Jan 25, 2016 | News
CEO Halo Blow Dry Bars Inc. My mom always told me, “You may not be a perfect circle, but you are a perfect whatever you are”. Of course, this drove me crazy when I was 9, but as I have grown older, that saying has taken root deeply inside me. Now, sadly, I...
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General Partner – August Capital For as long as I can remember my mother has encouraged me and my siblings to stand up for that in which we believe. When we were little, that often meant standing up for ourselves. We learned to be self-reliant. But as we got...
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Education Entrepreneur The best advice I got from my mom was to find and create joy through other people. She made everyone feel special by appreciating something unique about them. She embraced friends and welcomed strangers with the same poise and grace. Best of...
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User Experience Designer at SolutionSet One of the best advice my mom gave me was surround yourself with people who respect you, with a network that supports your aspirations, with a community who inspires you to achieve greater, with coworkers and classmates who lift...
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Dean Emerita, GGU School of Law My mother, a medical school professor and leading feminist spokeswomen of her time, was a force of nature, eulogized by her friend Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as “brilliant, witty, brave, bold, radiantly and agelessly...
Jan 25, 2016 | News
Professional Dancer, Dancing with the Stars My mom has always been my biggest support. She taught me from an early age to be independent. To think for myself and to never be afraid to speak up for what I believe in. She instilled in me from an early age to follow my...