Employees First. As the firms grew, I realized that I cannot be everywhere at once. I needed to hire and develop a team of people who will take care of clients the same way I would. In many cases keeping this team motivated and excited to work has little to do with pay, though it’s important. I developed a culture that puts our employees first. I believe that if the firm takes care of our employees, our employees will take care of our clients. …

Women bring a different orientation to the world than men. We bring a feminine quality of creativity, ingenuity, compassion, and a sense of contribution. Society needs diversity in business for wholeness.

As a part of our series about “Why We Need More Women Founders”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Becky Cannon, mother of two daughters, founder and president of the family-owned and -operated companies, Green Sprouts, Inc and Genki Press, and the author of the book Grow Healthy. Grow Happy. The Whole Baby Guide. …

Give yourself more credit than you want to. Trying anything is usually a decent option. I’m often inherently aware of everything I don’t know, but startup life is not about doing anything perfectly, it is about inching along and making consistent progress.

As part of our interview series called “5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became A Founder”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Rachel Serwetz.

Rachel’s early professional experience was at Goldman Sachs in Operations and at Bridgewater Associates in HR. From there, she was trained as a coach at NYU and became a certified coach…

Simply put, women make incredible leaders. We’re organized and creative. By nature, we nurture those around us. We care deeply about people. We don’t often let our egos get in the way.

As a part of our series about “Why We Need More Women Founders”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Gabriela Covay, founder of Bright Valley Marketing, a boutique digital marketing agency in Sacramento, California. Her agency specializes in SEO, digital PR, and website design & development.

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Women leaders tend to be more inclusive and community-driven. The women founders I know all operate from a heart-centered place, meaning they want to be successful as much for their employees as they want to be for themselves, and they care about giving back. I started Teneral Cellars to not only to give back to charities that empower women but to also create opportunities for women in the wine industry and to provide jobs and careers to women of color who have been historically underrepresented in the wine industry. More women founders will mean more equity, more diversity and more…

A Strong Mindset. Knowing that the entrepreneurial journey has a lot of ups and downs, it’s really important to be able to manage your mindset. What helps you to stay positive? If you notice yourself thinking negative thoughts, what can you do to get out of that pattern?

Being a founder, entrepreneur, or business owner can have many exciting and thrilling moments. But it is also punctuated with periods of doubt, slump, and anxiety. So how does one successfully and healthily ride the highs and lows of Entrepreneurship? In this series, called “How To Successfully Ride The Emotional Highs &…

Last but not the least, be KINGDOM MINDED by putting God first, with a clear business Mission, Vision, and Core Values. Establish great goals and objectives in Safety, Quality, and Customer Service by making sure you strive for prosperity for the good of the owner (owners), employees, and community.

Being a founder, entrepreneur, or business owner can have many exciting and thrilling moments. But it is also punctuated with periods of doubt, slump, and anxiety. So how does one successfully and healthily ride the highs and lows of Entrepreneurship? In this series, called “How To Successfully Ride The Emotional Highs…

Lean on others. “Build a strong support system because someone has likely gone through what you’re going through before.” Both my sisters-in-law are ophthalmologists with their own private practices, which is not as common these days, especially for women. They are exceptional at their crafts and believe in themselves. They both started right before COVID, so of course, they have some lows like most of us do, but they continue to plan and pivot and do what they can with the cards they are dealt.

Mona Patel is a creative glitter bomb — a pioneer in customer experience and design…