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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 →

Reality and the City

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“Dear Carrie Bradshaw, You are a [swear word] liar.” This is the first line of Jen Lancaster‘s book, “Bright Lights, Big Ass.”  Ms. Lancaster has a point. Ever since my aunt was in law school downtown Chicago (I was a whole 10 years old complete with a perm, poofy bangs and a size 9 shoe) I knew I wanted to grow [...]

April 9, 2010 16 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Why I Started a Music Program at an Impoverished School

By, Valerie Mulvey “Why would you want to teach in that area? Those kids don’t care.” “Why music? You know that’s the first thing that’s cut from a school’s budget.” As I embark on my career as a first year music teacher in a highly impoverished Chicago Public School, these are the questions that are [...]

September 3, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Ditch the Budget and Automate Your Money

By, Nicole Crimaldi It’s a Friday afternoon and you are walking home from work. You’ve had a super stressful week at work. Not only are your superiors on you about a plethora of issues at work, your best friend cancelled on your girls night and you are in a fight with your boyfriend. Enter <fabulous [...]

August 28, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Ramit Says: What do you NOT care about spending money on?

By, Nicole Crimaldi If you’re like most twentysomething females, balancing your personal finances is sometimes a tough job.  Not only do we have the normal expenses of food, rent and utilities,we have the temptation of fabulous beauty and fashion products looming over our heads.  In Ramit Sethi’s book, “I Will Teach You to be Rich,” there [...]

August 27, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Thrifty Taste – An Interview with Stanley’s Fruits & Vegetables

By, Melissa Alvarez After much debate on what I wanted to write about, it finally came to me after I thought long and hard about what Chicago small business owners are facing today: High taxes, laying off employees, business management, and finding new customers. Therefore, I decided to write an article about someone who’s been [...]

August 11, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How Gender Roles Affect the Women of Public Relations

By, Roland Cailles As a public relations person, I have the pleasure of working with some of the most talented and creative women in the professional world. My industry, known for its fast-paced lifestyle and feminine-friendly working environment, is filled with women. And yet, though women out number men at most agencies, it’s an industry [...]

June 30, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Power Your Dream with NAWBO

By, Ashley Crimaldi As I was flipping through Ms. Magazine the other day, I stumbled upon a listing for the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) annual conference coming up June 24-26. The conference aims to “propel women entrepreneurs to the the next level of success” through a series of speakers, workshops and networking [...]

June 8, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Sex and The City Effect

After a 3 month stint in the far west suburbs, I’m all moved back into my fabulous Chicago apartment. The views from my apartment are awesome, my commute to work is about 10 minutes vs. 90 minutes, and my friends are close by again. I’m glad to be back, but I can already feel the [...]

June 4, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Story Behind Crescendo Apparel: Clothing for Pear-Shaped Women

After having forged a decade-long career as a successful financial analyst, Kathryn McKechnie traded in her spreadsheets for fashion spreads in 2008, when she launched Crescendo Apparel, her line of pants, skirts and wraps for pear-shaped women. As far back as she can remember–and certainly while she was analyzing data for the likes of Andersen [...]

May 13, 2009 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →