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Moms Are In Need...

We *do* need to keep talking about this, because we continue to lose women from the workforce and #WFHWK continues to be laughably difficult. And the moms in the workforce continue to trudge right along without relief.

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I’ll go first.

Tell me you’re working from home with kids without telling me you’re working from home with kids.

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Who would you have coffee with?

Not exactly my idea of a relationship-affirming bonding time. Not for nothing, he is, (and this can not be overstated), *really* good looking.

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How are you CRUSHING 2021?

It seems like the world really hit the ground running in 2021. Did we all wake up and think, "well, 2020 was a raging dumpster fire. I spent most of my waking hours stress eating and doom-scrolling. Now I need to make up for lost time and get *everything* done"?

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Do Over Me

They're headquartered outside of Chicago, with services provided nationally. Board members and team members can be located anywhere in the US- all meetings are virtual.

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a tale of delegation and true love

When I started spending 4 days a week in Chicago, my husband was left with the tremendous responsibility of caring for our home, kids, and dog alone. I knew I was going to have to be ok with things not being done exactly the way I would have done them. Which was fine when we were just talking about which way toilet paper should roll, but very different when it comes to home decor.

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the Chicago Dames Extravaganza last week

She shared the incredibly important role that sponsorship has had in her life, the way taking a less-travelled path worked to her advantage, and her amazing work ethic.

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Self-GuidedSales SuperCharge

New this year, I'm offering my course on Relationship-Building-at-Scale as a self-guided , at-your-own-pace series. It's specifically for solopreneurs and independent consultants who don't think of themselves as born salespeople.

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E2: Successful Selling for a New Era

The world was changing even before COVID and sales practices need to adapt- but that's *really* good news for people who don't identify as a prototypical sales pro.

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Oh, what a baby I was!!! 👶

In January of 2016, I had just started at Bendyworks and was working through the logistics of having my husband be a stay-at-home-dad. I was *just* starting to give talks about salary negotiation and was hitting my networking stride.

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I'm not much of a TV watcher

The absolute brilliance of this show is that it's focused on "throwing the rope back" to her friends after she made it big.

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The Art of the Close

Check out the Episode of YGTV with Pat Miller and Tony Jalan we did about the Art of the Close. It was such an honor to be included with Tony- he's a powerhouse!

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I HATE ELEVATOR PITCHES!

Most of my clients complain that their perfectly crafted, gorgeously copy-written, beautifully succinct pitches don't work. They just don't resonate, and watching people's face gloss over is demoralizing.

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