Leaving The Hollywood Boy’s Club: A Real Career Girl Story
I love fairy tales. My mother read them to me every night as a child and I had a few big, beautiful fairy tale books that I remember sitting with and just looking at...
Category: Real Career Girls
Women in Technology – Invaluable Perspective and Experience
It’s not easy being the only woman in the room, but in technology, it’s something you have to get used to. According to the US Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration, only 24...
The Disney Princesses Re-imagined As Ms Career Girls
The Disney princesses have been a significant part of our culture since Snow White made her debut 80 years ago. In many ways, they have become more than just animated character in movies. They...
How a Failed Ice Cream Shop Turned Me into a Thriller Writer
In 2004, my dream of becoming a published author came true. “The Journal of Mortifying Moments” was well-received and well-distributed. It was “laugh out loud funny” (that’s what Entertainment Weekly called it, not just me). I...
Big 40 or 50 Looming? Take Heart From These Ageless Champions!
Do you have a milestone birthday in the next year or two? Maybe you’re turning 40, or 50. Are you already feeling a tiny sense of panic as you look back at what you’ve...
Women Who Launch – For Whom Failure is Impossible
Failure is Impossible As a 1950s housewife my mother was “a woman who lunched.” The Mrs. So-and Sos-who went by their spouses’ first and last names- were unable to pursue careers. The mindset of...
Three Women Who Have Made Major Career Strides After 30
These three women have made major career strides after 30. They’re crushing stereotypes in life and in their careers and showing the fashion world that age really is nothing but a number. Society tells us...
Real Career Girl Doree Simon on Female Empowerment
I’m a pretty self-aware person, and when I started my career in the film industry eight years ago, I probably over-analyzed what I was in for. I was petite, blonde, bubbly, ambitious and young,...
Lisa Williamson : Being an Entrepreneur and a Mom
My first job was delivering newspapers at age 11 in Indiana. This meant getting up every day at the crack of dawn and delivering papers in rain, snow, sleet and shine. I think I...
10 Tips to Follow Now: The Road to CEO
“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” Estee Lauder That bit of wisdom from the legendary Estee Lauder has served me well in my journey from career girl to CEO. It’s one...