I found my first internship from an actual, physical, mailed newsletter. During my freshman year of college, my high school sent out a mailing that included a list of companies and programs run by fellow alumni that had summer internships available. The list really ran the gamut – from gathering coffee on LA film sets [Read More]

Be careful what you get good at. That’s what someone told me at my graduation, before I set off into the workplace. What silly advice, I thought. I just graduated from Harvard and I’m a Type-A, firstborn child. Of course I want to be good at everything. When I started my first job at an [Read More]

I had the privilege of attending the American Express OPEN for Women: CEO BootCamp, an all-day event where women business leaders including Tory Burch, Angie Hicks, Robin Chase, Jean Chatzky and Melinda Emerson provided insight, advice, inspiration and lessons on becoming successful female business owners. There were several common themes shared by these successful women leaders [Read More]

I like my home office. The desk, the bookcases, the wide window looking out to the giant spruce trees. I’m grateful for all of it. However, if there’s one thing that I do miss about working at an outside office, it’s the impromptu interactions with colleagues, or what I call Tiny Kitchen Moments (TKM). Those [Read More]

An interview candidate walks into my office. She’s well-dressed, has a resume full of experience, and great references. I even get a thank-you note in the mail afterwards. So why am I feeling like she could be giving the exact same interview for my competition? Nothing about her interview made me believe that she was [Read More]