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Let’s Dance Out Loud Chicago

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My name is Kovie Biakolo and I am the Events Coordinator for Ms Career Girl Meda. It has taken me a while to post an entry because I wanted to gain some experience writing (on my own blog) and because I have been following a couple of amazing bloggers like Nicole and thought it would [...]

October 31, 2011 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The New Career Girl: Gen Y Women Redefine Success

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Two weeks ago I asked you what your 10 year vision looked like. Last week I asked you to consider some awkward scenarios that apply to women at work. And you already know that I don’t believe in the traditional job search or the traditional career path method. As I do research for my book [...]

April 27, 2010 9 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Social Media 101 is coming to Chicagoland!

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You may have noticed that Matt Cheuvront of lifewithoutpants.com and I hang out a lot online.  It all started over a meeting about this very website.  Since then, our friendship has grown and so has our list of co-projects. Today we are announcing our first official project- Social Media 101.  We will be hosting social [...]

March 16, 2010 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

MTV’s Jersey Shore: sending a bad message to today’s youth?

Many of us have a new guilty pleasure. And it’s kind of embarrassing. We can’t stop watching Jersey Shore.   MTV’s latest disaster, Jersey Shore, is a reality show based on 7 (ridiculously exaggerated) “New Jersey Guidos” who live together in a house on the Jersey Shore together for a summer. The males on the [...]

December 23, 2009 16 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

You Should See “American Casino”

By, Ashley Crimaldi Last week, I had the opportunity to see an amazing film called American Casino.  The movie details the financial crisis of 2008, subprime lending, and its impact on the housing market.  Director Leslie Cockburn investigates the relationship between Wall street and Main Street and in particular, how minority communities were targeted for [...]

October 22, 2009 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Have you been burned by social media? Get featured in a national women’s magazine!

Hey Girls, Featured “Career Girl” and amazing freelance writer Jessica Girdwain is looking to talk to people who have been burned because of something they posted on a social networking site like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or even a blog. She needs to talk to people for an article she is working on for a national [...]

April 13, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Obama’s New Stimulus Plan and YOU.

Here’s a brief breakdown of how the new stimulus plan could help you! First-time homebuyers who purchase their homes before December 1, 2009 would be eligible for an $8,000 tax credit, and people who buy new cars before the end of the year can write off the sales taxes. College students-or their parents- are eligible [...]

February 18, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

2009 Grammy Looks

One of my favorite looks of the night was Carrie Underwood’s gorgeous nude colored gown. I absolutely love her makeup and simple hair style. Her highlights and white teeth are so bright that she seems to glow. Carrie did an awesome job performing live too! Katy Perry. Hmm…not sure what to say here. Love her [...]

February 8, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Confessions of a Former Sub-Prime Lender

So most of us are to the point where we can’t handle hearing one more negative news story on the recession, failing banks or the bail out.  Personally, I think we had it coming to us.    I think back to my first job after college where I was selling sub-prime mortgages for one of [...]

December 3, 2008 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →