by @leawivb | May 27, 2010 | Advice, Audio, Interview, Leader, Life Coaching, Opportunity, Positioning, Service Work, Social Justice, Success
A little while ago Heather Johnson and I met up to discuss what it’s like being a big sister, also known as a big, through the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program. Her insight is vast–from talk about her first time meeting up with her little brother, also...
by @leawivb | May 3, 2010 | accomplish, Advice, Insider Insight, Interview, Success
Having smarts is beneficial in anything that you do. Here is another Q & A with nutritionist Leslie Mallow, but this one aims to keep strivers ahead of the intelligence game: 1. What foods and/or other things make you smarter? Cold water fish such as salmon are...
by @leawivb | Apr 26, 2010 | accomplish, Advice, Being Unique, Entrepreneurship, Insider Insight, Interview, Law, Leader, Rerouting, Shoes, Success, work, Working Hard
The other day I was fortunate enough to catch up with Misak Pirinjian of Tony’s Shoe and Luggage Repair in Mill Valley, California. Over two decades ago, after attending law school and then working in the field, he left for the leather repair business and has...
by @leawivb | Apr 12, 2010 | accomplish, Advice, Entrepreneurship, Insider Insight, Inspiration, Interview, Leader, Learning, Mathieu Thouvenin, Positioning, Rising, Success, Tech Field, Technology, Vertical, Voila, Working Hard
The other day I met with Mathieu Thouvenin, a tech entreprenuer who’s accomplishments range from starting GSM Online, one of the first French portals about mobile phones to launching iPhone applications like Voila. He is also the three time recipient of a...
by @leawivb | Mar 21, 2010 | accomplish, Advice, Altruism, Giver, Helping Youth, Insider Insight, Inspiration, Interview, Leader, Learning, mentor, Nepal, nonprofit, NYOF, Olga Murray, Opportunity, Overcoming, Service Work, Social Justice, Success, Working Hard
A few days ago I had the good fortune of doing a Q & A with Olga Murray. Soon before her retirement from practicing law in San Francisco she was trekking the Himalayan Mountains when she broke her leg. A local porter carried her for days, which significantly...
by @leawivb | Mar 8, 2010 | accomplish, Advice, Audio, Getting In, Insider Insight, Inspiration, Interview, Success
Yesterday I caught up with Dr. Michael Rokeach at California Pacific Medical Center where he works as an emergency room doctor, director of medical transport, and chief of staff–when he is not busy being president of the San Francisco Medical Society. After...