Rosabeth Moss Kanter is hosted by the George Washington University School of Business where she speaks about her new book SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good. She is a Harvard Business School professor and listed as one of the top 50 most influential women in the world by the London Times.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter speaks at the George Washington University School of Business on September 23, 2009 at 6 pm at Funger Hall as part of the Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence (CFEE) Hoffman Distinguished Lecture Series. The focus of the talk is her new book, SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good. Please find her full bio below.
Real stories of young women making good decisions in school and in life.
Teachable role model story for young women and girls (PG 13, some mature content) on LaSara Firefox.
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
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.
As the 2008-2009 case competition has ended and winner have been announced, the Hot Mommas Project team would like to thank all founding case authors and finalists. Without these inspiration women, the Hot Mommas Project would not have been possible.
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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.
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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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.
Saranne Rothberg @ComedyCures is the winner of the 2008-2009 Hot Mommas Project Case Competition.
Find an excerpt, information about prizes, and using these cases in a group discussion below.
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