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Judy Weddle

From Wall Street to a Potter’s Wheel — Judy Weddle’s Novel Journey

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

Celia Berk

From Madison Avenue to Gramercy Nightingale — Celia Berk Interview

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 ...

Jane Lauterback

The Secret to Success: Using Purpose, Planning, Persistence, and Patience to Reach Your Goals

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

Robin Reif

Sixties and Starting Over – Six Steps to Beginning Anew

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

Rita Silvan

In and Out of Fashion

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

Dr. Ilene Nathanson

The Path to Personal Reinvention – You Can’t Go It Alone

...after a long and successful academic career, I started asking myself whether the opportunities exist for a woman ‘of a certain age’.

Dr. Ilene Nathanson

Big Goals. Small Steps.

I feel fortunate that, as a college professor, I’ve had the privilege of being able to plan my retirement.

Adrienne Wax

Turning Passion into Profit

I’d worked about 25 years in the advertising industry (which is about the equivalent of 50 in dog years). The industry had stopped being...

Nancy L. Maffucci

Madonna, Lady Gaga and Me

A few years ago, I got the news. My job, along with others in my area, was being eliminated. I had been on the inside of countless reorganiz

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