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The Confidence Game

Whitney Wolfe. Sophia Amoruso. Jessica Alba.  All of these women have one thing in common: confidence.  These women are tenacious powerhouses and thought leaders who each started with a small idea that, with dedication, hard work and vision, eventually turned into an empire. Each of their success stories only reiterate what we all know but oftentimes can find ourselves forgetting: we allhave the power to achieve our goals and it starts with confidence. If… Read More »The Confidence Game

Reflecting on Past Successes and Looking Into the Future with Leslie Vickrey

ARA Co-Founder and ClearEdge Marketing CEO Leslie Vickrey presented a five-minute lightning talk to a crowd of 200+ during a recent Women in Tech breakfast hosted by General Assembly. Each of five speakers were asked to answer a specific question. Here’s what Leslie had to answer along with her response. We hope you find it of value and consider for yourself, how would you answer this question? What was the moment… Read More »Reflecting on Past Successes and Looking Into the Future with Leslie Vickrey

In Her Own Words: Kate Purmal + Lisa Goldman

When two creative, powerful thought leaders at the top of their respective careers come together, you can wager that the outcome will be something incredible. That’s definitely true for Lisa Goldman and Kate Purmal, two Silicon Valley-based executives who have each spent their careers never backing down from a challenge or saying “yes” to an opportunity to collaborate on new endeavors. Their book, The Moonshot Effect: Disrupting Business As Usual, takes the reader through the elements of… Read More »In Her Own Words: Kate Purmal + Lisa Goldman

Lightning Strikes & Five Lessons Learned from NYC Tech Leaders: Takeaways from our Examination of C-Suite Collaboration

July may be the month for fireworks, but this year it was one of lightning strikes and lessons learned for the ARA New York community. On July 14, members and guests came together to hear a highly accomplished group of c-level executives explore the shifting digital landscape at an event we titled “When Lightning Strikes: Conversations with Industry Powerhouses.” Why “lightning strikes?” Because, through a series of lightning-round interviews with… Read More »Lightning Strikes & Five Lessons Learned from NYC Tech Leaders: Takeaways from our Examination of C-Suite Collaboration

The Journey Towards Diversity and Inclusion: A Few Lessons Learned

Are you in or are you out? Never in my lifetime has this question been more top of mind than in the social and political climate we face today in our country. I have reflected on the idea of inclusion more in the last year than ever before—as a parent, a leader, a human being. As a parent, I focus on teaching my children to be kind, share, and always include… Read More »The Journey Towards Diversity and Inclusion: A Few Lessons Learned

Women in Tech and Business – Celebrating Breakthroughs

POSTED BY: BRITNI SALAZAR DATE: APRIL 12, 2016 CATEGORY: ARA SILICON VALLEY, WOMEN IN TECH We were thrilled to welcome a powerhouse group of women to participate in a series of fireside chats with leaders in the business and tech communities who have found career success by charting their own paths forward at the first ARA Silicon Valley event of the year, sponsored by Harvey Nash and Intuit. The evening was filled with valuable insights and powerful advice – for both career… Read More »Women in Tech and Business – Celebrating Breakthroughs