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“A stereotypical image of an entrepreneur is a 20-something man. But I have as much energy as they do, if not more, because I also need to care about my family, and caring about one’s family is like growing another company,” — says Ksenia Belkina, a successful entrepreneur from Ukraine.
As it should be obvious by now, true entrepreneurship doesn’t have gender or age or skin color, but only a desire to create. And Ksenia’s story is another story that speaks to it.
I met Ksenia during a startup demo day where she was introducing her company Cardiomo and their unique product that helps people with heart diseases to monitor their health condition 24/7 and to predict possible complications in advance.
Continue reading “Interview With Ksenia Belkina, CEO and Co-founder of Cardiomo”
Vijaya Nene is a senior executive at one of the fastest growing life insurance companies in India. Sioux Messinger is a business owner and an executive coach with more than 20 years of experience. Recently, these two powerful women set on exploring the topic of women, power, and love.
Power and love is the ultimate combination. Real power is benevolent; it seeks to energize, equalize, and embolden others toward their most magnificent selves.
Have you ever felt invisible? Excluded? Taken advantage of? Dr. Lois Frankel, a pioneer in business coaching and professional development, a well-known speaker and an author of several bestselling business books including Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, speaks on micro-inequities at workplace and shares practical tips on how to make yourself visible again, as a person and as a leader.
As I travel the globe speaking with primarily women’s groups about the current state of workplace gender equity, I encounter mixed messages. Although most people agree that things are better than a decade or two ago, how much is that really saying? Continue reading “The Illusion of Inclusion”
