The love affair started about fifteen years ago. I was flipping through the channels on late night television and stumbled across one of Felix Trinidad’s early fights. He was an amazing athlete full of unwavering determination, brute physicality, and an innate ability for overcoming obstacles. It was no secret that he would often get knocked [...]
Keld Jensen over at Forbes.com wrote a great piece called Intelligence Is Overrated: What You Really Need To Succeed I encourage you to click on over and read it in its entirety, but if you’re time-strapped here’s the takeaways: While we think of the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) as being the strongest indicator of success, it’s [...]
This has become my new mantra and quite honestly, I wish I would have seen the light a little earlier. However, as a small business owner swamped with trying to make sales, market the business, oversee the day-to-day operations, and oh yeah- create the product, I just never saw where “having lunch” had a worthy [...]
When I coach with small businesses and other mom entrepreneurs I often hear, “Yea, publicity would be nice? But it’s not our focus right now.” This is usually the moment where I climb on top of my soapbox and start listing off all the benefits of publicity and why it should be top priority. For [...]
When I started my web show, FitandFearLESS.tv, at the beginning of the year I was still a newbie in the world of online branded entertainment. I did, however, know that I wanted to start things off right. One of the first -and most obvious decisions- for me was choosing the .TV domain extension for my [...]
As many of you know, mentoring the next generation of creative entrepreneurs is a huge passion of mine. I spend countless hours each week mentoring, coaching, advocating on behalf of up and coming creative entrepreneurs that never cease to amaze me. Needless to say, they keep me inspired and committed to taking the glamaLIFE Brands [...]
So excited to be featured in the August 2011 Home Business magazine! Yours truly is profiled on page 14 & 15 as part of the magazine’s “Millionaires Next Door” annual profile series. You can stop by Barnes & Noble to grab a copy. I dish on what I feel are the best promotion strategies for [...]
Being a working mom can be challenging. Sometimes it feels like there are so many balls in the air at one time and it can be hard to keep them all moving smoothly. Fortunately there are a few easy things you can do to help make life a little less hectic. 1) Involve your kids [...]
This question has been in my heart and thoughts lately as my pet project, FitandFearLESS.tv, finally launches. As always, there are naysayers. Naysayers that question what a childrenswear designer could possibly know about the crazy world of online entertainment. As I take my first steps in this new venture, I’m often asked “I know this [...]
I can’t begin to tell you what an honor it has been to be nominated for this year’s Texas Social Media Awards. What has been even more impressive is the outpouring of support! I feel incredibly blessed to have made such amazing friends over these past years both online and offline. Thanks so much for [...]
