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Eliza VanCort Is Teaching Women How to Claim Space Shamelessly

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VanCort survived multiple kidnappings by her mother who had a mental illness, a #MeToo moment at 16 and a traumatic brain injury in 2014. I surround myself with women who are just extraordinary… And I’ve also gotten very good at getting anti-mentors out of my life. She also delves into the tactics for chasing “anti-mentors” (i.e.,

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Rocking the Boat: 4 Traits of Wave Makers

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They seek out experts, read, listen and embrace mentoring relationships. This article was published in June 2014 and has been updated. A changemaker never stop learning—even in unlikely situations. Wave Makers are always looking to enhance their knowledge and insights. As such, Wave Makers aren’t dissuaded by ambiguity.

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What Is Venture Capital Funding? Everything You Need to Know

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Liza Rodewald and Erica McMannes met in 2014 as freshly uprooted Army spouses. Seek mentorship: While there’s no shortage of startup advice, find mentors who have navigated your specific industry and can offer personalized guidance.

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16 Rich Habits

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Get a mentor. Among the wealthy, 93 percent who had a mentor attributed their success to that person. Mentors regularly and actively participate in your growth by teaching you what to do and what not to do. This post was originally published in October 2014 and has been updated for freshness and accuracy.

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At Jack Daniel’s, Distiller Lexie Phillips Is Making Whiskey—and History—Every Day

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LP: In 2014, I had my first big-girl interview. We bring together women from within Brown Forman who hold positions similar to mine, and we talk about the women who’ve mentored us, the ones we’ve mentored and how we came into our jobs. She told me, “Lexie, it is hot, dirty work. You have to be very mechanically minded.

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Tips and Resources to Scale Your Small Business

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When Logan Shinholser, owner and CEO of the Contractor Growth Network in Charlotte, North Carolina, graduated from college in 2014, he started providing marketing services for his father’s pond construction, repair and cleaning business in Maryland. “I

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A Talented Woman Crafting Careers for Women

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Villa, who is a second-generation Chinese American, has helmed Rare Global since she founded the company in 2014, creating a company that is run by women for women, with a focus on clients from various racial and ethnic backgrounds. My boss, Virginia, she was my first woman mentor. And I learned a lot about contracts.

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