by hollycaplan | Aug 11, 2022 | empowerment, entrepreneurship, transition
I heard something today that made me consider how and why I approach any given situation as I do. “You can’t thrive in survival mode . . . [you don’t] get to chase your passion.” Thinking about it has cracked a thin piece of glass that seems to have been glazed over...
by hollycaplan | Jan 11, 2021 | change, Corporate America, empowerment, entrepreneurship, GTFO, transition, women, working women
You’ve got dreams and hopes. We all do. Maybe something like opening your own flower shop, or starting an online writing club. Maybe you just f**ing hate your job and wish you could spend more time with family. I get it. But sometimes, even when you’re...
by hollycaplan | Oct 23, 2020 | Corporate America, empowerment, entrepreneurship, transition, women
I hear this question from my clients all of the time. It is an honest question haloed by fear, uncertainty, and panic. Who asks me this question the most? Women over 50 years old. When I was 35 fighting my way to the top of a medical sales organization, I felt...
by hollycaplan | Apr 14, 2020 | Corporate America, empowerment, entrepreneurship, transition
While I was in sales in Corporate America I was always focused on winning. Starting way back in 1994, early in my career I was taught if you are not winning you aren’t succeeding. It was ingrained in us. As salespeople, we were groomed to be competitive, cutthroat and...
by hollycaplan | Feb 17, 2020 | Corporate America, empowerment, entrepreneurship, transition
Last week I got a call from a recruiter. She wanted to talk to me about a role as a regional sales manager with a large company. I thought, why not, I’d listen to her pitch. The money sounded good. The job came with primo benefits, 401k, the car allowance, all of...
by hollycaplan | Jan 7, 2020 | Corporate America, empowerment, entrepreneurship, transition
Yesterday I had lunch with a longtime friend of mine whom I met 15 years ago while we were working at the same company. I’m grateful that, all of these years later, we are still so connected and that our friendship has prevailed. Yet, while at the same organization,...
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