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Resilience

"Success is not determined by how easily it is achieved, but who wants it the most…I keep fighting." — Alyssa Rapp

Alyssa Rapp

Alyssa Rapp ON Resilience

Founder & CEO, Bottlenotes

Q: Life is full of setbacks. Can you share an experience of one, and how you were able to bounce back?

A: There are too many to count. I sometimes feel like I face a new setback every day and am continually bouncing back. Life is a like a trampoline in my world these days. More specifically, we have come close to a major strategic partnership on two different accounts at the Company, both of which seemed to be heading in the right ... READ MORE »

LindaDescano

Linda Descano ON Resilience

President & CEO, Women & Co.

Q: Life is full of setbacks. Can you share an experience of one, and how you were able to bounce back?

A: As with most people who’ve experienced a divorce, the end of my first marriage was distressing emotionally…and financially. Naïve as it was, I never thought about keeping close tabs on household finances because that was my husband’s job. It wasn’t until we were going through our divorce that I realized how much debt we had amassed on a joint credit ... READ MORE »

SusanSobbott

Susan Sobbott ON Resilience

President, American Express OPEN

Q: Life is full of setbacks. Can you share an experience of one, and how you were able to bounce back?

A: Managing through the recession. In a crisis you have to combine everything you’ve learned, and bring it all to bear at once to serve you and everyone you are leading. In this fast-paced environment you are instantly right or instantly wrong – which makes “sound judgment” the most important quality to possess. Even in the most confusing moments of the ... READ MORE »

Tereza Nemessanyi

Tereza Nemessanyi ON Resilience

Founder & CEO, Honestly Now

Q: Life is full of setbacks. Can you share an experience of one, and how you were able to bounce back?

A: Right after I had my first child and lost my parents, it was clear that I needed to re-enter the workforce. I started doing consulting, which was fine, but not where my passion was. I really wanted to enter the startup world and found that although I had a great network, it was the wrong network for what I wanted ... READ MORE »

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Giving New Meaning to How Women Can Climb Their Way to the Top

claudia ON Resilience

In February, I woke in the middle of the night panicking about S.H.E. Summit for three consecutive weeks. In April, my husband had an intervention with me because I was talking about S.H.E. Summit morning, noon and night. I talked about it over dinner with friends, during chats with local shopkeepers and even with our READ MORE »

Jennifer.Macaluso-Gilmore

Jennifer Macaluso Gilmore ON Resilience

Founder, Something Different for Women, LLC

Q: Life is full of setbacks. Can you share an experience of one, and how you were able to bounce back?

A: When I was 26 I lost my mother, my best friend and my singing teacher of ten years who was like a second mother to me... all within four months of each other. I then lost my Dad two weeks before I found out I was pregnant with my first child at 33. In these trying times I reminded myself ... READ MORE »

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