by Valerie | Jul 30, 2019 | Career, Next Chapter, Work-Life Balance
When Kathy Hazel was considering a return to the corporate world, she had all the requisite skills to pick up where she left off eight years earlier. What she lacked was the confidence to know she could do it. “I always wanted to be able to deliver on my...
by Valerie | Feb 11, 2019 | Next Chapter
When Elena Deutsch was a young girl, her father would hold mock trials at the kitchen table. A long-time criminal defense attorney in New York City, he gave her an early love of the legal world and the will to succeed. And yet, she didn’t go on to law school....
by Valerie | Dec 11, 2018 | Next Chapter
Sometimes it takes an eye-opening experience to fully awaken what we need most. For Sharon Forstner, that moment came when she fell asleep at the wheel and barely missed driving into a concrete barrier. She had spent a career caring for others. It was time to start...
by Valerie | Oct 8, 2018 | Next Chapter
Whenever there has been a need, Jen Miller has stepped up to meet it. When she was a freshman at the University of Wisconsin, the field hockey team she had been recruited for was dropped by the school. So she switched sports, filling a void at goalie on the...
by Valerie | Jul 24, 2018 | Next Chapter
If there’s one word that sums up Shannon White’s career journey, it would be “change.” And if there’s one quality Shannon has consistently brought to that change, it’s “adaptability.” The Canadian-born mother of two is the Human Resources manager for the Hartford Yard...
by Valerie | Jun 26, 2018 | Next Chapter
Sara Huber isn’t undergoing a career change. She’s not unhappy in her current line of work. There’s no immediate industry pivot planned. So, why am I profiling her? Because Sara is the epitome of how to create a more satisfying Next Chapter by simply...
