My friend June's question to the waitress embarrassed me when she asked it many years ago. We were having lunch at an Italian trattoria in Fairfield, CT and deciding whether or not to have their capuccino. "How much did your capuccino maker cost?" June asked. She...
My good friend Cookie sent me an article clipped from the NYTimes. It was from the obituary column--the ones written by family and friends to honor the deceased, not one of the separate articles written by the Times as a tribute to the luminary. Her note said, "On...
In almost every interchange I have with new clients there is a moment of reckoning about money. "I'd like to earn more." "They're not paying me enough." "I owe a lot." All vague. One of my basic questions is "How much would you like to earn?" I want to hear the...
(Illustration by Maggie Swanson) Today is the opening of the Artsy Girls exhibit at the Pierce Ball Gallery in Stamford. The Hour, my local newspaper, gave us an incredible write-up with illustrations in yesterday's paper. I'll be at the gallery today from 1 - 5...
Nanci Lewis, owner of Sweet Rexie's in South Norwalk, graciously opened her candy emporium Tuesday night to my Remarkable Women's Network. After the round of self-introductions and success updates, we broke into small groups for speed-networking solutions. The...
I was looking forward to meeting Susan this morning for an hour-long walk/talk at the old Norwalk High School track. We've previously met and walked on downtown streets, but knowing how deeply intense and focused our conversations are, I suggested that we just walk...
I heard a familiar refrain this week. Something along the lines of, "Since I never heard back from "x" prospect, I decided to enroll in a course I'd been thinking of taking. I really got a lot out of it, and am moving forward in this new direction." Substitute any...
That was the message that stayed with me after hearing Pamela Slim speak yesterday at the EWN meeting--the season opener attended by nearly 100 women (a few guys, too) business owners. She is the author of Escape from Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to...
Liz Ball, an extraordinary women in many ways, is among other things the owner of the Pierce Ball Gallery. We sat down together last spring to talk about the idea of exhibiting the work of the Artsy Girls, of which Liz is a member, in this beautiful space....
There was a legendary story in our household about my great grandfather's first day owning a barbershop in the Bronx. At the end of a very disappointing Monday he compared notes with a competitor down the street. "I didn't have one customer all day," my great...
I had the most amazing opportunity this morning! As Speaker Chair for the upcoming WBDC Breakfast, I got to connect our stellar interviewer, Becky Surran, with our featured guest, Dr. Candida Brush, Division Chair in Entrepreneurship at Babson College, via phone...
On Monday night over 30 women gathered at the magnificent Eileen Fisher store at the Westchester in White Plains, NY. These were women business owners who came from three states (NY, CT and NJ) to meet other remarkable women and exchange ideas and inspiration. Here...
On October 1 I will have the privilege of addressing all the women attending the Convention for Re-Invention--a day long program put on by Idea Group Productions at Water's Edge Resort and Spa in Westbrook, CT. I'll be sharing many of the lessons I've learned as a...
August was all about doing things differently and taking time off from my business. In July I let my clients know that our next appointments would be in September, then made plans that took me in other directions. My three big away-from-my-routine outings were:...
Even with taking the month of August off, changes are happening in my business. I'm beginning an alliance with a company I highly admire. We have our first event at the very end of the month which has already sold out. I love everything this company stands for, a...
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