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.
Women sharing stories at www.HotMommasProject.org before midnight, January 31 ET, 2010 will be automatically entered into drawings for the following FABULOUS PRIZES (if we do say do ourselves). By writing your story, you are helping educate an entire generation of girls and women.
“We had no formal business or fashion or marketing education or experience. We knew we had a product that we strongly believed in and with this knowledge we knew we would not fail.”
Student reaction: “One of the lessons that Parker’s case features is that a person can never be too prepared for what life is going to bring you when you least expect it.”
From the Hot Mommas Project Learning Series: Cindy Christine Parker’s “Dr. Ooh La La – Funky Clothes for Little Monsters and Girly Girls”
Case themes include: family, confidence, individuality, dreams, change, and relationships.
Student contributor: GW student and Hot Mommas Project team member Kaitlyn McAuliffe
The Hot Mommas Project Learning Series showcases a female role model’s story selected by a student. Role models are tied to women’s success. Read, listen, and learn. More about the Hot Mommas Project here and here. Want to be a featured student? Contact us on Facebook or Twitter.
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Women who are more balanced believe they are more successful. Many entrepreneurs make constant lists of goals, to-dos, and plans. But what DON’T they do? This panel provides a look inside the secret lives of entrepreneurs.
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.
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.
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