What's Your Next Move in 2020?

2020. Some businesses panicked. Some businesses prospered. Some businesses paused. Some businesses pivoted. Some did one or all of these in the last few months. As we enter July, we also enter the last 6 months of this curveball year. It’s an opportunity to reground ourselves, try to remove emotion from decisions, and look at budding the strategic plans needed to move forward…

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What Are Your Vacation Plans For This Summer?

As my team and I start to embark on a few summer vacations, I’m reminded how different this year is than many others. And you know what, different is not bad! I actually planned four mini-vacations from March - June, all of which were cancelled. My dream trip to Morocco with my sister and our daughters; the Dominican Republic for some quality time with good friends; Mexico with my family to celebrate my birthday…

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Swiss Cheese and Business

June is a month for celebrating the men in our lives. My father was an entrepreneur, and I'll never forget the important business lesson he taught me using a slice of cheese that we can all benefit from, especially now, as we look for possibility and opportunity…

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We all have decisions to make...

New York City is slowly reopening. Many of my family and friends are getting back to their daily work schedules, or creating the new normal in work schedules.  Some are going back into the office and beginning the next chapter of 2020 some are embracing new ways of working from home or other locations. What is time looking like for you?

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Give Me A Break!

Memorial Day Weekend is usually a time when our home is filled with family and friends for my daughter’s birthday. This year looked very different, as we were only able to have a few family members over, outside so we could socially distance, but we still had one, amazing party!

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We Are Still Learning

For those that celebrate, we are in the midst of Passover. For others, you might have celebrated Easter this past weekend. There were many different ways family and friends came together virtually through video and audio.

For me, I’m used to my entire family around the table sharing an amazing meal. This year we did Zoom gatherings, some Facetimes in preparation and a cooking tutorial for my son in Los Angeles.

Just a few months ago, we never could have imagined that our spring holidays would be so different than every other year. There are lessons to learn from this, just like there are with any challenging situation.

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