Dear Mr. Zuckerberg, Congratulations are definitely in order. That S-1 filing for Facebook’s IPO was filled with impressive numbers: $3.7 billion in revenue last year, $1 billion in earnings, and $3.9 billion in the bank account. There was one number that really caught my eye though: Zero. Zero is the number of women listed on [...]

It’s my biiiiirthdaaaay! To celebrate I’m sharing a small shift I made last year on my birthday that changed everything and rocked my life over the past year. This small thing cleared the path for my best year yet and I’m ready for even bigger things this year. To find out what it is, watch [...]

♫ It’s the moooost wonderful time of the yeeeear! ♫ I love the Holidays and taking time to unwind, and plan for the year ahead. During the Holidays, one of the things I also do is re-read my favorite book, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. His timeless principles for success have always been [...]

With snow on the ground (at least where I am!) and Christmas around the corner, it’s time to consider your winter wardrobe. When gearing up for winter I’m always looking for fashionable pieces that are also very practical for a Canadian winter. When I found the Échapeau by a Dutch company, L for Lazarus, it [...]

Image courtesy of Shutterstock ‘Tis the season for holiday parties and networking events! You’ve worked hard all year and now it’s time to have some fun with your colleagues, clients, and coworkers. In this video from the archives of our series, The Art of Taking on the World, Kristen and I share some tips for [...]

When I met Jessica Herrin at the New York Times Small Business Summit in June, I could feel her passion for Stella & Dot, the company she started in her living room seven years ago after selling WeddingChannel.com (her first company) and doing a corporate gig for awhile. Fast forward to 2010, and Jessica led [...]

A few years ago I became a “Spirit Junkie,” taking up a daily meditation and making a commitment to journey inwards. My whole life changed! On this journey I also became a student of A Course in Miracles, the foundational text for my friend Gabrielle Bernstein’s new book, Spirit Junkie: A Radical Road to Self-Love [...]

When you watch Barbara Corcoran enter a room she doesn’t look like a Shark. She’s a slender woman with an inviting smile and outgoing personality. But when you watch her as one of the Sharks on ABC’s “Shark Tank” you get a look at Barbara the businesswoman, a powerhouse who turned a $1,000 loan into [...]