“To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.” — Bruce Lee The days of job security are gone. I’ve changed careers four times in my 20 plus years of professional working experience. I went from being a zookeeper to a television news reporter in nine months. From reporter to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Administration press secretary. From press secretary to corporate public relations spokesperson and executive at a Fortune 50 company. I left corporate to start

I grew up with dogs as pets, yet I never had a dog in my adult life. But after years of excuses, I recently took the plunge after stumbling upon a perfect Shetland Sheepdog puppy from a local reputable breeder. A few months into puppy ownership, and I’m in no way surprised by how much I’ve fallen in love with my puppy Catch. The bigger surprise was how much trying to be a responsible puppy owner taught me about trying to be a responsible employee and manager at my job. I’ll o

I have had many jobs and I have hired many people. The one thing that has always struck me is how easy it is to lose track of what the real goal of the process, especially when starting out. Here is a few things that I wish somebody had told me before I got my first job. I wish somebody had told me that I did not have to accept the first job offered to me. I was so sure that if I did not take it, no other job would ever come my way and I would be stuck in my parents’ basement

It’s not too surprising that 2016 marks the first year where a woman appears as a serious contender in the elections for the United States President.  In the past few years, more focus than ever has been put on women: their rights, their voices, their ambitions, their struggles, and ultimately, their importance in societies globally. While women garnered well under 50% of Time’s “100 Most Influential People in 2015,” undoubtedly women now claim major positions in industries t