Work

"Don’t compromise down your dream job before you give it a chance just because it doesn’t seem practical." — Alexis Sclamberg

Stephanie Newby ON Leadership

Managing Director, Golden Seeds

Q: What are 3 characteristics that you believe define great leadership?

A: A great leader does not need authority to define her as a leader. She exercises leadership and is recognized as a leader through influence. A great leader does not have a big ego. She does not need power to define herself. A great leader welcomes the opportunity to serve others, being willing to do the smallest most humble things. For example, I ... READ MORE »

Stephanie Newby ON Leadership

Managing Director, Golden Seeds

Q: Who is a leader that you have great respect for and why?

A: Nelson Mandela, because he practiced forgiveness and was able to influence a nation to practice forgiveness, choosing this higher state over retaliation and revenge. READ MORE »

Stephanie Newby ON Journey

Managing Director, Golden Seeds

Q: Please share with us the story of how your professional journey began and has brought you to where you are today.

A: I was sitting on the back of a horse in the outback of Australia, lamenting the 1980 nose dive in cattle prices, when I learned that the owner of the ranch had hedged the price of his cattle on the futures market. He asked me where the cattle futures contract was trading, and so I started to follow the futures ... READ MORE »

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Gloria Feldt ON Work

Katharine L’Heureux ON Journey

Founder & CEO, Kahina Giving Beauty

Q: Please share with us the story of how your professional journey began and has brought you to where you are today.

A: I really never set out to create a line of organic skin care, but now I see that everything I had done before was leading up to this in some way. In Morocco, this is called Maktoub, or Destiny. I now see the development of Kahina Giving Beauty as the culmination of many experiences, professional and personal, I’ve had in ... READ MORE »

Marie Forleo ON Innovation

CEO, Marie Forleo International Inc.

Q: Innovation requires creative thinking. How do you tap into the creative thinking resources within your business?

A: We get our best inspiration outside of our industry - from entertainment, fashion, travel and everyday life. Our team sends around music, videos, pictures and screen shots of things that inspire us. We’re very committed to having fun and have taken days off work to visit amusement parks or attend a charitable event we believe in. We also fill our ... READ MORE »