The Main Agenda How To Build Seasonal Side Projects To Boost Q4 Income And Portfolio Growth As the calendar inches toward November, many professionals shift into year-end mode: tying up loose ends, closing projects, and...
The Main Agenda Black Women’s Unemployment Is Rising. How Should We Talk About It? Many people are feeling the impact of a particularly tough job market, with more and more people losing their...
The Main Agenda The Power Of ‘No’: Why Freelancers Must Set Boundaries To Protect Their Well-Being Freelancing is more popular now than ever. In fact, researchers found that the number of freelancers increased by 90% between 2020 and 2024. Freelancing... By: IMAN M'FAH TRAORE · 1 week ago
The Main Agenda How To Build Outdoor Movement Into Work Days During Beautiful Fall Weather Symbolically, autumn has always been the season of reset. What better way to align with this shift than to incorporate movement into our routines... By: Giovanna Acosta · 2 weeks ago
The Main Agenda How To Kick Off Q4 With Energy After A Slow Summer As the year winds down many women find themselves running on empty. When the days shorten and temperatures drop, most of us experience a... By: Caitlin Elizabeth · 3 weeks ago
The Main Agenda How To Seamlessly Re-Integrate Into Fast-Paced Work Environments After A Sabbatical I took my first extended sabbatical over a decade ago; it was a six-month journey through South and Central America. Since then, I’ve taken... By: Caitlin Elizabeth · 3 weeks ago
The Main Agenda How to Use Guided Journaling To Transition Mindset From Relaxed To Refocused Business phases ebb and flow. It may slow down during a restorative vacation or an intentional recharge, but then comes the return — the... By: Mia Barnes · 3 weeks ago
The Main Agenda How To Scale Your Business Without A Team The solo entrepreneur movement is surging. According to a 2024 Intuit study, 65 % of solopreneurs earn more working...
The Main Agenda The Rise Of Women’s Financial Book Clubs Women’s financial book clubs are definitely on the rise, creating positive space where women come to read, discuss, and...
Career Advice How Women Are Negotiating Hybrid Leadership Roles When offices began reopening after the pandemic, some organizations demanded a full return, while others slowly adopted hybrid setups. However, leadership expectations seemed to... By: Tyerra Drake · 1 month ago
The Main Agenda How Nevadia Shelton Grew Glossed By Nae Into A Beauty Brand Rooted In Care Inspired by her mother’s struggle with Lyme disease, Nevadia Shelton launched Glossed By Nae from her college dorm room in 2019. What started as... By: IMAN M'FAH TRAORE · 1 month ago
The Main Agenda How Eugenia Cheng Is Redefining What It Means To Be A Mathematician Eugenia Cheng wears many hats: mathematician, pianist, professor, author and scientist-in-residence at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. With perseverance and vision,... By: Candis McDow · 1 month ago
The Main Agenda 5 Things You Need To Do This Fall To Close Out The Final Quarter Strong Every fall, as I sit at a cafe — drinking some sort of pumpkin spice concoction, with a dozen tabs open on my laptop—... By: Janell Hazelwood, MAOL · 1 month ago
The Main Agenda How To Leverage Interim Leadership As A Career Strategy A manager quits, a director goes on parental leave, and a critical project needs leadership. Now, who steps up? As LHH explains in this... By: Luisana Rodríguez · 2 months ago
The Main Agenda Routines + Rituals: Yunice Emir, Head of Corporate Communications And Experiential Partnerships At Moët Hennessy USA For Yunice Emir, optimism is more than a mindset — it’s her superpower. With over 15 years of experience...
Power Agenda A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Susan Dominus Poet and Yale University Lecturer Richard Deming describes his colleague and award-winning New York Times Magazine staff writer Susan...
The Main Agenda Routines + Rituals: Vanessa James, Founder And CEO Of Vanessa James Media Vanessa James has built a career on the power of her voice, though her path to becoming “the voice you hear everywhere” was anything... By: Gillian Smith · 2 months ago
The Main Agenda Inside The Daily Acts Of Courage That Define Women Leaders Confidence is often treated like a personality trait: you either have or you don’t. In practice, the most trusted women leaders build confidence the... By: Kelsey Kryger · 2 months ago
The Main Agenda Routines + Rituals: Tracey Baker-Simmons, Executive Producer Of Baker Simmons Media For more than two decades, Tracey Baker-Simmons has built a career rooted in authenticity and storytelling. The Emmy-nominated producer redefined reality television with the... By: Gillian Smith · 2 months ago
The Main Agenda How Women Of Color Are Redefining Executive Presence On Wall Street Wall Street has long had a narrow view of what executive presence looks like: crisp suits, firm handshakes, and polished diction wrapped in a... By: Kehinde Adepetun · 2 months ago
The Main Agenda Routines + Rituals: Winter Henderson, Principal Consultant, Brilliant Parlour Communications LLC For Winter Henderson, living with purpose means embracing change, leading with faith, and caring for herself as intentionally as she cares for her work.... By: Gillian Smith · 2 months ago
The Main Agenda Women Who Transitioned From Corporate Life To Purpose‑Driven Work Career success is traditionally defined as having a stable, professional job, ideally one that comes with a high salary,...
The Main Agenda What To Do When You’re Over-Mentored And Under-Sponsored Most women don’t know the difference between mentorship and sponsorship. Mentors guide, while sponsors actively advocate on your behalf....
