by Jessica Gendron | Apr 17, 2020 | Feminism, Professional
Yesterday morning my day started by helping a friend pick out an outfit for a big video meeting she had. Our Marco Polo trio carefully helped her pick out the perfect earring/necklace combo and determine if she should wear a suit jacket or not. We complimented her...
by Jessica Gendron | Apr 15, 2020 | Leadership, Self-Advocacy
I saw a meme the other day that boldly stated, “Optimism is the New Grit.” It made me want to punch something. I am a realist by nature. The mere idea of optimism feels a little superfluous to me. I’ve always felt that optimism sets you up for...
by Jessica Gendron | Apr 9, 2020 | Career, Leadership, Professional
#RealTalk: Small Businesses are Not Okay I was on a Zoom call with a friend on Tuesday morning and he asked, “How’s your small business doing?” The only response I could muster was, “It’s brutal right now.” I went on to...
by Jessica Gendron | Mar 30, 2020 | Leadership, Work-Life Balance
There we were, yelling at each other, standing in the master bathroom. I can’t even recall what it was about, but it was pointless. It was just one, amongst a string of inconsequential disagreements my partner and I have had in the last two weeks. He walked out...
by Jessica Gendron | Dec 10, 2019 | Competition-Comparison, Professional
This is part of a five part series focused on reframing the conversation around competition and comparison among women. We recommend you start by reading Part One: Catfight! In Part One of this series, we talked about how changing the conversation for women around...
