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Embracing Leadership

Leading a team meant more than just a new title—it meant new responsibilities, challenges, and the opportunity to make a real impact. As I navigated through my first month, I learned invaluable lessons that I wish I had known from day one. Here are some of the key takeaways from my early days as a new people leader.

Five Lessons I Learned in Pageantry that Helped Me in My Career

Alyson Kriz, Ambassador for The Dot I participated in pageants for several years. Through this experience, I met amazing people and learned important lessons. My experience in pageantry taught me lessons that would extend beyond the crown to my career”   Here’s what I learned: 1.“Different judges, different day.” Every contestant has her own set […]

Let’s Talk Taxes (Part I)

By: Brielle Bierman, CPA, Ambassador for The Dot “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” – Benjamin Franklin, 1789 As we’ve all heard before, there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. […]

The Power of Networking

By Sam Moulton, Ambassador for The Dot My first job out of school was a Marketing Coordinator role at a large company, but it was a contract role, meaning, it had a hard end date. When I accepted this job I was just happy to have a “real” job as my first job out of […]

We Don’t Do Imposter Syndrome Here

Stephanie Butler, Voices Who Will: Imposter Syndrome is one of the most talked about trends in the world. In fact, when you google search “imposter syndrome,” over 5 million results will pop up. If you’re attending a women’s conference, the topic “overcoming imposter syndrome” will likely be on the agenda. And if you ask a […]

OOO Series Part 2: The Art of PTO

By: Alexa Rys, The Dot Ambassador How to Plan for being OOO – Personally & Professionally In May, I shared Part 1 of the “Out of Office” Series that outlined my go-to tips & tricks for traveling only – and successfully – by carry-on. I have loved hearing how you have already been practicing your […]

OOO Series Part 1: Trouble Packing for a Trip? Carry On.

By: Alexa Rys, The Dot Ambassador Friends! If you’re like me, you love to travel – especially when it means getting out of the office (whatever your office looks like these days). Balancing being a go-getter in my corporate job and taking much needed time for myself has not always been easy. However, through personal […]

Movement is Meditation

by Allie Cole, The Dot Ambassador Part 1 of the “What is Inspiring Me this Week” Series Happy Thursday Loves— As we are FINALLY, starting to see the sun again and finding ourselves in a time of transition, I’ve been rediscovering what is most important to me. Lately, I’ve been finding inspiration in the power […]

Four Ways to Hack Your Imposter Syndrome

By Maggie Green // The Dot Ambassador We’ve all been there. You score an awesome invite to attend a big meeting with your boss and you are thrilled to be there, but suddenly find yourself wondering how you got the invite in the first place. You don’t belong at a table with these successful professionals! […]