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claudia ON Career Transitions

We’re back from a mini hiatus after a wildly successful, S.H.E. Summit Week thanks to the amazing women like you who made it your inspiration week! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping us establish NYC’s first women’s week of a whopping 43 events…we got love from Gotham Gal, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Huffington READ MORE »

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Holly Gordon ON Career Transitions

Executive Director, 10x10

Q: Many people become discontent with their current career yet are too afraid or reluctant to make a change. What’s your best advice for women in this situation?

A: Be brave, be bold and try. Failure is better than inaction. In action, you’ll learn more than you will if you stay in an unhappy place. As Kelly Clarkson says, “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” READ MORE »

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Susan McPherson ON Career Transitions

Senior Vice President and Director of Global Marketing, Fenton

Q: Many people become discontent with their current career yet are too afraid or reluctant to make a change. What’s your best advice for women in this situation?

A: Trust me, I know the feeling! After many great years at PR Newswire, I hit a professional wall. It felt like there was no more opportunity to grow, no one new to meet, and no exciting projects on the horizon. I knew I was ready to move on, but I felt trapped. Eventually, I was able to harness a sense ... READ MORE »

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Manisha Thakor ON Career Transitions

Founder & CEO, MoneyZen Wealth Management, LLC

Q: If you had a young sister or a daughter who was a senior in college, anxious about landing her first job or unsure of what she wanted to do, what would your advice be to her?

A: You don't have to get it perfect right out of the gate. There is so much pressure on women - and especially professionally ambitious women - to have it all figured out. The two best career moves of my life came after taking (and subsequently leaving) jobs that were not right for me. With every job you take I think ... READ MORE »

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Sunny Bates ON Career Transitions

CEO and Founder, Sunny Bates Associates

Q: Many people become discontent with their current career yet are too afraid or reluctant to make a change. What’s your best advice for women in this situation?

A: To stop being afraid, just get over yourself. What’s the worst that can happen? Your boss says no? That’s not so bad, just keep asking. READ MORE »

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Danielle LaPorte ON Career Transitions

Author, Danielle LaPorte Inc.

Q: I don’t feel like this topic is talked about enough in business news. Professionals get laid off, fired, resign or change careers all the time–which can obviously be a difficult transition at first. What was the hardest career transition in your life and how did you grow from it?

A: I got canned from my own incorporation. Ousted from the company I co-founded. It was grizzly and liberating and divine. It opened the road to creative sovereignty for me. I stopped shrinking, I found my voice, spread my wings, had better ideas, more laughs. I don't believe in destiny (I think reality is what you make it,) but going through ... READ MORE »