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Why Supporting Small Businesses This Holiday Season Is More Urgent Than Ever

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An e-commerce brand that ships instruments directly to your door, Orangewood Guitars was founded in 2018 by two brothers, Eddie and Sooj Park, based on their childhood love of the guitar after immigrating to the U.S. And thus in 2014, mumi was formed. Courtesy of Orangewood Guitars. Orangewood Guitars. Photo courtesy of Richer Poorer.

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Meet the 2022 Women of Influence

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In January 2018, she became a brand ambassador for Revlon, making her the first curvy model of her generation to receive a major beauty contract. LTK is a combination of Venz Box’s companies rewardStyle and LiketoKnowIt, the name of both her website—launched in 2014—and an app launched in 2017. The Inspiration.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Van Jones (CNN host) and was the festival production company for Newark Arts Festival (2017 and 2018). She has mentored and coached senior leaders on changing culture and developing confidence, boldness and executive presence. Mason empowers women to speak up with confidence and stand out with courage.

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How SideChef Founder Kevin Yu Is Helping People Learn to Cook at Home

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You’d eventually get there, and there is confidence in that. I wanted to give people that same confidence to get through a dish. In 2014, we built the app. In 2018, we saw the rise of voice assistance. Those are the stepping stones you build up to give you confidence as you face adversity. Is that what happened?

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Job Growth Slowed in 2017; Implications for the Economy in 2018

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  The peak recent year for job creation was 2014, when an average of 250,000 jobs were created each month. It's also looking good for 2018. Consumer confidence is high, the stock market continues to rally and  there are signs wages may be starting to increase at a faster clip. range in 2018. .  U.S.

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Eliza VanCort Is Teaching Women How to Claim Space Shamelessly

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In her 2018 TEDx Talk, VanCort argued that, “The tools of this [new feminist] revolution are women telling their truths, saying their opinions and demanding change through their words. VanCort survived multiple kidnappings by her mother who had a mental illness, a #MeToo moment at 16 and a traumatic brain injury in 2014.

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How to Become a Certified Coach

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In 2018, my Uncle Bill bought me the book Vladimir Putin: Life Coach. My 2014 was chaos. 2014 plus the rest of life’s traumas has made me a great coachee, but also a formidable coach. My rates increase with my confidence and reputation. Uncle Bill didn’t know that I’d started coaching my first clients the year earlier.

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