Month: February 2022

Expert Tip: Eat your way to your goals

Really. The food we eat is a key determinant of productivity, according to Adrienne Youdim, MD, FACP–an internist who specializes in medical weight loss and nutrition. “Diet is often conflated with weight loss in our society,” says Dr. Youdim. “In my clinical practice, there are three main dietary errors my patients encounter. Not eating, succumbing to …

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Female Founder: Luna Magic

LUNA MAGIC is a new indie beauty and lifestyle brand founded by Afro-Latina & Dominican-American sisters Mabel and Shaira Frías. By combining their passions for beauty and lifestyle, they created a vibrant brand that celebrates their mutual love for their multicultural heritage, Latin culture and music—in living color. Perhaps you’ve seen them on Shark Tank or …

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Inspirational Quote: The Broke Black Girl

“Let go of social media expectations. Social media is a construct that can alter your thinking and behavior to the point that you’ll make irrational financial decisions to meet unrealistic expectations.” – Dasha, financial analyst @thebrokeblackgirl Thank you, Dasha! So many of us need to hear that. We follow influencers and think if we wear …

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BOOK SPOTLIGHT: PREP, PUSH, PIVOT: Essential Career Strategies for Underrepresented Women

PREP, PUSH, PIVOT: Essential Career Strategies for Underrepresented Women (Wiley, January 12, 2022) by career coach Octavia Goredema is an action-oriented career coaching guide specifically for women of color in the workplace. However, so many of the tips are universal and will help you get whatever you want out of your career, whether that be …

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FEMALE FOUNDER : Threads 

Meet Xenia Chen, founder of Threads, the game-changing brand of modern hosiery on a mission to make tights inclusive for everyone, with its tone-matching technology. Chen created the innovative brand with a “problem first” approach. “This idea was born out of my own frustrations with the hosiery shopping experience when I was working as an investment banker,” says …

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