She attributes her success to growing up in a big farm family and ‘learning how to have an opinion’ in male-dominated world

Tell us a bit about your background and the career you had before becoming CEO at Susan G. Komen. How did you choose a retail career?

When you decide to “lean out” or you are forced to do so, a lot of identity-shedding happens suddenly.

You rocked your career. You embraced the mission and advanced the vision of your employer … not to mention that you made money for them...

I wrote Caregiving Confidential: Path of Meaning to respond to a gap in people’s retirement planning that especially impacts women ...

After college, I had intended to go to law school, but I got interested in business and decided to aim for business school instead.

I don't know that I chose it. I think it chose me. I got an undergraduate degree in theater, and I came to New York City ...

If finding success were easy, everyone would have it. Achieving big goals requires hard work, but what does that really mean?

It just happened! They called you in and had “the talk.” Or maybe, you called them in and initiated “the talk.”

The older I am, the better I understand that there is no expiration date on desire.

It’s more common than ever for women over 50 to consider rethinking their work-life.

My rise to the top of Canada’s fashion publishing food chain surprised everyone, including me.