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Modern Mentorship Is Changing, But It’s Still About Relationships

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One day she was lounging by the pool with a good magazine while her daughter practiced diving. It was such a good lesson,” Watts says, “because that’s what we look for from our mentors. You can Google ‘ Do I need a mentor ?’ The formal approach is perfectly fine, Smith notes, as long as it works for you and your mentor.

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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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How Deesha Philyaw got her first break This was before the economic collapse of 2008, when media outlets and magazines paid freelancers quite well. It was one of the ones where exposure really did pay off because that’s what got me on the radar of national print publications, newspapers and magazines. How do you pitch?’”

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Female entrepreneurs , CEOs and community leaders who mentor and support young women provide invaluable guidance, helping them overcome challenges and achieve their ambitions. Committed to ensuring all communities have a voice, Christian regularly contributes to industry trades such as Forbes , Think with Google and MediaPost.

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Advancing Women in Tech: Executive Nancy Wang’s Forward-Thinking Nonprofit

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federal government, Deloitte, Google and Rubrik before landing her at AWS. The organization, for which she now serves as board chair, has helped more than 40,000 people to date via mentoring and training materials delivered via Coursera. This article originally appeared in the September/October 2023 issue of SUCCESS magazine.

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Leverage Your Guest Appearances and Interviews for Maximum Visibility

Stephanie LH Calahan

Speakers Magazine asked me to write a second article (woot!!) See the media below for a complete copy of the magazine.?. Media Type: magazine article. Check Out the Magazine Below. The Magazine: Speakers Magazine and Publisher. Speakers Magazine is the publication that feeds and features speakers.

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How Physical Spaces Shape Human Relationships and Emotional Well-Being

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This article was originally written by Bockus Payne’s Collin Fleck for Work Design Magazine. The past couple of years have laid bare the reason why we go to an office—to interact with and collaborate with our peers, clients, and mentors. Architecture is, at its core, about people.

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Before You Get Booked as a Guest, be Ready to Say “Yes!”

Stephanie LH Calahan

Pam Perry of Speakers Magazine invited me to share some tips you can use right now to be ready to make the most of your guest expert experience. See the media below for a complete copy of the magazine.?. Media Type: magazine article. Check Out the Magazine Below. The Magazine: Speakers Magazine and Publisher.

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