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A recent wave of research highlights women's strategic advantage in the tech industry through well-developed soft skills. While technical expertise remains fundamental, women’s strengths in areas like communication, emotional intelligence, and adaptability offer a complementary edge in traditionally male-dominated fields. Unlike their male counterparts, who often focus heavily on hard...

One of the most crucial things an entrepreneur needs to do to take care of their wealth is to find a top-rated tax advisor. With the right tax advisor, a business owner can save millions of dollars. Business owners work with professional tax advisors once or twice a year. But...

"Generative AI represents the future of innovation, where machines not only automate tasks, but also generate new ideas and solutions." - ChatGPT  Yes, ChatGPT gave me the above when I asked for a quote on Generative AI, and I believe it to be true.  ChatGPT, a natural language processing tool created...

Purpose can be all too easily forgotten when you are faced with competing priorities and the day-to-day hustle of business as a leader. Yet it shouldn’t be. Purpose is why we do what we do; the reason we get up every morning. It is also an enabler of strategy and...

When I set out to write Sticking to my Story: The Alchemy Of Storytelling For Startups, my goal was to help founders by giving them the surefire recipe for what “to do” in their pitch deck. But as I wrote and reviewed my endless notes from nearly 20 years of...

As a woman of color, I have been fortunate to have advocates in my network who have stepped up to help me drive my career path upward. Through building my network both internally and externally, I have met hundreds of Black and Brown women who are achieving incredible things in...

Businesses are creating and collecting data significantly faster than before. Unfortunately, data can hurt businesses more than it helps if different departments or business applications process it in silos. In order to turn data into an asset, companies must engage the people providing it, keep it updated, and improve interdepartmental communication....

An environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy focuses on how a company can become more socially responsible. The pandemic shifted people's thinking. People care more about the world they’ll leave to future generations and worry about how their spending impacts the world at large.  While an ESG strategy impacts all...

Managing finances as a college-going student is not easy. Even when you receive financial backing from your parents or university, you will still have to be mindful of how much and where you spend. A student budget, after all, is a formula based on cost-cutting, selective purchases, savings, and occasional...

Customers are a business's most valuable resource, and knowing what a customer is looking for is vital for every business endeavor. How a customer views a business, or a company is essential for business operations, since it impacts its overall reputation. Therefore, to truly attain success, putting the customer and...