The human side of business

Big Life

Free.

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The bare face goes far beyond #NoMakeup
Alicia Keys Image Courtesy: Fault Magazine
Christy Turlington Burns Image Courtesy: Valentino 2017 Spring Campaign

When Alicia Keys started her #NoMakeup movement, like many of you, I said finally, a famous woman standing up to false ideals of feminine beauty standards and the quest for eternal youth – someone in the limelight, unapologetically showing her un-made up face. Her message was unequivocal:  “I’m not going to cover myself up anymore; not my face, not my…

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Small Business

Left Out.

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Remember the days of playgrounds, spiral notebooks and late bells, when a good day at school was feeling part of the group, and a terrible day was feeling like a third wheel, like everyone was “in” – except you? Not much has changed. I was part of getting an idea off the ground not too long ago, and had to…

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Big Life

The Ask.

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Some people really know how to ask for what they want. Courtesy Universal Pictures

No one really teaches us how to ask for things (I just realized.) When you’re a kid, you’re supposed to put a “please” in front of your questions, but that’s about all the training we get. Women, in particular, haven’t had a lot of conditioning in asking for what they want or even what they need. Many of us know…

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Small Business

Room.

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Spacious (actually) starts on the inside.

Actors have agents. CEO’s have assistants and VP’s. Celebrities have PR people. But most of us don’t have these human filters that tell us what’s important, who needs a meeting, who doesn’t, what favors should we do or not do. So we have to prioritize them ourselves. Fair enough. We know we have to say “no” when we want to…

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Big Life

Generous.

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You don't have to be a sadhu to be surprisingly kind. Photo @Jenniferromans

This is a story about the (surprising) gestures of others, and their lasting impact. When I first got out of college, I worked at CNN, as the assistant to a very visible VP. While he was away at a European bureau, my (new) used car caught fire while I was driving it, melting the gasket. I was new to Atlanta,…

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Big Life

Descriptions.

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India, 2017. Superlatives abound, but that’s different than knowing what happened or what it meant.

We (you, me) are obliged to tell stories in the name of commerce. We are all telling one – and it’s our job to do it, like it or not. But as people, I’m not sure we have the same responsibility. Often times, when a profound or still-unfolding experience happens, it’s hard to put punctuation around it. It can feel…

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I’m a blogger, copy writer, brand strategist and entrepreneur. SMARTY is a blog as well as a community for women in business. We produce and collaborate on panel discussions and events featuring interesting business leaders and entrepreneurs to better contextualize the art and science of small business.

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