Nov 1Member-onlyI Sent Thousands of Networking Emails In The Last 3 Years — Here’s What WorksMost unexpected tip? Don’t be needy. I’m pretty confident being an entrepreneur sharpens networking skills like nothing else. You send cold emails constantly to learn about topics, industries and functions you know nothing about, recruit team members, identify capital, grow your customer base, secure partnerships… it’s non-stop. By my estimate…Networking5 min readNetworking5 min read
Oct 17Member-onlyMy Start Up Failed… These Are The Mistakes I’ll Never Make AgainMusical.ly’s founder (who then went onto become TikTok’s CEO) Alex Zhu’s first company was a failure. But in one of my favorite videos, he says “We [then] analyzed what were the lessons learned from the failure because we must learn from the failure and try to find a new direction.” …Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Oct 12Member-onlyThe Most Underrated Skill For 20 Year Old ProfessionalsIt’s called managing up, and it will 10x your career. Anyone else beyond annoyed when their manager asks for a “status update” when you just gave her one? Ready for straight facts? She doesn’t remember your last update What your boss really wants is not to even have to ask …Professional Development5 min readProfessional Development5 min read
Oct 6Member-onlyMy Startup Failed — Here’s 4 Things I’m Reminding MyselfNo risk, no story. Tomorrow, I’m shutting down my business. After two years of tireless work and despite everything I tried, I failed. Failure is a word that weighs heavily on those in the world of entrepreneurship. It’s one thing to throw the word around statistically — we all know…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Sep 30Member-only3 Ideas To Improve Retail WebsitesEcomm sites have too much choice and too little curation, and it’s annoying When online shopping became a thing, it solved for access: a larger online assortment allowed for more hits on goal. However, as ecomm sites have become almost as easy to stand up as tying a shoe (thank…Retail4 min readRetail4 min read
Published inModern Women·Apr 4Member-onlyStop Lamenting MidlifeA reply to the Midlife Opinion Pieces From NY Times & The Cut — As the founder of a fashion company targeting women as we age, I read anything I can get my hands on related to midlife. And having read — near back to back — opinion pieces from The Cut’s “The Mindf*ck of Midlife” (12/14/22) and the NY Times “Middle Age Millennials,”…Aging3 min readAging3 min read
Nov 10, 2022Member-only5 Surprising Facts About Working With All WomenOur startup team is 100% women, and it’s nothing short of amazing — Starting a company is not for sissies. I’m not sure who said that, but I’ll bet my bank account it was a woman. Hold that thought. A little backstory: I’ve spent the majority of my life in “typical” high testosterone scholastic and work environments: UPenn, management consulting, MIT Sloan, Apple…Women In Tech5 min readWomen In Tech5 min read
Published inModern Women·Oct 13, 2022Member-only5 Surprising Facts About The Shopping Habits of 40+ Year Old WomenLooking Great Comes Second to Spending Time (and Money) on What Matters For the last 18 months, I have dedicated my professional life to understanding midlife women’s fashion. On the surface, it sounds niche. …Midlife6 min readMidlife6 min read
Jul 22, 2022Member-onlyHow I Learned to Dream AgainLiving the life of your dreams demands space. It’s a territorial hope affair. The last time I really remember dreaming, I was under the age of 7 years old, and I desperately wanted to be a vet. I loved animals. I still do. But I’m not a vet. Sometime after…Dreams3 min readDreams3 min read
Published inThe VNV Blog·Jun 30, 2022Member-onlyHow Will Views of Women over 40 Change in the Future?You’ve probably seen this image: the Golden Girls and the crew from the Sex in the City reboot, side by side, showing in stark contrast how characters of the same age are portrayed. …Midlife9 min readMidlife9 min read
