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Building Brave: ‘Tis the season (to take care of YOU)

Dec 18 2018 // As the weather chills and holiday stress heats up, having a good read tucked away or podcast queued up can help us recharge. Whether you’re looking for a dose of inspiration, some meaningful grounding or…

Know Your Worth: Build a DIY Board of Directors

Dec 12 2018 // A board of directors represents the interests of a company’s shareholders or stakeholders; to help guide the organization financially, and in accordance with its mission, toward success. A strong board of directors helps ensure that…

Coach & Golf Pro Dr. Sue Shapcott on Embracing a Growth Mindset

Dec 10 2018 // TRUSTED ADVICE FROM EXPERIENCED LEADERS COACH AND GOLF PRO DR. SUE SHAPCOTT ON EMBRACING A GROWTH MINDSET Because I was a child (golf) prodigy, I had dropped out of school at 15. I had no…

Full-Time Artist Jenie Gao on Pushing Past Either/Or Thinking

Dec 10 2018 // TRUSTED ADVICE FROM EXPERIENCED LEADERS FULL-TIME ARTIST JENIE GAO ON PUSHING PAST EITHER/OR THINKING When I came up to the Wisconsin area to work, one of the companies that I was working for was in…

Meet Our Featured Women in STEM Mentors

Dec 06 2018 // Building Brave’s new Mobile Mentoring App (coming January 2019) will connect women directly to experienced, diverse female mentors. Mentoring Circles are built around topics like Career Growth, Leadership, Effective Communication, Managing People, Women in STEM,…

Silicon Valley “Study Blue” CEO Becky Splitt on Speaking Up

Dec 04 2018 // TRUSTED ADVICE FROM EXPERIENCED LEADERS SILICON VALLEY “STUDY BLUE” CEO BECKY SPLITT ON SPEAKING UP I’d been in a startup culture that had grown to a couple hundred people, but Microsoft culture was tenfold in…

Attorney Syovata Edari, Founder of Cocovaa Chocolatier: Embrace the Struggle

Dec 04 2018 // TRUSTED ADVICE FROM EXPERIENCED LEADERS There are a few different narratives out there about me. One is “successful lawyer leaves practice to take huge risk and become chocolatier,” but I think what people don’t understand…

Silicon Valley “StudyBlue” CEO Becky Splitt on Perfectionism

Dec 04 2018 // TRUSTED ADVICE FROM EXPERIENCED LEADERS Women, in general, tend to be plagued by self-doubt in a disproportionate manner in comparison to men. For tech, it starts when we’re in grade school, with math and science.…

World’s Best Woman Cyclocross Rider Katie Compton: Loose Goals and Strong Preparation

Nov 30 2018 // TRUSTED ADVICE FROM EXPERIENCED LEADERS WORLD’S BEST WOMAN CYCLOCROSS RIDER KATIE COMPTON: LOOSE GOALS AND STRONG PREPARATION For the majority of my racing career I have been overcoming physical issues. I was a really good…

Author-Coach-Google Executive Rachael O’Meara on Taking a Pause

Nov 26 2018 // TRUSTED ADVICE FROM EXPERIENCED LEADERS AUTHOR-COACH-GOOGLE EXECUTIVE RACHAEL O’MEARA ON TAKING A PAUSE I was afraid to pause. I was afraid to stand still and feel…We’re human beings, not human doings. I don’t think I…

Jennifer Bartolotta & Anna Oakes: Connect with Yourself

Nov 26 2018 // TRUSTED ADVICE FROM EXPERIENCED LEADERS CEO COACHES JENNIFER BARTOLOTTA & ANNA OAKES: CONNECT TO YOURSELF If you look at the name of my company, “We Restore Humanity”… When I decided to go out on my…

Wisconsin Public Television Producer/Host Haleema Shah: You Need Dreams to Orient You

Nov 19 2018 // TRUSTED ADVICE FROM EXPERIENCED LEADERS WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION PRODUCER/HOST HALEEMA SHAH: YOU NEED DREAMS TO ORIENT YOU To dream is sometimes associated with naivety. And cynicism is conflated with wisdom. Neither is true. Being unafraid…

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