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True Gender Equality Is Still 151 Years Away—Despite Recent Milestones

Success

has a record number of women-led Fortune 500 companies, with “74 female CEOs employed at America’s 500 highest-grossing companies, up from 41 in June of 2021 and only 7 in 2002,” according to the World Economic Forum. Pushing a boulder up a mountain will always feel heavier the closer you get to the top. The better news?

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Rockbridge Guitars’ Co-founder Makes Instruments for A-List Musicians—And Kids, Too

Success

I was finishing these mandolins, but I didn’t really play mandolin,” says Calhoun, who grew up playing rock ‘n’ roll and later bluegrass music. Then, in 2002, it actually happened. “He Pivoting the business to scale up just doesn’t make sense to Calhoun. “I He wanted to be a guitar player. “It

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Ann Hiatt on What It Takes to Be an Executive Assistant

Go Burrows

In 2002, Ann Hiatt was fresh out of college, starting her first post-university job supporting Jeff Bezos’ at Amazon in Seattle. Amazon was made up of less than 1000 employees in 2002, compared with today’s 1.3 This position, one she would hold for the next three years, would change the trajectory of her whole life.

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When a client's site cries out for help

Loosely Speaking

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs When a client’s site cries out for help Monday, October 6, 2008 at 3:39 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Web/Tech Like many small developers, I built a number of websites between 1998 and 2002 using the then standard approach of hand-coded HTML and, later, a web editing program.

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5 Things You Should Know About Cleantech Investing

Eco-Office Gals

Reportedly, it’s between the years of 2000-2002 that Cleantech was introduced into the world and over that time, there have been some real up and downs in its cycles, especially over the past decade or so. You can’t make big changes without encountering some substantial challenges. That’s OK.

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Thursday Morning & 20 Years of Celebrating You & Your Profession!

Office Dynamics

Joan came up on stage and began to discuss 20 Years Celebrating You & Your Profession. Skipping to 2001, the conference centered on Don’t Gamble on Leading Your Team: Help Your Organization Maintain a Competitive Edge in the New Economy and was hosted in Las Vegas, NV. Thursday dawned sunny, warm and bright.

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What is Your 1400 Plan? Don't Have My Tradgedy! #businesscontinuity #productivity #dontwasttime

Stephanie LH Calahan

Back then, any technical problem that I had -- phone, computer, palm pilot (remember, there weren't smart phones back then.),   When problems came up, they were resolved efficiently so that we could get back to work.   We don't have a team of 100s that can jump to our technical challenges. Do you have a 1400? 

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