by Valerie | Nov 11, 2019 | Advice, Front and Center, Storytelling
I love old bookstores. I always find some new treasure to bring home while continuing my search for my childhood favorite, the out-of-print “Cheese, Peas and Chocolate Pudding.” It was about a finicky eater. It might have been titled “Peas, Cheese...
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 | Feb 5, 2019 | Advice, Career
It’s nice when someone provides you with the simple formula for success. And if you just follow their proven steps you’ll reach all of your goals without even breaking a sweat. This isn’t that. Sorry. I don’t believe in foolproof plans, the...
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...
