“Don’t be afraid to ask for help!  No one can do it all despite what we are told. You need help or you will be miserable and your kids will be miserable. There is no shame in asking for help when you need a break!”    NAME: Valerie Allen   AGE: 50s   JOB TITLE: […]

“As a mother, recognize that you can be and achieve your dreams at the same time. Traditionally, we are taught as women that our lives and dreams end once we become mothers and it’s just not the case. It’s all about the balance of work and life, your dreams still matter and your aspirations are […]

NAME: Andrea Delbanco AGE: 43 JOB TITLE: Editor in Chief, TIME for Kids YEARS WORKING IN COMMUNICATIONS: 22 CHILDREN: 2 (11, 14)   PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: I started working at the New York Times one week after graduating from Brown University. I had the most amazing mentors there, and I learned so much about journalism, including […]

I’ve been using email marketing software since 2003 when I was one of the first beta testers for Constant Contact. Yep, you read that correctly: 2003! So, suffice it to say, I’ve used just about every software out there: Constant Contact, Mailchimp, SendFox, Finalsite e-Notify, HubSpot, and, of course, e-newsletters through Outlook and Gmail. I […]

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NAME: Shaqueria Howard or “Tudy”   AGE: 25 JOB TITLE: Publicist/CEO  YEARS WORKING IN COMMUNICATIONS: 5+ CHILDREN: Indigo, 1   Shaqueria when 5 STAH MEDIA, LLC launched   TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: Since graduating in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Florida A&M University, I have been working in PR for […]

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I’m not sure what led to my desire to see the world. Perhaps it was because I was fascinated with my paternal grandparents’ stories of where they grew up (Ukraine and Poland). Maybe it was because my hometown was very diverse with many of my friends being first- or second-generation Canadians. Regardless, although my family […]

It’s an unprecedented time in our lives right now. I mean, who (other than medical and public health experts) could have predicted a global pandemic that is crippling economies as we sit by, helpless? I heard of so many people I know losing their jobs or their loved ones losing their jobs that I wanted […]

NOTE: This post is an altered version of an article I wrote for the international magazine, CASE Currents, which was published in December 2019. The excitement Jane Jones* felt on the way to her new job as a website specialist at a Midwestern public university quickly dissipated. By the end of her second week, she […]