris Pagulayan | Mar 18, 2021 | Business Ownership, Managing
Name: Marina Phillips Business: Bébé Station™️/Station Bébé™️ Industry: Parental Services/Health & Wellness Tanya: Ok Miss Marina Phillips – tell me about your path to entrepreneurship. Marina: Gosh, you came out the gates hard. Path to entrepreneurship? I just don’t like being told no. If I see a problem for anything, I always like to find a solution. Then I had a kid, and then that became a whole new challenge of being an entrepreneur, because then I started finding...
by Mariecris Pagulayan | Jan 28, 2021 | Business Ownership, Managing
Name: Vivian Kaye Business: KinkyCurlyYaki Industry: Hair/Beauty Tanya: Because your time is money, let’s get going. So, what was your journey to entrepreneurship? Vivian: Well, it wasn’t a straight one that’s for sure. I wasn’t surrounded by entrepreneurs. But my mother was one. And you know, as a woman who I’m originally from Ghana, came over here as a baby, with my mother, to support us, she was an entrepreneur. But people from African or Caribbean countries do it out of...
by Mariecris Pagulayan | Sep 3, 2020 | Business Ownership, Lifestyle, Managing, Personal
The success of a business, no matter the size, often depends on its leadership. Being in charge of a team can certainly be daunting at times. Even some of the greatest leaders look for a roadmap and turn to the world’s best business leadership books to guide them. For women in particular, there are unfortunately fewer examples of business leaders to look up to. Women comprise only 19.% of the board members for the country’s top 500 companies, and a mere 8.5% of the highest-paid positions in...
by Mariecris Pagulayan | Aug 17, 2020 | Business Ownership, Managing, Starting
Managing a small business is not easy. Without the resources that large corporations have come to rely on to make business run smoothly (think HR departments, finance, legal, etc.), it can be difficult to learn how to start and manage a small business. Between incorporating, hiring, firing, and learning how to manage a small business budget, entrepreneurs have their hands full with just the basics of how to manage a small business effectively. Here, we’ll share all the best tips and tricks to...
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