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Reality TV: The Bode Edition

Reality TV: The Bode Edition

Imposter syndrome won this past weekend. I think I spent most of Sunday staring at a wall, contemplating all of my failures. What a great time. Highly recommend spending your

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The Sisterhood: show up, speak up, and lift up

The Sisterhood: show up, speak up, and lift up

For years, I saw my gender as a weakness. Working in manufacturing and medical devices industries dominated by men with egos the size of Texas—I did everything I could to

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Airport Etiquette (Or Why I’m Considering a Career at the DOT)

Airport Etiquette (Or Why I’m Considering a Career at the DOT)

Travel is stressful enough without dealing with complete and utter…people who apparently forgot how to act in public the second they stepped into an airport.

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The No-BS Guide to Business Travel (From Women Who Actually Know)

The No-BS Guide to Business Travel (From Women Who Actually Know)

Look, I travel a lot. Like, a LOT lot. And after years of trial and error (and some spectacularly bad packing decisions), I've got my travel game semi-down. Some of

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