US Treasurer, now SBA Administrator, Jovita Carranza quoted Maya Angelou today during a #womenshistorymonth event with Department of Labor Women’s Bureau Director Patrica Greene. “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them Maya Angelou”
The “ComedyCures Epiphany” happened as Adriamycin coursed through my veins: I would launch a nonprofit organization to bring joy, hope and comedy into the trenches of treatment…..
This week was the announcement of the DC National Association of Women Business Owner’s Woman of Distinction. While speaking there, I covered “hot topics” from the Hot Mommas Project and the Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership course at the George Washington University. These included:Negotiation, Mentoring, The Confidence Equation, Frenemies, and more.
By Kathy Korman Frey Participants in the the award-winning Hot Mommas Project Sisterhood of Success (SisU) Academy got a homework assignment today. It is is inspired by a familiar fairy tale-slash-nightmare I will also talk about on Dr. Phil Dembo‘s radio show tonight. (Access @LATalkRadio. Access the recording). Out of it came a great exercise that changed the way I looked at self-limiting behavior. You know the story….we all have one… Once… Read More »Homework for #SisU2012: What Happens in a World Without Obstacles?
For Immediate Release HOT MOMMAS ® PROJECT ANNOUNCES DIVERSE PANELISTS FOR GROUND BREAKING WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Fortune’s most powerful entrepreneur, Mixology CEO and former semi pro soccer player, association spokeperson and SBA senior exec to mentor women September 29th at the GW School of Business Washington, D.C. — The nationally award-winning Hot Mommas Project represents the world’s largest online women’s case study library showcasing hundreds of women’s stories to serve… Read More »Hot Mommas Project Announces SisU2012 Panelists
It’s a joy to see the tickets fly out since we’ve announced this special deal made possible by Bernstein Family Foundation and the GW School of Business Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence.
Half of the tickets to #SisU2012 were gone in about five hours. Incredible.
Students: Don’t worry, we’ll be setting aside a block for you. We know you’re not back from break yet.
So here’s the opportunity:
$20 for first 100 tickets to our #SisU2012 Academy in DC at GWU.
Get in on it here while supplies last.
“Confidence is beauty, strong is the new thin, and if you say ‘I can’, you will” – Liz Corah, Founder of Studio-310 and 1st Place Hot Mommas Project Case Winner For those of you who are just tuning in here—about three weeks ago, we honored the incredible role models and mentors who won this year’s case study competition. Here at the project we always talk about our reach being global, and I… Read More »A Standing Ovation for Inspiration
Here is a simple three-step process for those of you who may have lost yourself, are finding yourself, or anything in between.
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: Madison Cooke, GW student and Hot Mommas Project intern.
Featured case: Kenya McRae’s “Proving People Wrong; Following Your Dreams.”
Case themes include: family, confidence, individuality, dreams, societal pressures, and balance.
Read More »Childhood Abuse Victim Overcomes Obstacles and Starts Business: Kenya McRae’s Story