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Question and Answer With Shelley Seale

A little bit about the Author:   Shelley Seale is a freelance writer based out of Austin, Texas, but she vagabonds in any part of the world whenever possible. Shelley has written for the Seattle Times, Washington Magazine, the Austin Business Journal, Intrepid Travel and Andrew Harper Traveler Magazine among others, and is the Sustainable Travel Columnist at The Examiner. Her new book, The Weight of Silence: Invisible Children of India, follows… Read More »Question and Answer With Shelley Seale

Hot Mommas Teachable Role Model: LaSara Firefox Allen of The Ecstatic Presence Project and Gratitude Games

LaSara Firefox shares with readers why balance was not merely an option for her, it was a necessity. Here’s how she did it as explained in our Hot Mommas Project teachable role models series.

Featured case: LaSara Firefox “Finding Balance in the Extreme: Working With Bipolar Disorder”

Case themes include: Role models, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, career, work-life balance, focus, priorities, mental health, overcoming challenges.

Single Mom and College Dropout Founds Multimillion-Dollar Company: Brenda Rhodes’ Case

Welcome to the Hot Mommas Project Learning Series where we showcase a Hot Mommas Project case selected by a student team member or guest.  The series is targeted toward educators and leadership groups seeking authentic role models in addition to business/career lessons.  A complementary podcast accompanies each blog post.  Episodes feature interviews with Hot Mommas Project founder Kathy Korman Frey and student contributors.

Student contributor: Rachel Roizen, a GW student and Hot Mommas Project team member.

Featured case: Brenda Rhodes’ “CEO – Actress – Producer – Mom and Lover!”
In her case Rhodes elaborates on her several attempts at entrepreneurialism and how she came to run a $300 million business.  She also discusses her background and her involvement in acting and producing.

logo-quadrant-w-circles Brenda Rhodes was the 1st Runner Up in the 2008-2009 Hot Mommas Project Global Case Competition!

Case themes include: scaling a company, finding your talents, family business, addiction, overcoming challenge, relationships, self confidence.

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Role Model Series: From Stage IV Cancer Survivor to Foundation Executive: The Story of Saranne Rothberg, ComedyCures

Saranne Rothberg should be dead right now. Or, at least, that’s what her doctors told her. Saranne’ s journey is one of not only conquering the disease, but going on to start a leading non-profit to help others with the disease.

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LaSara Firefox is the Second Runner Up in the 2008-2009 Hot Mommas Project Case Competition

LaSara Firefox LaSara Firefox is the second runner up in the 2008-2009 Hot Mommas Project Case Competition

Known as @yoga_mama on Twitter, LaSara Firefox is the second runner up in the 2008-2009 Hot Mommas Project Case Competition. Here is a link to her case http://adjix.com/as3n

Find an excerpt, information about prizes, and using these cases in a group discussion below.

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The Hot Mommas Project Young Adult Panel Selections

The Hot Mommas Project recognizes popular cases

selected by a young adult judging panel represent top youth entrepreneurship programs such as NFTE, DECA, FBLA, and the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation. In addition, we have representatives from The Children’s Defense Fund, George Washington University students, and young Washington Area Entrepreneurs.

Note: This is a second category of judging separate from the main judging panel determining the top 3 winners according to case judging criteria.

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