"Mentoring makes me challenge the assumptions I make each day." — Caryl M Stern
Co-founder, Women Innovate Mobile (WIM) Accelerator
A: I’d tell my 13 year old self to shed the “obedient child” mantle and be a little more adventuresome, to take a few more risks and not to worry, there will be still be opportunities to reach your professional goals in new and interesting ways after 40. READ MORE »
Co-founder, Women Innovate Mobile (WIM) Accelerator
A: Informally I mentor a number of young professional women and I recently participated in a formal mentoring program through Women in Wireless, a professional organization for women in mobile and digital marketing. I was fortunate to have a great mentor early on in my legal career and to encounter another mentor approximately 3 years ago. These two individuals, both men ... READ MORE »
President & Co-founder, Eventbrite
A: Dear Julia, My, those are fancy braces you’re wearing. You know, it is true that if you don’t wear that retainer religiously upon getting your braces off, you’ll forever have two crooked bottom teeth. You know how you dream about having a dashing husband, two adorable children, and being in charge of your own career? That can come true. ... READ MORE »
Founder & President, She's the First
A: Yes, I mentor many of the student leaders who support She’s the First & GIRLS WHO ROCK and also the recipients of the New York Women in Communications Foundation scholarships, which are awarded annually. I received two of these scholarships in 2005 and 2006 and New York Women in Communications members have become some of my greatest mentors, so I ... READ MORE »
Visual Artist, Writer & Certified Yoga Teacher, Susanna Harwood Rubin
A: I mentored literally hundreds of NYC Public School Teachers during my years at MoMA – it was a big part of my job. My goal was always to make them feel comfortable, empowered, and to recognize their own innate abilities. This is what I now do when I mentor new yoga teachers. I teach skills, but I am most interested ... READ MORE »
Founder & CEO, The Marketing Zen Group
A: I was recently invited by The Young Entrepreneur Council (theYEC.org) and USAID to go to Egypt (post-revolution) to work with the young entrepreneurs there. I bonded with one group of amazing women who are behind SuperMama.me (think iVillage for the Middle East). I am continuing to mentor them. READ MORE »