My son recently introduced me to a new online game that can be played with family and friends in different locations. In this game, called Jackbox, a computer provides questions to which every player must submit an answer. Afterwards, the player whose answer is voted the funniest receives the most points. There’s also an option…

Like any professional woman, I have lots of high-heeled shoes in my closet (and under my desk at work, under my bed at home, in my garage, and in my trunk). And I haven’t worn a single pair in over a year. Throughout the pandemic, on the occasions when I did wear shoes, I alternated…

Once, I was having a conversation with a junior colleague about a new development in the industry. Mid-conversation, they suddenly pulled out their phone. At first I was startled by the rudeness of the gesture. But then they turned their phone screen around to show me an article that was completely relevant to the conversation….

Over half of the world’s population—4.6 billion people, to be exact—live on the continent of Asia. Of those people, 1.4 billion live in China, 1.3 billion live in India, 126 million live in Japan, 69 million live in Thailand, 51 million live in South Korea, 32 million live in Malaysia, and the list goes on….

I remember once early in my law career at a Big Law firm, it was 6:30 and I was packing up to leave for the day, thrilled to be going home at a relatively early hour. Then the phone rang and I saw it was my boss. He was meeting with an important client on…

To all my sisters on International Women’s Day! To the doctors, lawyers, engineers, astronauts, scientists, nurses, teachers, drivers, social workers, hospitality workers, actors, artists, writers, colleagues, coworkers, those serving in our armed forces, stay-at-home, WFH, mothers, daughters, friends, movers and shakers— I celebrate you today and always! #happyinternationalwomensday2021

One of my clients is a CEO of a STEM firm in Manhattan. The coop application asked the CEO to enter “Name of Applicant” and underneath “Wife’s Maiden Name.” The CEO Applicant happens to be a woman. She doesn’t have a wife; she has a husband. But the application, it seems, didn’t expect a coop…

We are proud to announce that Professional Coach Najmah James has received her certification with Hogan Assessment.

I hate waste. Wasted talent. Wasted time. Wasted resources. So when my family and I let a perfectly good loaf of Italian bread turn rock-solid a few months ago, I decided to salvage it and make it into bread crumbs. Little did I realize how difficult grating an object that was as hard as metal…

Inspired by my 13-year old’s culinary successes, I decided to try my hand in the kitchen. I am a carnivore and wanted to make meatballs. I rolled up my sleeves, dug into the raw meat, sculpted, seasoned, and baked them. And they tuned out— pretty awful. They were dry, barely chewable, inedible. I left them…