I truly saw everything that made me different as an asset instead of a liability. It was the first time I truly embraced that everything about me, every struggle, every challenge, every setback and every unique attribute that I had previously seen as negative was part of a quilt that made me a powerful woman.
I remember that day clearly. Walking up onto that muddy rugby pitch. Burly men stopped playing and watched in silence as I approached them. They peered down at me as I stopped within their midst. “I am Lola,” I introduced myself. “I know you don’t have a women’s rugby team but I will help you start one.”
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…..
The Hot Mommas Project is an award-winning leadership project raising self-efficacy of women and girls through exposure to role models and virtual mentors. This is a quick-start guide on writing your story.
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.
Featured contributor: GW graduate and Hot Mommas Project team member Rachel Roizen.
Featured case: Ria Sharon’s “Leap and the net will appear!”
Case themes include: family, confidence, divorce, entrepreneurship, change, and balance.
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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.
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.
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.