Women Change Makers, What’s Your Passion?

By on November 17, 2015   /   Arts, Featured Post, Innovation, Leadership   /   Leave a comment
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Women Change Makers

Ronnie Planalp Ronnie Planalp is a producer of documentary films and theater in New York and London through her production company, Clear Eye Productions. She splits her time between New York City and Martha’s Vineyard. I am passionate about living every day with love in my heart and compassion toward others. By letting this inform my daily life, I can see the positive energy everywhere. I am passionate about connecting people and mentoring. Through these relationships, I hope to affect change, in myself and in others. In my work, I tell stories of pursuing one’s dreams and persevering with purpose and determination. Life is full of surprises, and embracing uncertainty and risk-taking without fear of failure is something I pursue every day—with passion! SHAKESPEAREHIGH.ORG | THEYCAMETOPLAY.COM   Jodi Wing Founder, The Art of Peace Club & Academy Los Angeles, California Jodi Wing, education activist and author, evolved from savvy marketer to satirical novelist, and, finally, thought leader to inner-city youth by creating and teaching Art of War-inspired lessons for practicing peace. Having embraced Sun Tzu’s The Art of War in a modern context, I write about how to manage social conflict and competition to make winning decisions. Working within LA’s […]

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Industry with most female leaders? Marijuana

By on November 13, 2015   /   Featured Post, Leadership   /   Leave a comment
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WomenGrow - Marijuana Industry Women Leaders

Women still continue to earn less per hour than men for the same amount of work in America, but there is one highlight — the marijuana industry. Marijuana Business Daily reports this October that the percentage of women executives in the cannabis industry is far higher than in all U.S. businesses as a whole. About 36 percent of executives in the cannabis industry are women. By comparison, just 22 percent of executives in all U.S. businesses are women. And in some sectors of the cannabis economy, women’s gains are even more stark. In the cannabis testing labs sector, women comprise 63% of executives. When it comes to cannabis processing or edibles — executives are 48 percent women. Women executives are most rare in cannabis investment sector (28%), but that’s still above the U.S. average. By comparison, a Pew Women in Leadership study from 2015 found women are under-represented in Congress (20% women). Women make up just 5% of CEOs in the Fortune 500. Women account for about half the labor force. The cannabis industry is often criticized for using sex to sell products, or engaging in frathouse hiring practices. But the survey shows it’s also among the most equitable. Researchers […]

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Fashion Industry Boosts Sustainability With An Innovative Match-making Tool

By on October 30, 2015   /   Featured Post, Innovation   /   Leave a comment
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Ethical Fashion Industry

The Ethical Fashion Forum wants to “do fashion better.” To achieve that, the London-based industry body is shoring up its arsenal of tools and services to help fashion professionals and businesses boost their sustainable and ethical profiles. The rebranded “Mysource”, which Ethical Fashion Forum founder Tamsin Lejeune describes as the organization’s “next phase,” will build on the current “Source” platform. One major improvement? A Match.com-style algorithm to pair users with people and resources best-suited to their needs, “so that fabric, manufacturer, market report, line sheet template, or business connection you were looking for will pop up straight away,” Lejeune explained. FASHION DONE BETTER Mysource will also rank users according to an “integrated bench-marking system” that includes social, environmental, and commercial criteria. “We’re working with partner organizations to make this as robust as it can be. The higher users are ranked, the more profile they get on the site,” said Lejeune. “So that small, Ethiopian shoe brand with a great product that is changing lives, could stand out to buyers and get extensive profile on the site.” But all these bells and whistles don’t come cheap. The Ethical Fashion Forum says it’s hoping to raise £400,000 through Crowdcube to take the […]

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This Bike-Powered Flower Vendor Delivers Sustainability With Her Bouquets

By on October 21, 2015   /   Arts, Featured Post, Innovation   /   Leave a comment
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Farmgirl Flowers bicycle delivery

Visit San Francisco, and you might see a bicycle whizzing past with dozens of bouquets. While receiving flowers always makes people smile, Farmgirl Flowers gives people even more reasons to smile—sustainable practices and American-grown flowers. Here, Farmgirl Flower founder Christina Stemble talks with Urban Farm about how she keeps her blooming business—now nationwide—in line with her mission of sustainability. How did Farmgirl Flowers get its start? I started Farmgirl Flowers about five years ago, in Nov. 2010, with an idea of how to change the way flowers are purchased in the U.S. I’d like to say I started the business because I have a passion for flower, but in truth it wasn’t a burning desire to work with flowers: It was a dream to start a business that did something good. When working at Stanford University as the director of alumni relations and campaign outreach for the law school, I noticed that the flowers we would order for events cost more than I thought they should. That led me to start researching the flower industry, which is when I found that it was a huge industry, but with a tremendous number of problems and very little innovation. So I set […]

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Turn Your Purpose Into a 6-Figure Business

By on October 12, 2015   /   Featured Post, Leadership   /   Leave a comment
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6-Figure Purpose

