Melissa Simkins
Going For It: On Expanding Your Comfort Zone As A Leader (With Guest Oguchi Onyewu) Oguchi Onyewu (Guch) joins Melissa to talk all about his career, and leadership journey as a professional Soccer Player, entrepreneur, and Club Director. A Nigerian-American soccer player born and raised in the Washington DC area, Guch attended Clemson University in … Read more
The She-Suite Summit 2022 RESTON, Virginia – January 21, 2022 – The She–Suite, the female-focused initiative of Velvet Suite designed to empower working women with the tools and supportive community to develop a roadmap for their success, today announced that they will hold their 7th annual She–Suite Summit on March 11, 2022. The She–Suite Summit … Read more
Another year. 2022 was a whirlwind of big plans, more changes and pivots, adapting, and overcoming. Like past years, we had times of trials and hardships, yet times of triumph and encouragement. We continue to march forward, knowing that while Covid has forever changed and reset life as we know it, we continue to adapt … Read more
What is limiting your growth? The answer… might just be YOU. How often have you acted against your own self-interest? Your biggest roadblock is most likely the “enemy from within.” We all have suffered from self-sabotaging thoughts. Subconscious self-talk has a detrimental impact on your personal growth and overall success. The root of limiting beliefs … Read more
Take a minute to think back to where you were two years ago. Pre-Covid, Pre-Pandemic, Pre-so many shifts that have happened since then. It seems like way longer than two years ago, doesn’t it? I remember starting to prepare big holiday plans for our family. 2020 offered immense hope for me at the time – … Read more
Every great brand has its own recipe. I’m not just talking about food brands specifically… I’m talking about your own brand. Personal brands. So… what’s the ‘secret sauce’ to building your own brand? It’s that list of ingredients that makes you unique, memorable, relevant, and in-demand. I know this because I’ve had to personally learn how … Read more
Self-care. By definition, self-care envelopes most things related to staying physically and emotionally healthy – hygiene, nutrition, and seeking medical care when needed. It’s steps that an individual can take to manage stressors in their life, in order to take care of his or her own health and well-being. Through the pandemic, we saw an … Read more
When your inner critique gets the best of you, it can turn your instinct into your worst enemy. But why? In some ways, second guessing yourself can be good. However, it is in those tiny seconds that self-doubt can creep in and crush your confidence to take action. According to Malcolm Gladwell in the first chapter … Read more
A topic near and dear to my heart, yet seemingly not discussed enough, is parenting with blended families. Parenting in itself, is quite the undertaking. Raising little humans is nothing to take lightly, and offers its own levels and layers of complexity. Now mix in children of different ages… from different parents… and parenting can … Read more
Face the facts. Your work ethic is good, but it may not be taking you far enough. Your well-designed product or impeccable services have grown your career… but something is missing. If you don’t have a personal brand strategy, you have overlooked huge opportunity. In my book, Brand Me: The Ultimate Playbook for Personal Branding, I … Read more
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