Name: Scottie Seawell Location: North Carolina Company: Leading and Governing Associates Professional Industry: Management Consulting Job Title: Vice President WIXII-ISM™ FROM SCOTTIE: “The perfect is the enemy of the good, so I’ve learned to do the best I can under ever changing circumstances and not to expect perfection from others.” “As my daughters get older and more independent, I […]
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: Colleen Harvey Location: Colorado Professional Industry: Finance Company: Large National Wealth Management Firm Job Title: Financial Advisor WIXII-ISM™ FROM COLLEEN: “I’ve gradually narrowed down what I like to do into a career – helping people find financial solutions for their life goals. While I am glad to have this opportunity, starting a new job in my 40’s is […]
Name: Mary Culver Carlile Location: OK Professional Industry: Medicine Company: Tahlequah City Hospital Job Title: Medical Director, Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation WIXII-ISM™ FROM MARY: “I am most content with my decision to simplify my work so that I can have more time to devote to my husband and our life together. I fear that our time together will not […]
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: Maren Schmidt Location: Kamuela, HI Professional Industry: Education, Media Company: Kids Talk News Job Title: Columnist and Workshop Presenter WIXII-ISM™ FROM MAREN SCHMIDT: From a former stay-at-home mom whose career has evolved over time: “I realized I could “have it all,” but not everything at the same time. It seems that new opportunities appear all the time […]
Name: Danielle Rodenkirchen Location: Highlands Ranch, CO Professional Industry: Eco-preneur Company: GREENsimplified (also on Twitter) Job Title: Owner WIXII-ISM™ FROM DANIELLE RODENKIRCHEN: “It has not been an easy transition from committed career path to stay-at-home mom and I am trying to figure out the next step. But, I know that I am not alone. Sometimes just reading it, […]
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 […]
Guest Post by Nicole’s brother -in-law David Seawell: “Sheryl Sandberg is a giant in our house. My wife and I first became aware of her from her TED talk when it was posted in late 2010. I’m a TED junkie and I made her sit and watch it with me. I haven’t read Lean In, but the TED […]
