From a Date to a Directorship How a Match Opened a Job
Mike Campbell met a nonprofit CEO on Match.com and despite a rocky first date he sent a resume. An interview followed after a casual follow up and the CEO’s assistant scheduled it, leading to Campbell landing a director of communications role. Networking proves strongest. Melissa Fireman credits a social poolside chat at NYU for her career path and eventual company launch.
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Mike Campbell
Match.com
Campbell
Melissa Fireman
Washington Career Services
Fireman
New York University
NYU
Power players by Karen Mracek on women in Iowa business
Iowa women own 53.7 percent of private firms with many entrepreneurs holding jobs, higher income, and education. Anna Sobaski, of Gluten Evolution in Iowa City, shows women building serious bread businesses beyond side gigs.
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Shan Ray
Anna Sobaski
Gluten Evolution
Iowa City
Sobaski
Anna
Ine Gazette
Iowa
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
Women Leaders Show Strengths in Empowering Teams
A report notes female leadership traits such as faster assistance, openness, diversity management, quick problem identification, clear job expectations, and actionable feedback. The Catalyst training at Natural Gourmet Cookery School in New York highlights a leader behind Breads From Anna, serving customers nationwide and abroad.
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Institute For Food and Health
New York City
Anna
States
United Kingdom
Canada
Gardner rises from homelessness to millionaire broker in film
The piece recounts Chris Gardner's rise from homelessness to a Chicago stockbroker with a 15 member firm, the Will Smith film portrayal, and his book The Pursuit of Happyness. Gardner recalls sleeping in a San Francisco train station bathroom and teaching his son not to open the door.
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Don Badwin
Chris Gardner
Will Smith
Gardner
New York
Trump Tower
Michael Jordan
Chicago
Hollywood
San Francisco
Gardner Rich & Co
Wall Street
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