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
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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.
Read More »The Hot Mommas Project Young Adult Panel Selections
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: Ximena Iacono, a GW student and Hot Mommas Project intern.
Featured case: Kelly Kolker’s “Finding your Passion and Creating Your Role“
Kelly Kolker was a finalist in the 2008-2009 Hot Mommas Project Case Competition! She was also the Young Judges’ Popular Case Selection.
Case themes include: finding your passion, deviating from “the plan,” student athletics, international work, publishing, writing.
Read More »Athlete Teaches Children Life Lessons through Books: Kelly Kolker’s Case
A Celebration of Dynamic Female Role Models featuring Washingtonian of the Year and CEO/Chairman of Rand Construction Linda Rabbitt and Hot Mommas Project awardees.
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: GW student and team member Kaitlyn McAuliffe.
Featured case: Nancy B. Irwin’s “Changing Direction in Midlife“
Irwin was a finalist in the Hot Mommas Project 2008-2009 Case Competition and her case was a Young Judges Popular Case Selection!
Case themes include: role models, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, career, work-life balance, focus, priorities, mental health, overcoming challenges.
Read More »From Opera Singer to Mental Health Professional: Nancy Irwin’s Case
The national holiday celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King is a wonderful time to explore what is possible. Dr. King was a social entrepreneur in the field of civil rights winning a Nobel Prize at age 35.
There are some skeptics out there. Why the fanfare? What about Washington, Jefferson, etc.?
This post will cover: Popular mass/blast email programs/campaigners, how to write a blast email, challenges of blast emails.
Today I read a great post by Lisa Belkin on her favorite mommy and daddy blogs. As I looked through the comments, one particularly bitter reader caught my eye: “No doubt we live in an age of voyeurism. Many of us obviously like to peek in on others’ lives, or at least what they describe as their lives. And then there are those who feel the need to talk about… Read More »Is Blogging Self-Indulgent? Top Mom and Dad Blogs.
The following is an edited version of an email sent from one inspirational woman to another as part of the Hot Mommas Project. Read below, and nominate someone you know – yourself included – as a role mode and be part of what we call the new “Sisterhood of Success.” Impact women’s education and make a difference this holiday season. The writing period ends January 31, 2009 December 18, 2008… Read More »Why You Should Write Your Story for The Hot Mommas Project
The award-winning women’s leadership project, The Hot Mommas Project, announces its 2009 panel of judges. The judges will score cases/stories by women aged 18 and older who want to serve as role models and supporters for other women and girls. Submissions will be accepted through January 31, 2009. Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV December 17, 2008 – What do the executive producer of the popular, box office hit “Lord of the Rings”, a… Read More »“HOT MOMMAS PROJECT” ANNOUNCES JUDGING PANEL FOR CASE STUDY COMPETITION Hollywood Producer, Stay-at-Home Mom, Ivy League Professor Among Those Named