Name: Jennifer Ungar Location: Colorado WIXII-ISM™ FROM JENNIFER: “You only live once, and having the “perfect” career path or work-life balance, brings no more happiness than having a crooked or messy path. I feel I have lived a thousand lives because I have had many different careers and followed many different paths. I would do each […]
Name: Jessica Bachus Location: Colorado Company: Dolls for Daughters and Kenzi’s Kidz Professional Industry: Non Profit Job Title: Founder and Executive Director WIXII-ISM™ FROM JESSICA: “I wanted to be home with my living children and to continue to honor Kenzi by giving back, so I started my own nonprofit that I run today.” JESSICA’S STORY: Meet our […]
Name: Brooke Borgen Location: Colorado Company: Canopy Advisory Group Professional Industry: Consulting Job Title: Co-President WIXII-ISM™ FROM BROOKE BORGEN: “I saw that freelance was a viable career for me as a mom and ended up forming a company, Canopy Advisory Group, with a friend that is an umbrella for freelance consultants (lawyers, accountants, marketing professionals and strategy consultants) […]
Name: Anjee Davis Location: South Carolina Company: Fight Colorectal Cancer Professional Industry: Non-Profit/Advocacy Job Title: Vice President of Programs WIXII-ISM™ FROM ANJEE DAVIS: “…having a leader who could directly relate to my work-life mix was an invaluable benefit.” “I didn’t have a set course, but where I landed is pretty cool. Not sure I could have actually planned this. […]
Name: Kara Penn Location: Denver, Colorado Professional Industry: Management Consulting Company: Mission Spark Job Title: Principal Consultant & Co-Founder WIXII-ISM™ FROM KARA: “I had to really rethink what I wanted because while it was an interesting, potentially socially impactful, and higher-profile job that used my entrepreneurial and MBA/MPP skills, it wasn’t particularly conducive to having children and being available […]
Name: Amy Reilly Location: Greenwood Village, CO Professional Industry: Accounting Company: Wittkop & Wing, LLC Job Title: Managing Partner WIXII-ISM™ FROM AMY: “To my younger self, I would advise: (1) looking at many career opportunities when I was in college, ones that I actually enjoy doing, (2) stay in touch with any professional relationships because I might need them […]
Name: Dana Addis Location: Vail, CO Professional Industry: Fortune 500 Technology Consulting & Outsourcing Firm Company: Cognizant Job Title: Executive Recruiter WIXII-ISM™ FROM DANA: “I feel blessed to work at home. I spent many years trying to find a situation that worked. However, I think the struggle to be more “present” even with all this flexibility is […]
Name: Holly Shuter Location: California Professional Industry: Photography Company: Straight Shuter Job Title: Photographer WIXII-ISM™ FROM HOLLY SHUTER: “Since having kids the one thing I know for sure is I have no idea what any day will bring! I know that as a child who grew up as a latch key kid, I wanted my […]
Name: Tara Benson Location: Red Bank, NJ Professional Industry: Legal, Software Company: CommVault Systems, Inc Job Title: Trademark, Licensing and Employment Counsel WIXII-ISM™ FROM TARA BENSON: “I view my career path as ever-evolving. I would not call it scaling back once I had children, but re-prioritizing my career. Instead of being fully defined by what I do in […]
Name: Trish Gibbons Location: Centennial, CO Professional Industry: Marketing, Entrepreneur Company: With Ease Marketing Job Title: Founder WIXII-ISM™ FROM TRISH GIBBONS: “I created my company to support my ideal lifestyle, and the model I built is succeeding in helping my family and I realize that ideal.” “One of my biggest surprises in juggling work and family […]