The Main Agenda How To Design Your Ideal In-Office Day For Hybrid Work Optimization Going back to the office can be a shock after years of working from home. Even a hybrid schedule can feel jarring and hard... By: Caitlin Elizabeth · 3 months ago
The Main Agenda 4 Women On Breaking Into High-Paying, High-Barrier Industries Everyday women are redefining what traditional exclusive, and predominantly white and male dominated fields look like. There are no restrictions on how far a... By: Candis McDow · 3 months ago
The Main Agenda How Black Women Are Building Personal Brands That Don’t Compromise Their Values Building a brand is no easy feat. Add building a brand as a Black woman in America, and imagine a boulder on one’s shoulders. ... By: Candis McDow · 3 months ago
The Main Agenda Routines + Rituals: Gabrielle Gambrell, Chief Communications Officer For Hachette Book Group For Gabrielle Gambrell, success begins each morning with gratitude. Before diving into the demands of leading communications for one of the world’s largest publishing... By: Gillian Smith · 3 months ago
The Main Agenda How Women Are Advocating For Mental Health PTO In The Workplace A once-taboo subject is finally getting its due. Mental health can range from depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and so much more. While most jobs... By: Candis McDow · 3 months ago
The Main Agenda How Women Manage Perimenopause Symptoms While Working Full-Time You already juggle deadlines, emails and Zoom fatigue — and now your hormones have entered the group chat. Here’s...
The Main Agenda What Women Should Know Before Advocating For A Four-Day Workweek The idea of the four-day workweek is gaining momentum. In The American Psychological Association’s 2024 Work in America survey,...
The Main Agenda How Women Entrepreneurs Are Managing The Mental Load Of Business And Caregiving Being a business owner is demanding. Add caregiving into the mix, whether for children, aging parents, or both and the invisible weight of it... By: Kehinde Adepetun · 3 months ago
The Main Agenda 7 Strategies For Women To Break Into The C-Suite Even though women make up nearly half the workforce, they remain vastly underrepresented in C-suite leadership positions. According to a 2023 report, only 28%... By: Caitlin Elizabeth · 3 months ago
The Main Agenda 3 Good Reasons Teachers Should Embrace, Not Shun, AI In K-12 Education In today’s ever-changing educational landscape, using AI in K-12 education is no longer an optional futuristic concept — it’s a vital job function that... By: Janell Hazelwood, MAOL · 4 months ago
Growth & Scaling How Women Are Launching Their Most Successful Startups After 40 At 40-plus, many women are embracing entrepreneurship in ways they never did in their 20s or 30s. With decades of experience, stronger financial footing,... By: Kehinde Adepetun · 4 months ago
The Main Agenda How Janelle Farris Has Quietly, But Powerfully, Reshaped Brooklyn Communities Janelle Farris is the first African American woman to lead Brooklyn Community Services, a 159-year old organization that provides services and resources such as... By: Candis McDow · 4 months ago
The Main Agenda The Role Of Technology In Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Women-owned businesses now represent 39.1% of all businesses (over 14 million) and employ 12.2 million workers, generating $2.7 trillion...
The Main Agenda The Impact Of Remote Work On Women’s Career Advancement When the world shifted to remote work during the pandemic, it sparked a radical change in how we view...
The Main Agenda Leigh Burgess Tells Us How To Live The BOLD Way Leigh Burgess is a “USA Today” bestselling author (Be BOLD Today), a seven-figure entrepreneur, and co-founder of Bold Industries Group. Through her “BOLD Framework” (Believe-Own-Learn-Design),... By: Candis McDow · 4 months ago
Career How To Know When It’s Time To Talk To An Employment Attorney When a workplace-related issue arises, you may need an employment attorney for legal advice. But when is it appropriate to reach out? Employment lawyers... By: Her Agenda · 4 months ago
The Main Agenda Try These Job Interview Replies To Explain Career Gaps For Health, Parenting And More Let’s be honest: career gaps happen. Research has found that 84 percent of millennials across the globe expect to take a career break at... By: Janell Hazelwood, MAOL · 5 months ago
The Main Agenda The Case For The ‘Summer Soft Life’ And Why Rest Is A Career Strategy As the summer begins to heat up, embracing a “soft life” has become more appealing and amplified socially. A soft life is one that’s... By: Candis McDow · 5 months ago
The Main Agenda How To Plan A Summer Sabbatical Without Stalling Your Career It’s true that a summer sabbatical, taking a brief leave from work to pursue personal interests, is everyone’s dream, but it isn’t everyone’s opportunity... By: Candis McDow · 5 months ago
The Main Agenda How To Navigate The Ebbs And Flows Of Entrepreneurship Without Freaking Out The ebbs and flows of entrepreneurship aren’t always easy but more women are becoming entrepreneurs than ever before. However,...
The Main Agenda How Arnika Jackson Is Equipping HBCU Students For Real-World Success With today’s competitive job market, academic excellence alone isn’t enough. Students need real-world resources, networking opportunities, and confidence to...
The Main Agenda From Fear To Power: How Women Can Thrive In Career Advancement With Public Speaking Public speaking skills aren’t just a nice-to-have, they’re a total game-changer for millennial and Gen Z women professionals looking to level up in their... By: Janell Hazelwood, MAOL · 5 months ago
The Main Agenda 6 Things Millennials Can Learn From Their Gen Z Colleagues Millennials have had the floor for a while now — you’ve survived dial-up, made skinny jeans a personality trait and turned side hustles into... By: Mia Barnes · 5 months ago
Career How Working Women Are Managing Chronic Health Conditions Chronic health conditions are long-term health conditions that last for a year or more and require regular medical treatment. They include diabetes, arthritis, autoimmune... By: Edikan Umoh · 5 months ago
The Main Agenda The Power Of Pivoting: How Women Are Changing Careers The only constant is change, and this is the same in our careers as well. More and more women are realizing that it’s okay... By: Edikan Umoh · 5 months ago
The Main Agenda 3 Organizational Tools Every Entrepreneur Should Know About After a full day of working, it can still feel like you didn’t actually get anything done. You’re not alone. One study found that... By: Caitlin Elizabeth · 5 months ago
