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What BirchBox Founders Learned at Harvard Business School That Helped Ignite Their Company

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Simone Brummelhuis of The Next Women shares some of the lessons that Katia and Hayley learned at Harvard, which helped them achieve such quick success: They defined the brand and their elevator pitch. Fast-forward less than three years later, and BirchBox is thriving and has become the benchmark for e-commerce online subscription services.

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Being Womencentric Rocks!

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That is what I am doing with Pattie Simone. When you meet a woman who has a vision that doesn’t quit, it makes sense to hang out with her. She is a spicy gal from New York who grew up when women were still on the quiet side; yet she could not be put in a playpen. She saw opportunities and ran with them. She still does!

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Women Account for Under 1 in 10 Top Paid Execs and 1 in 5 Board Members in S&P 100

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The lowest rated companies overall are Berkshire Hathaway, Simon Property Group, National Oilwell Varco Inc., Based on the data that was accessible to evaluate the 10 diversity criteria used to create this report, the highest rated companies overall are Citigroup, Merck & Co., The Coca-Cola Company, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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People Do Business With You…But Why?

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According to author and thought leader Simon Sinek, people buy the “why.” By Maribeth Kuzmeski Why do people do business with you? Is it because of WHAT you do or is it because of WHY you do it? Over the past few weeks I’ve been asking clients and other professionals their “why.” Many times it doesn’t seem clearly defined.

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The Anatomy of a Practical Genius

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Gina spoke on the subject of genius at the 2010 TED Global conference at Oxford University and is the author of PRACTICAL GENIUS: The Real Smarts You Need to Get Your Passions and Talents Working for You which is published by Touchstone/Simon & Schuster and IN STORES October 11, 2011. For more information visit www.PracticalGenius.com.

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2013 Trends and The Power of Women

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Guest Post By: Andrea Simon, PhD., president of Simon Associates Management Consultants. About the Author: A cultural anthropologist, Andrea Simon, Ph.D., is president of Simon Associates Management Consultants (SAMC) out of New York. Learn more about the author at the end of this post.

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