by Jessica Gendron | Jan 11, 2022 | Balance, Cancer, For College Students, Leadership, Professional, Women
As I sat down to reflect on what I wanted in 2022 and set a new mantra for the year, I struggled to find the right words. When I embarked on 2021, the mantra I’d chosen was “Failure over Fear”. I had committed to work on my perfectionism and the...
by Jessica Gendron | Apr 29, 2021 | Cancer, Leadership, Professional, Women
There’s no manual for how to have cancer and run a business – much less any significant health or life issue. I’ve had my fair share of them. Prior to my cancer diagnosis, I was running at lightening speed in 18 different directions. I was leading a...
by Jessica Gendron | Oct 6, 2020 | Balance, Career, Feminism, Leadership, Professional, Self-Advocacy, Women
No female career is linear. In the last six months, I’ve talked to countless female executive leaders about their career journeys. I’ve learned that, like mine, their career took a winding and imperfect road. The paths that led us to where we...
by Jessica Gendron | May 8, 2020 | Balance, Career, For College Students, Leadership, Professional, Women
I’ve been grumpy and unproductive. I find myself looking back at my long work days and wondering what I accomplished except for sitting in front of my computer on video calls all day – and responding to emails. I haven’t had an ounce of creativity....
by Jessica Gendron | Apr 17, 2020 | Feminism, For College Students, Professional, Women
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 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...
