Sometimes, life throws you surprises. Hopefully, more of the surprises are of the happy variety, of course – like a few days ago, when I got home from dinner with a friend (at local kitchen and wine merchant in SF, …
Now and then, I interview teens and adults who have done something interesting, inspiring, and entrepreneurial – whether they have pursued a particular interest, started a non-profit or business venture, written a book, or somehow or other paved their own …
When I wrote my second book, The Myth of the Perfect Girl, I interviewed many pre-teens, teens and young adult women on the particular challenges of today’s world. I also benefited from having over a decade of experience working …
Now and then, I interview individuals who are doing something interesting, inspiring, and entrepreneurial – whether they are pursuing a particular interest, starting a non-profit or business venture, or somehow paved their own way to personal success and happiness. We …
I’ve presented this workshop on Overcoming the Perfect Girl Myth: How to Overcome Pressures to Conform and Define Success on Your Own Terms to college women from around the United States, and it stems from some of the work in …
This week, I gave a fun new presentation entitled “Managing the Madness: Understanding the New World of Social Media” at a school where I am consulting for the 2013-14 school year (for more information on school consulting, see here). …
One of the teens profiled in my first book, “That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week,” did not enjoy reading when he first visited our Green Ivy office. He had been recently diagnosed with ADHD, and was incredibly annoyed at …
Though we work with clients from all over the world, our main Green Ivy office is located right in the heart of the Silicon Valley. (Side note: the Silicon Valley now means so many things, according to this NYMagazine piece …
Now and then, I interview individuals who are doing something interesting, inspiring, and entrepreneurial – whether they are pursuing a particular interest, starting a non-profit or business venture, or somehow paved their own way to personal success and happiness. We …
One of my favorite childhood memories was of my mom reading to me every evening. We lived in an apartment off the University of Connecticut campus, and each evening, I would convince my mother to read me two or three …
