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These Mobile Flower Trucks Make Their Businesses Bloom

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Pre-orders help him anticipate the Valentine’s Day rush but finding the sweet spot in his customers’ budgets is a challenge. McCrary’s business acumen also earned 1818 Farms Amazon’s United States “ Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year ” award in 2019. People won’t leave the house for a product that can just get mailed to them.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

Executive assistants are running meetings, making hiring decisions, giving presentations, negotiating contracts, managing budgets and are considered co-leaders. She attended many of our live workshops and assembled a powerful career portfolio. I have read and agree that ageism exists in the workplace. She is living it up.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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She is a 2023 CNN Hero, a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow and a 2019 JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction Fellow Alumna. With an estimated $108 billion annual budget across California schools, Davenport’s work as a steward for public education is significant. Phillips’ passion is inspiring, transforming and growing leaders.

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“EAs Need Better Press.” Agreed. Solving the EA PR Problem Once and For All

Bonnie Low Kramen

Ask for an annual training budget and make your case for why a particular training program is useful for your role. In May, 2019, her work was profiled in a Forbes (online) cover story. For more information on BTUA workshops and speaking: www.bonnielowkramen.com. Celebrate the achievements of your peers publicly and privately.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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Her true passion, however, was the personal growth and development workshops, seminars and programs that taught her to dream and opened new worlds of possibility for her life. In the nonprofit sector, she launched and consulted for 320 nonprofit organizations in 31 states, and raised more than $20 million for community causes and charities.

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