A Message from Carolyn: I know making an impact in your world is important to you. I also get how hard you work to build your business or launch an idea or project so that it can generate the income and the influence you dream of so you can give back BIG. I want to make sure you don’t miss this event for visionary entrepreneurs just like you. I’m joining 28 transformational leaders who have built 6- and 7-figure businesses on exactly how they were able to achieve massive impact with their businesses. I will be speaking on “Creating a Million Dollar Message to Maximum Impact”. My friend Lorna Li is the producer of this summit. She is on a mission to inspire 100K entrepreneurs to build businesses and create projects that make massive positive impact – it’s called 6-Figure Purpose to 7-Figure Impact on October 16 – October 31, 2015. All the speakers are going to share with you actionable, authentic, heart-based business strategies on how you can: Inspire millions of people through social media, elevate awareness and transform our global culture Adopt the success-oriented mindset that millionaires attribute to creating prosperity The keys to overcoming failures and obstacles that have […]

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The Most Amazing Fact!

By on October 2, 2015   /   Featured Post, Heart, Nature   /   Leave a comment
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The Most Astounding Fact - Orion Nebula

This month we had a most amazing moon didn’t we? A Super Moon combined with a Lunar Eclipse. When I actually take time out of my busy life to stop, breathe, and look up in the night sky, I am always in awe. I feel small and big at the same time. Small compared to the vast universe we live in — like a speck of consciousness in grand scheme of things. Yet, inside that speck of me, is the entire universe. Literally. It’s mind blowing when you think about it. Now if you really believed that…that you have within you the same stuff stars are made of, and if you found a way to tap into that light…that greatness, then what can you not accomplish? I mean really? This, to me, is the most amazing fact. So grab a cup of tea, and watch this three and a half minute video by Neil deGrasse Tyson. It will help you connect to the truth of you. And if you need a little help in realizing that, I invite you to check out my Women As Game Changers Coaching that is designed to call forth women in powerful ways to awaken […]

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If You Love Women Of Green, Share The Love!

By on September 9, 2015   /   Featured Post, Leadership   /   Leave a comment
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Women Of Green Advocates

Hello, oh powerful woman who wants to make a difference in the world! As you may know, our motto at Women Of Green is: Turn Up the Volume. And that’s what we’re doing! Sharing stories of amazing women who are game changers in their world — and inspiring other women to do the same. But we need your help! We are looking for 200 Women Of Green Advocates to share our inspirational stories and posts daily on their social media channels. That will help us immensely to touch so many more women and inspire them to be the change in their world. Can you help us turn up the volume by sharing Women Of Green with your friends? Will you be one of our beloved Advocates that will help us create permanent positive change on the planet through the power of the feminine? To say thank you, In exchange for your ongoing efforts, I will offer our Advocates a free Life or Business coaching session ($250 value) on any topic or situation that is arising for you now in your life. If that sounds like something you would like to explore, please contact me here: carolyn (at) mindovermarkets (dot) com […]

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Green is Not Just for Green Business Anymore

By on September 6, 2015   /   Featured Post, Leadership   /   Leave a comment
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Green Is For Every Business

Oh Marketing Whiz Who is Always Hungry to Learn More! Back in 2013, The Santa Fe Reporter interviewed me and at the very end I was asked: “any final wisdom?” My last words were, “My hope is that someday we don’t even have to use the word ‘green’—it’s just the way it is.” It’s been 12 years now that my company, Mind Over Markets, has been dedicated to helping green and socially-focused companies, organizations, and entrepreneurs take their products and services to the next level. It’s what we believe in, what we are passionate about. When we put that stake in the ground, we never looked back (even though back then “green” was used with caution in marketing because of its tree-hugger status and political connotations). Well, those days are gone. This week, the Shelton Group released a study on the effectiveness of eco buzzwords like “green,” “eco-friendly,” “sustainable,” “recyclable,” “renewable,” “low carbon footprint,” and more. The results happily report that green has gone from “niche appeal” to “baseline expectation.” For instance, 65% of the 2,000 plus respondents said that “green was considered desirable.” And it really doesn’t matter what side of the fence you are on because 67% of them were Democrats and 62% […]

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Oh Quantum One!

By on August 27, 2015   /   Featured Post, Leadership   /   Leave a comment
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Quantumizing Business

Because the quantum field, which is 99% energy, is where it all happens – your life, your health, your family, your work, your business, you name it. It all exists there and when you get that, you get IT – whatever that IT is you are going for.

I am exploring this in my business and personal life with gusto, and will be sharing it with you here over the next bunch of months — how YOU can create the business or project YOU WANT by learning and working with the quantum field. That’s what I call “Quantumizing Your Business”. Sound fun?

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The Year of the Cricket? These 3 Young Women Entrepreneurs Think So

By on August 12, 2015   /   Featured Post, Health, Innovation   /   Leave a comment
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Six Foods Founders

A growing number of start-ups are finding an expanding market for an unlikely new protein. But is mainstream America finally ready for the six-legged food revolution?

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