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Multitalented Woman Searches for Professional Niche: Tyra Hilliard’s Case

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 Hot Mommas Project intern Ximena Iacono.

Featured case: Tyra Hilliard’s  “Living with the Professional Itch

Case themes include: family, confidence, moving, careers, change, and balance.

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Mentoring Leads to Success

The women's leadership community is well aware of the importance of mentoring. However, it's always nice to revisit the facts. The below link mentions that in 1998, 7 out of 10 women of color who had a mentor received a promotion. It also showcases the correlation, for all women, between number of mentors and moving up the corporate ladder. http://www.blackenterprise.com/cms/exclusivesopen.aspx/id/4962&p=1 Below, is a story discussing how mentoring is THE most… Read More »Mentoring Leads to Success