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Vision

"I want to help make the world a better place. That’s it." — Kara Gerson

Katrina Markoff

Katrina Markoff ON Vision

President & CEO, Vosges Haut-Chocolat

Q: I love the quote “the bigger the vision, the smaller the first step”. Right now, what is the big vision you have for your career?

A: The next big thing we’re working on is a project in Belize where we’re planting like 3,000 acres of cacao and we’re building a center that’s going to be an eco-tourism, educational center, along with a lodge. We’ll be making chocolate there and people can go down and make chocolate themselves and learn about the process of cacao in an ... READ MORE »

Jeannine Shao Collins

Jeannine Shao Collins ON Vision

Executive Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer, Meredith Corporation

Q: It’s hard to focus on the “big picture” sometimes because we can get caught in the weeds of work and life. When does visioning come clearest or easiest for you? Or what inspires your vision?

A: Vision usually comes to me in the shower or in quiet moments. Vision comes after a problem is identified and people are working to solve it and collaborate. READ MORE »

Sheila Kelley

Sheila Kelley ON Vision

Founder & CEO, Sheila Kelley S Factor

Q: It’s hard to focus on the “big picture” sometimes because we can get caught in the weeds of work and life. When does visioning come clearest or easiest for you? Or what inspires your vision?

A: To this day, I still teach S Factor classes. I am by no means an absentee CEO.  Every week I am on the front lines of S, sharing this movement with the women who have come to rely on it. That's how I am able to remain in touch with the women who make up the S Factor community, and ... READ MORE »

Agapi Stassinopoulos

Agapi Stassinopoulos ON Vision

Author & Speaker, Unbinding the Heart

Q: It’s hard to focus on the “big picture” sometimes because we can get caught in the weeds of work and life. When does visioning come clearest or easiest for you? Or what inspires your vision?

A: There is nothing more inspiring than summoning up your energy and gifts to serve others. To make the life of someone else a little happier and a little more purposeful is what keeps me going. READ MORE »

HollyGstepandrepeat

Holly Gordon ON Vision

Executive Director, 10x10

Q: It’s hard to focus on the “big picture” sometimes because we can get caught in the weeds of work and life. How do you stay focused on executing your big picture vision?

A: 10x10 is a big complicated project with many moving parts. When I find myself getting sucked into the weeds – and when I find myself facing questions where the answers seem elusive around strategy or tactics – I step back and remind myself of our specific expertise, our value-add, and areas where we can make the most difference in moving ... READ MORE »

Susanna Harwood Rubin

Susanna Harwood Rubin ON Vision

Visual Artist, Writer & Certified Yoga Teacher, Susanna Harwood Rubin

Q: It’s hard to focus on the “big picture” sometimes because we can get caught in the weeds of work and life. When does visioning come clearest or easiest for you? Or what inspires your vision?

A: My vision for my career is of living a wildly creative hybrid life of Yoga-Art-Writing. I plan to combine the three in ways that have just begun to percolate. Combining the Yoga and Writing pieces have been the clearest part of this. The artwork often tends to be separate, which partially has to do with the art world’s suspicion of ... READ MORE »