Guest Contributor

Meet our remarkable guest contributors from emerging economies. They span all ages, sectors, positions and regions. Here they share their personal journeys, lessons learned and advice to help other women – like you – on your path to succeess.

Investment Banking from London to Nairobi

I remember, it was the year 2000 and I had just graduated from my Masters in Law in Banking and Finance in 1999. What was my motivation then? I don’t think I had any. But London’s bright lights were calling…

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Tap Into Your Intrinsic Nature, Further Your Business

The intrinsic nature of women is to nurture, harmonize and align, wanting to make good everything we do. This is possible, of course, only if you have the requisite confidence to engage in self-reflection, acknowledge and accept your weaknesses, and are ready to embark on developing and trusting your intrinsic female skills and competencies. If […]

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What Tech Women in Mexico Want

I recently had a birthday – the 34th to be exact – and couldn’t t help but reflect on what my life has been and who I have become, personally and professionally. I live in Guadalajara, Mexico; I am the oldest of three; I had the chance to get a scholarship at the University of […]

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Throw Out the Ladder, Take a Leap

GUEST CONTRIBUTOR: JACKIE HYLAND, 2012-2013 Fulbright Scholar It’s post-college graduation. It’s a few years out of college. Heck, it’s 40 years into your career and you are still trying to get-on or work-up the infamous “corporate ladder.” And if it’s not the corporate ladder, it is the non-profit ladder, the organizational ladder, or the public sector ladder. […]

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Claim Your Creativity

Do you consider yourself creative? No matter how you answer the question, you will spend a lot of time creating today. You’ll create a Facebook update, a business strategy, or a punishment for your kid. You’ll create an outfit, an attitude, or a way to help a friend. You’ll create a sale or a meal […]

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Thinking Big

It’s just as easy to think big and fail, as it is to think small and fail. And it’s just as easy to think big and succeed, as it is to think small and succeed. Over the years I’ve found it much more rewarding to go for the big prize. The reason is that I’m […]

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Ask a Board Recruiter: How Can Women Join Corporate Boards?

An increasing body of research suggests that companies where women are more strongly represented at the board and senior management level are also the companies that perform best. Several public and large private companies are seeking to increase the gender and cultural diversity in their board room based on this evidence and the belief that, […]

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