One of the more provocative polling questions asked during the Women’s Advancement Compact launch was about exercise: True or False: “walking 20 minutes a day can result in a decreased risk of heart disease and high blood pressure, lower cholesterol, and a heightened sense of well being”- The crowd was split as they punched in…
High Energy Networking, Thought Provoking Conversation, and Great Food & Wine – oh my. An energized crowd overfilled the room at Alston & Bird on Thursday, May 9th to join the Women’s Advancement Compact launch and recognize our new community. David Wolfskehl verbalized the precise goal of the evening when he conveyed: “within 10 seconds…
Janine Serio is currently an Associate Creative Director at a pharmaceutical advertising agency with a growing side business creating beautiful custom-made invitations and note cards. She attended art school and comes from a family full of creativity. Growing up in a family with 12 children, Janine learned to express herself through creativity and was able…
At thePrinceton Club on April 10, 2013 Hearing Dr. Anne Marie Slaughter and Andrew Romano speak about work/life balance at the Princeton Club left me energized, hopeful, and armed with an action plan. When Dr. Slaughter analogized this paradigm shift to the evolution of smoking- from commonplace to near extinct, I understood that advancement begins slowly.…
Sheryl Sandberg has written a ‘self help’ book for modern times. She offers practical advice for anyone who has a job- whether it be someone gunning for the corner office, or an individual wanting to do the best job possible in whatever position currently held. When her advice is reduced to its essence, she promotes…
David Bacco had spent his career in the restaurant industry before starting his own business. He found his interest in food and flavor pairing early on and soon began to focus on cakes and pastries. He attended the French Pastry School in Chicago where he learned many techniques from a world-renowned Belgian chocolatier. David then…
You want to eat healthfully and feed your family well. Cooking at home renders the greatest control over what you put into those precious bodies. Being busy humans, we often cook on the fly and sometimes cut corners when maintaining the kitchen. Cutting corners is what life is all about, as long as you’re mindful of…
If you are a NYC professional, you’re eligible to join theWomen’s Advancement Compact. WHO we are: A social enterprise composed of a fleet of specialists, Strategic Partners, a Board of Advisors, corporate sponsors, corporate members – and their employees. The WAC community will become a valuable source of information and support system to our members…
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