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How Deesha Philyaw Built Her Writing Career From the Ground Up—and Landed a 7-Figure Book Deal

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And now you know, in retrospect, I probably should have asked someone else or just googled… But he was so kind and he taught me how to pitch him. The co-parenting book came out in 2013,” she says. “One of the editors reached out and invited me to pitch him and I was like, ‘Thank you so much. How do you pitch?’” she recalls. “I

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Tim Leberecht of The House of Beautiful Business | Making Business More Human

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From 2006 to 2013, he was the chief marketing officer of product design and innovation consultancy Frog Design. My my friend and mentor Priya Parker, who wrote this wonderful book, The Art of Gathering, always says if everybody is. You’ll find them a quick Google search. million times to date. What is it against what?

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Product/Program Promotion: Problems & Profits - Launching Lessons Learned Interview Dr. Venus Opal Reese Live Event Launch

Stephanie LH Calahan

She is an inspirational speaker, business mentor for black women, and marketing strategist.  All of my mentors had been white. I took the time to look at who was demonstrating with their dollars, I was their mentor.  I launched the WE MATTER Movement in July 2013 and my business has taken off. We talk alot!

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Discover the Formula for Happy Employees

Success

Entertainment perks and employee-friendly campuses take center stage when Google and SAS claim top spots on “Best Places to Work” lists. Google brings the same intellectual prowess and zeal to its workplace programs that it uses to create computer eyeglasses. In a 2013 e-book, Got A Bad Boss? The Keys to Keeping Employees Happy.

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The Truth About Impostor Syndrome and How to Overcome It

Stephanie LH Calahan

You dislike the idea of having a coach/mentor because you can (and should) handle things on your own. One day soon, the jig would be up … ” — Lean In* , March 2013. Before being the Facebook COO, she was vice president of global online sales and operations at Google. Teach Someone What You Know or Become a Mentor.

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Company Perks and Showing Appreciation

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

For Dec 2012 and January 2013, I wrote a couple of posts you that you will find helpful. For older posts you can Google the ones titled: 10 tips to be a better executive assistant (parts 1-4), making a splash without changing everything, 5 random things helpful at your job if you don't have a chance to look at all the posts by next week.