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Single Mom and College Dropout Founds Multimillion-Dollar Company: Brenda Rhodes’ 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: 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.

logo-quadrant-w-circles 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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Role Model Series: From Stage IV Cancer Survivor to Foundation Executive: The Story of Saranne Rothberg, ComedyCures

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.

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Fall 2008: Hot Mommas Project Book Club Selection – Total Leadership

We are now shifting to quarterly book selections since, let’s be honest, what Hot Momma has time to read? We love Stewart Friedman who teaches at Wharton and “gets it” in a big way. His book Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader. Have a Richer Life. is about being a leader in all parts of your life. Said another way, it is about YOU driving the agenda as much as… Read More »Fall 2008: Hot Mommas Project Book Club Selection – Total Leadership

Work-Life Balance Research #1: Women Who Are Balanced Feel More Successful

Welcome to the first in a series releasing preliminary findings from the Hot Mommas Project National Mentor Survey. What: The Hot Mommas Project produces curricula for dynamic women leaders. Our case studies serve as role models on paper for girls and women around the globe. Where: We are housed at the George Washington University School of Business. Why: Entrepreneurship research ties role models to feelings of self-efficacy. These same studies… Read More »Work-Life Balance Research #1: Women Who Are Balanced Feel More Successful

Role Model Series: How to Do it All – Featuring Julie Lenzer Kirk

In preparation for our 2008-2009 Hot Mommas Project Case Study Competition, we are focusing on ROLE MODELS. Do you or someone you know have a story to tell or lessons to share with others? Then get ready to write your own case. Our goal is to build the worlds largest women’s case study database for use in classrooms and women around the world. The top three winners will be published… Read More »Role Model Series: How to Do it All – Featuring Julie Lenzer Kirk