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By on July 26, 2010 | View Comments
Meet Shaunice Hawkins, an accomplished diversity executive who is is ready to take your questions.
Hawkins is the founder and chief executive officer of Evolutions Consulting, LLC, a business consulting boutique specializing in improving efficiencies, maximizing effectiveness, aligning strategies, promoting brand visibility and strengthening consumer engagement.
Having trouble adjusting to a new job or a difficult boss? Ready to make your side hustle your full time job? Get solutions now to your burning business issues in our new column, Shaunice Says.
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By Katrina Brown Hunt on April 21, 2010 | View Comments
When you start at a new company—especially one based overseas—you expect to experience a learning curve. Ria Stern came to Korean fiber company, Hyosung, in 2005 as its North American marketing director, and since May of 2008 has been the global marketing and brand director. She is charged with selling such products as organic cotton and eco-friendly, recycled polyesters to apparel makers around the world.
Knowing which products will work best for different markets hasn’t been the biggest challenge for this New York City–area native, who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in engineering, then earned an MBA in Georgia while working for Dupont. Instead, the 49-year-old Stern has gotten a crash course in the Chinese philosophy of Confucianism, and a hands-on lesson in the art of tailoring—not of pants, but of messages. Diversity Woman asked how she adapted to a corporate culture that often dismisses some of the qualities that American executives prize most.
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By on April 2, 2010 | View Comments
For a girl from the South Bronx who, as she puts it, “grew up on very limited resources,” Jennifer Lopez has done more than okay for herself. Not only has she made it big time as an actress, singer, songwriter, and dancer, but she has also been a huge success as a TV producer and fashion designer. According to Forbes,she’s the richest person of Latin American descent in Hollywood.
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By Marguerite Rigoglosio on April 2, 2010 | View Comments
Just out of college, independent film enthusiast Danae (Da-NAY) Ringelmann was working as a financial analyst with J.P. Morgan when she attended a Hollywood-meets-Wall Street event. Sporting her company badge, she instantly became the most popular guest at the party. “People thought I was there to finance films. I remember clearly an
accomplished 70-year-old filmmaker who was begging me for money,” Ringelmann said. “I thought, ‘This is wrong. There’s got to be a better way.’”
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By Diversity Woman on February 22, 2010 | View Comments
A recent study by Catalyst, the global nonprofit organization that examines women in the workplace, reveals that the best indicator of women in c-suite positions is the number of women on a company’s board of directors. As the study also noted, Fortune 500 companies with a higher percentage of female corporate directors and corporate officers on average financially outperform their counterparts.
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By Samme Chittum on February 16, 2010 | View Comments
Lisa Tealer no longer cringes when she encounters office furniture that won’t accommodate her size—she just asks for an armless chair if she needs one. When ordering lunch at the company cafeteria, she signs her ticket “Lisa, AKA Queen Diva,” a playful gesture that nonetheless makes a statement about how she sees herself.
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By Diversity Woman Staff on January 24, 2010 | View Comments
Dear DW,
What can I do about a boss who hugs? My boss (a woman) insists on hugging as a form of greeting. In all other respects, she’s great. Am I uptight or is she out of line?
Signed,
Prefers a Handshake
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By Patricia Witkin on January 15, 2010 | View Comments
Today’s entrepreneurs have more resources than ever for starting, sustaining and growing their ventures. And, thanks to the Internet, advice and support are never more than a mouse click away. The following is by no means a comprehensive list of helpful resources, but it will give you an idea of the vast number of websites that stand ready to meet the needs of the small—and often medium and large—business owner.
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By Diversity Woman on January 15, 2010 | View Comments
Each week, Sumaya Kazi, a 25-year-old Bangladeshi-American living in the San Francisco Bay Area, puts in 40 to 50 hours at her full-time job as a social and new media marketing manager at Sun Microsystems. She then puts in another 20 to 40 hours every week as executive director of her own company, TheCulturalConnect.com.
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By Diversity Woman on January 8, 2010 | View Comments
Sultry Academy Award-nominated actress Penelope Cruz not only knows how to wear clothes—she designs them too. Last year, Cruz and younger sister Monica introduced a 25-piece Urban and Evening wear collection. Designed for multinational Spanish fashion house Mango (MNG), the collection embraces everything from jeans to cocktail dresses to accessories.
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